I have the sudden urge to put on cowboy boots, blue jeans, a large belt buckle and a wife beater...
Long ago, when James Dean and Marlon Brando wore it, denim was, Akst says, "a symbol of youthful defiance." Today, Silicon Valley billionaires are rebels without causes beyond poses, wearing jeans when introducing new products. Akst's summa contra denim is grand as far as it goes, but it only scratches the surface of this blight on Americans' surfaces. Denim is the infantile uniform of a nation in which entertainment frequently features childlike adults ("Seinfeld," "Two and a Half Men") and cartoons for adults ("King of the Hill"). Seventy-five percent of American "gamers" -- people who play video games -- are older than 18 and nevertheless are allowed to vote. In their undifferentiated dress, children and their childish parents become undifferentiated audiences for juvenilized movies (the six -- so far -- "Batman" adventures and "Indiana Jones and the Credit-Default Swaps," coming soon to a cineplex near you). Denim is the clerical vestment for the priesthood of all believers in democracy's catechism of leveling -- thou shalt not dress better than society's most slovenly. To do so would be to commit the sin of lookism -- of believing that appearance matters. That heresy leads to denying the universal appropriateness of everything, and then to the elitist assertion that there is good and bad taste.
It's time for America to put away childish things like video games, cartoons and blue jeans, and adopt adult hobbies like baseball. In fact, America should be grateful for George Will. Not only has he brought this maturity deficit to our attention, but he has even written two books on a real man's pass-time to help us make the transition to adult modes of leisure and entertainment.
Well, it's nice to see a conservative commentator defending good fashion instead of frugality at a time of >8% unemployment and fast rising debt levels. That's just in time for Obama's plan to bail out America's bakeries so everyone can enjoy a delicious slice of cake.
I have decided to take up ammo reloading as my Adult hobby. Too bad reloading supplies have suddenly become more scarce than a virgin after prom night.
How about 'right wing extremist' hunting?
Now that's a real man's sport (except it's being sponsored by the feminized left wing government of the Obama Admin.)
I can't imagine anything more pathetic and worthy of reality tv than a show dedicated to suburban liberals using firearms.