tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871958939233421899.post5183487374719370979..comments2023-08-20T11:28:55.599-04:00Comments on fashion obsession at its finest: 031. God's work, or so they say: Imitating the Imitation.jealoushehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614461891549440139noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871958939233421899.post-88085316589762521962008-03-12T10:17:00.000-04:002008-03-12T10:17:00.000-04:00Yay for comments. :)I understand where you're comi...Yay for comments. :)<BR/><BR/>I understand where you're coming from. In fact, I think we had a similar conversation earlier and we agreed that, to wear iconography like a cross when one is not Christian can be tasteless and flippant. Just like I don't like to say "Bless you" to people because I'm not really blessing them, and it feels false.<BR/><BR/>When I was living in London, I really liked this store called All Saints. The clothes were fantastic, but although I did end up buying one shirt, it did distress me because the brand seemed to have some Christian leanings. I didn't want to misrepresent myself so I didn't buy anything with overt Christian symbols.<BR/><BR/>However, IoC is/was a very subversive brand, and the meaning of the cross on the tag is open to speculation. I don't know the creators' religious background, but I do think the name is a play on religion, and I don't know that I would have a problem wearing IoC since the brand is using the symbol for a satiric purpose.<BR/><BR/>But imagery is in the eye of the beholder...perhaps in a few centuries after the major religions have died down, we can respect their good points without having to "choose sides." And just like with the ankh, which I occasionally wear because of what it symbolizes, we will be able to wear a cross or another religious symbol to symbolize rebirth or some other meaning.jealoushehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614461891549440139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871958939233421899.post-79418071666696323972008-03-12T01:01:00.000-04:002008-03-12T01:01:00.000-04:00Why, yes, I am posting all over your blog today. :...Why, yes, I am posting all over your blog today. :)<BR/><BR/>I wanted those 'Scarlett' jeans (they named them after her) but I couldn't bring myself to buy them. IoC embroidered tiny crosses all over their items instead of using a regular label.<BR/><BR/>I'm not being a zealot. I have always disapproved of anyone wearing clothing/jewellery/bags/etc with a diety they did not worship or believe in or a language that they could not read. I remember, in high school, shirts that said 'Mary was an unwed teenaged mother' and 'Jesus is my homeboy' were banned, but all the girls were wearing Jane Doe (I miss that brand!) shirts with Kali and Ganesh and Buddha on them. Still, people wear Sanskrit necklaces with Buddhist prayers that they can't even read. It disgusts me.<BR/><BR/>So, whilst the crosses were tiny, I couldn't wear them because I would no more expect some other person who wasn't Jewish to wear my clothing if I emblazoned Magen Davids all over them.Dryad Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152955655955079259noreply@blogger.com