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Written by Angel Sevilla
Jun 30, 2010
Being born and raised in – and rarely removed from – Milwaukee has turned me into a very specific type of person, one who’s completely over Milwaukee Pride Fest. I go to school with people from all over the country as well as a few from outside the country and a common opinion I’ve heard from them is that Milwaukee is a “drinking town.” I agree with this judgment, though I never really had a huge issue with it because I like drinking (a lot) and could never completely understand why some people chose not to drink. At Pride Fest this year, however, I witnessed a number of gay spectacles, many of which might never have occurred if the spectacles hadn’t been drinking.
Spectacle #1: Gold stretch pants. I’ve worn some ridiculous looking things in my days as a younger gay man but gold stretch pants were not one of them. My question is, did he get dressed at home and kiss his mom goodbye with them on or did he secretly put them on in the car outside the festival? I ask this because if I were a parent of a 16-year-old boy, gay or straight, and he left my home dressed like a hooker I’d stop him just like you’d stop a three-year-old from leaving the house with his shoes on the wrong feet. Where are the parents these days? It’s one thing to be supportive of your son’s gayness and quite another to be a supporter of fashion disasters.
Spectacle #2: Lil’ Kim. I was taken aback at the sight of a rap-super-star walking through the Summerfest grounds until I realized that it wasn’t really her, but a breast-alike imitation wearing a version of Lil’ Kim’s infamous 1999 VMA outfit in which her left breast was exposed but the nipple was covered by a purple metallic areola-shield. This version of the outfit was even more scandalous than Lil’ Kim’s. Both breasts were exposed and her nipples were covered only by a thin layer or glitter paint. Honestly, it looked really cool and was very well done, but again I have to urge parents to educate their children on the costume trends of strippers and prostitutes and be sure to let them know that costumes aren’t meant to be worn as regular everyday clothing.
Spectacle #3: Chewbacca boots. OK, so with this one I have to apologize to my close friend Alexis, because I know she has some and I know she loves them, but this is my opinion column and I think they’re a little weird. I will take into consideration, however, that they were a legitimate fashion trend for a while. All I’ll say is that the they aren’t the cutest choice of foot wear, and neither are Ugg Boots, Crocs or flip flops. Those are lazy choices. Put some thought into your outfits, guys and girls.
One thing we should always remind ourselves of as we get dressed is that clothing is meant to be an outward reflection of your inner self. So I guess if you’re a hooker on the inside (or if you were drunk when getting dressed) then some of the things I mentioned might be appropriate for you. But if you aren’t then I strongly advise you to step outside yourself and ask, “What am I saying with this outfit?”
