Friday, February 29, 2008

The Yes Men wear suits and have a professional look. It seems that they while they are rebellious they try their hardest not to look like it. However I think that the reason they dress the way they do is because they are trying to get inside information. Its not necessarily that they are trying to create a good ethos but rather a method of executing their plan. I really don’t think that it relates to their values. The Yes Men are very open about the illegal activities that they perform and dressing up like “good citizens” I think just helps them in their task. The Punk Rock movement I think varies from person to person. Some people may see it as a form of protest against society’s norms or what not. However many people I think just want to create a sense of individualism or uniqueness. I think that the Punk Rock group likes the fact that they are getting the attention they deserve. Over time it seems that the Punk Rock look has become more of a fad than anything. There are a lot of negative stereotypes with the look, but when you think about it negative stereotypes come with every look or idea. For example a hip hop look may be associated with being gang of drug related, a gothic look may be associated with being anti-life and a “preppy” look may be associated with being stuck up, arrogant or snobbish. I think appearance often times does create a sense of appearance one way or another, however if people are willing to look past that it doesn’t necessarily have to. Many times appearance actually serves the very purpose of creating an ethos.

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