Whatever, whatever, I do what I want

It's summer time. How do you decide to dress? Do you wear what's comfortable or do you let the media tell you what you should wear? This has been a societal problem in America for a long time and will continue to be a problem for a long time. Fashion is interesting and all, but when it takes away from comfort and mobility I think it goes too far. But people always want to "fit in" and in order to do that, they think they have to look to the media for answers. Their sources are interviews with fashion designers, reports of celebrity outfits, fashion blogs, etc. People will trust these media sources over anything, more than their own sense of what is comfortable or what the people around them may say.

I have never been into fashion, so it is hard for me to understand willingly shelling out hundreds of dollars for clothes or shoes that aren't even comfortable. I'm not saying everyone should wear pajamas everyday all day, but why torture yourself and your wallet in such a way? That is why I found this rant by Drew Magary on Deadspin so interesting: http://deadspin.com/5805887/ill-wear-shorts-if-i-goddamn-want-to Apparently, there are media sources out there that say that men should not wear shorts, even in the summer.

...Why not? The best thing I noticed about this issue is the comments on the rant did not even know this was an issue. Who thinks guys shouldn't wear shorts? Not only do the comments on this rant ask this question, but I asked around to my own peers and none had ever heard of this either. So it isn't the people around us who think this is bad, it is the media that is sending people this message. This isn't even peer pressure, it's media pressure that people see as peer pressure. Magary has the right idea by disregarding the media when it makes unreasonable demands to its consumers. It's hot, if you want to wear shorts, wear them, whether you are a man or a woman. Don't change your behaviors just because someone in the media told you to, only do it if it works for you. Magary is also right to put his side of the issue on the internet. Counteract media you disagree with with your own media. The more the merrier!