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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

When my oldest daughter was a senior in high school she interned for a member of Congress. As a result, she had to buy and wear professional, office appropriate clothing unlike what she had worn to that point. I remember her being shocked at how much better she was treated by adults (especially cops).

Some things are best experienced. If I had commented on how she was dressed before then she would rebel. Seeing what a difference it actually made let her know that while old, I wasn't completely stupid. Sure, wear what you want. But make it appropriate for the setting and don't complain when treatment changes on what you are wearng.

People need to make a lot of snap judgments in life. They will do so based on quick, often first, impressions.

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[–] AmaleksHairyAss ago 

don't complain when treatment changes on what you are wearng.

Really what you're saying is "it's okay to make snap judgements based on clothing because people make snap judgements based on clothing"

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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I recognize it sounds tautological, but people use shortcuts to analyze the world around them. If you want to be treated less than ideally, wear a business suit to a rock concert, or ripped jeans to a job interview at a bank. It is entirely appropriate to conclude based on nothing other than clothing that someone is not likely to be a person one is interested in dealing with. Those snap judgments will not always be fair. However, most of the time they will be.

Further, they will always occur because that is how we process things and learn to understand the world around us from the earliest age. We experience things. We generalize to the world around us. Then we filter new experiences through the learned ones. It's how we learn to identify safe or dangerous situations. It's pretty much an instinctual way of learning and thinking.