do you show off being metal?

[The Ozzman]

It's more a 'want' than a 'need' tbh

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Once again, it really seems like your mom was raped and traumatized by a metal shirt for you to take such incredible offense by the very subject of wearing one.

You also must have a pretty damn good life if the worst thing you can complain about is people wearing metal shirts.

 

[entanglement]

It's the same thing as wearing a team shirt of whatever team you support, it's to show that you're proud in supporting them. I wear Entombed shirts to show that i support them, people may ask me about what my shirt means and i'll tell them that it's an awesome band that they should check out. Lastly a lot of metal shirts just simply look very good.

They're wankers and should be asked to wear regular clothing. You're NOT playing for the team.. you're only there to watch the game and/or cheer them on. Why one would want to wear the team's badge and their replica jersey is beyond me. Players dont look around the stands and get an orgasm right in the middle of a setpiece.. if you know what I mean. You can always spot the cheering piece of the crowd after you've scored.

You can always tell people about a band even without wearing their name. You don't need to have a tattoo across your forehead telling everybody how you prefer ketchup with french fries.

 

[entanglement]

You also must have a pretty damn good life if the worst thing you can complain about is people wearing metal shirts.

Nah its a pretty big list mate. I just get pissed off easily.

 

[The Ozzman]

Cryptal: Do you advocate anyone wearing anything with a logo or brand name on it?

 

[Blind Guardian]

It's not like anyone goes around telling random people "hey listen to this band you fucknut" though, i myself have become interested in bands by seeing people i don't know wearing band shirts.

 

[entanglement]

Cryptal: Do you advocate anyone wearing anything with a logo or brand name on it?

Gimme an army of kids wearing nothing but nike from socks to underpants and I'd be the first in line to wanna nuke them right on the fucking spot.

 

[The Ozzman]

So, are you saying that you have no attire in your wardrobe that has any type of logo/text/anything on it?

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

That's very petty of you.

 

[entanglement]

It's not like anyone goes around telling random people "hey listen to this band you fucknut" though, i myself have become interested in bands by seeing people i don't know wearing band shirts.

Now don't make it a broadcast advertisement medium.

 

[Zephyrus]

Wearing band shirts is logical beyond supporting the music. Black matches pretty much anything and it keeps you warmer by absorbing sunlight.

 

[Vilden]

Cryptal: I'm sorry but you must be a really boring person.

BTW you had a Half-Life avatar not too long ago, did you hate yourself than too or did you suddenly get a revelation from god who said that SHOWING OFF ANYTHING YOU LIKE WHATSOEVER IS A SIN AND ONLY WEAK MINDED PEOPLE DO IT LOL!

 

[entanglement]

So, are you saying that you have no attire in your wardrobe that has any type of logo/text/anything on it?

I do have a problem with things becoming trends. Wearing single branded everything IS an emerging trend among kids and east suburban americans would agree with that one. Its a method of gaining attention and a very infected variant of peer respect.

 

[The Ozzman]

Cryptal: I'm sorry but you must be a really boring person.

I was thinking the same thing

BTW you had a Half-Life avatar not too long ago, did you hate yourself than too or did you suddenly get a revelation from god who said that SHOWING OFF ANYTHING YOU LIKE WHATSOEVER IS A SIN AND ONLY WEAK MINDED PEOPLE DO IT LOL!

OSNAP

 

[The Ozzman]

I do have a problem with things becoming trends. Wearing single branded everything IS an emerging trend among kids and east suburban americans would agree with that one. Its a method of gaining attention and a very infected variant of peer respect.

You didn't answer my question

 

[skeptik]

There are so many stupid things in this post that I have to take my time pointing them out.

Aw and that would displease the gods eh?

You're the one on the high horse here, silly.

I'm questioning the NEED to wear a metal shirt at all.

Nobody said that they need to wear a metal shirt. I thought I told you to make sense.

What exactly do you like about it? The music? lol.

lol

What do you like about what you wear?

I like wearing metal shirts because I like the way that they look. I like wearing metal shirts because I like the bands on the shirts that I wear. That doesn't mean I wear the shirts for the benefit of other people. In the winter, for example, I usually have a jacket zipped up all the time. Technically, I could wear any shirt at that point, since nobody can see it anyway. Then why do I still wear a metal shirt? Because that is what I like to wear. I'm comfortable wearing metal shirts. The music is something that is highly important to me, and the shirts are an extension of that. It fits who I am. I would not be comfortable wearing Abercombie and Fitch or some fancy designer shirts because it's not representative of who I am, and I don't care for the clothing. This fact doesn't change with whether or not there's an audience.

Seriously... Mathiäs likes to support the band right? Would people walking around reading the band's name make them want to just... idk.. check out a record and perhaps help the poor band members' dying mothers?

Whether or not somebody ultimately discovers a new band because they see it on somebody's shirt has not bearing on whether or not wearing a band shirt constitutes supporting a band. This is also completely ignoring the fact that just buying the shirt is supporting the band. And why would you not wear a shirt that you bought?

That feeble and stupid goal is showing off a rather pointless personal accomplishment of having conquered a musical genre.

You're assuming that this is why I, or anyone else, wear what we choose to wear. In fact, your entire argument is based on stupid assumptions. The only goal that I have pertaining to clothing is to wear clothes that are both comfortable to wear and that I feel comfortable in. I would hardly even say that I've "conquered a musical genre" to begin with, in fact. That's just a ridiculously silly thing to say.

I don't see a point in showing anything off at all to be honest.. its something a neglected kid would do after he's just gotten a good grade. It's not even an accomplishment of any kind.. its rather childish and immature to be having an open public display of your pride in being a metalhead.

Now here's a hefty chunk of fucking stupid.

Assumption #1: Wearing metal shirts is showing off.
Assumption #2: Wearing metal shirts is seen by the wearer as an accomplishment.
Assumption #3: Wearing metal shirts necessitates the intention of public display.
Assumption #4: Wearing metal shirts necessarily constitutes pride in a subculture.

Justify these, and then get back to me.

The only good rational explanation would be: "I wear it because I like the album's artwork".

Or "I wear it because I like the shirt as a whole."

(which would be cheaper to get printed yourself than buy a branded one).

And if your desire is to support the band financially, how does this help? It also takes a lot more effort to have a shirt printed for yourself than to simply buy one from the band. I would also feel cheap, and thus not comfortable, wearing a bootleg shirt.

There are MUCH better designs available elsewhere, and I"m talking about metal designs. But nobody would go for that since they're not accompanied by a killer band's logo.

Don't mistake your stupid opinion for fact.

 

[entanglement]

BTW you had a Half-Life avatar not too long ago, did you hate yourself than too or did you suddenly get a revelation from god who said that SHOWING OFF ANYTHING YOU LIKE WHATSOEVER IS A SIN AND ONLY WEAK MINDED PEOPLE DO IT LOL!

It wasn't a 'half-life avatar' to me... I never crossed beyond the old ghost-town stage.. it was too scary. A chick on UM thought the avatar was scary and kinda depicted aptly what my online-persona is like.. if you get the gist. I kinda liked her too.

I wasn't advertising the fact that I'm a gamer. I'm not a gamer at all.

 

[The Ozzman]

If it wasn't the 'half-life' logo (which it clearly was), what did you think it was?

 

[skeptik]

itt cryptal is exemplifying the anti-trend trend

 

[Burning In Hell]

@ Geralt of Rivera....

I'm not gonna multi qoute all of your stupid posts. It's not necessary.

I can sum up my question to all of them in just a few words.

Dude, are you serious?