Journal #1

Question :

Think further into what is taboo for your particular social groups – what could you not wear in the groups you inhabit on campus? Dorm room? Dining hall? Class? Graduation?

What about in your family dynamic? What is taboo to wear around your elders? Family reunions? Church?

Answer this question as your first WordPress blog post. Include one picture of clothing you could not wear to the dining hall.

Answer: In my life, what is taboo for me to wear is different in every situation. I am a co-president of the accounting club so I feel it would be taboo to wear a full on business suit but, also, it would be just as taboo to have stained sweats or pajamas and even worse if it was a bikini. There are not fine lines I must dance between in order to avoid being judged, our peers tend to be more accepting than most other demographics. However, in my dorm room I have much more freedom, I do not share a bedroom. However, I would never sit around my room in formal wear merely because someone could walk in and they would be quite judgmental if I was wearing a fancy gown.

What is more appropriate to wear here at school and among my peers, may not fly at family functions or around elders in general. Whereas my taboos from above came from opposite ends of the spectrum, it is a much finer line with family. I have to be careful how many rips are in my jeans or how tight my shirt is to avoid comments from my dad or grandma. I could be dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, something I mentioned would be acceptable at school and even leading a club meeting. However, if I happen to have one too many rips on my pants… I am a floozy. My family, especially my grandma, is very Catholic. Luckily, they are not very judgmental but if I showed up to my parents before church in something other than my Sunday best I would be told to change or would not be allowed to go. At the fanciest, I could wear a high necked, knee length dress. At my most casual, I could wear a dark pair of jeans and a fancy sweater or blouse.