A common style you can find on college campuses is the oversized T-shirt and athletic shorts-look. You'll find women walking to class, grabbing a bite to eat, or running errands in the comfortable uniform. Is it the most flattering outfit? Not necessarily. It might not look like you're wearing pants, but man is it comfy. Recently this outfit, or rather, this lifestyle was put into question. A man named David took to Facebook to not just express an opinion, but to rant about how tired he is of this outfit and the women who wear it, calling us "disgusting creatures" and giving us the new title of #TrashWalkers. Yes, he created a hashtag because of how upset he is about the outfit choices of "basic ass teenage girls." He included a photo for reference as well.
Here's the thing, you are allowed the right to an opinion. There's definitely times I'm walking around town and see an outfit that I wouldn't wear, as many people do, but you don't see us going on the Internet and pouring our thoughts out about someone's outfit choices. Now I don't know David, but I don't believe he's Anna Wintour's right-hand man and probably isn't insulting us in the name of fashion. Rather, you took to Facebook to attack a bunch of college girls for being comfortable. If there's one thing I've learned in college, it's that you don't speak poorly of a Comfort Colors XL T-shirt.
I'm sorry you feel the need, David, to condemn our parents for letting us walk out of the house in something so horrid. I'm not sure of your motives, however. What did you think was going to happen when you posted this? Did you not think of the power of a woman in a big t-shirt with a Twitter account? Me and my trash walking sisters would not remain silent and many of us took to the Internet to ask the question who exactly do you think you are? Now we don't know you, but since you've judged us on our appearance, we can only gather that you are a man who has nothing better to do than to judge women. I really wish I had that much time on my hands.
I speak on behalf of all #TrashWalkers when I say, no I'm not going to be changing anytime soon. Our voices are as large as our T-shirts and our need for your approval is as non-existent as our pants.
