I found a great article in the Independent today that is very relevant to our Say Something Political brief. It was about the recent ‘Occupy the World’ movements, and really made me think, to the credit of our lecturers, what a great time to be involving our selves in this kind of task at such a relevant time.
I think it’s great that the ’99 percent’ i.e. the majority not in control of the worlds assets and resources, have finally had enough of the faux form that democracy has now manifested itself into. After reading the article it made me think a lot about my own choice of political theme with which I plan to base my gust concept on, ‘Dress Down Everyday’. I have often wondered, since coming up with the slogan, if it was political enough for this project, and even more so since there are some great movements happening around the world at the moment; this had me feeling like it would be a shame not to involve myself in this in terms of my coursework.
When considering how political my topic really is I came to the realisation that my theme is in fact an example of the abuse of capitalism and stereotyping. Being undervalued and judged because of what you wear by those who believe expensive designer suits are imperative to a working environment is, in a sense, what all the occupiers stand for, in its most primal form.
However these people, as has become evident over the last decade, who hide behind the expensive suits are to blame for the awful state the global economy is in. So this does cause me to beg the question, do suits and formality in the workplace convey the traits of trustworthy, reliable, responsible people? Evidence so far would suggest not...
Here's the link for the article in the independant:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/after-the-demos-the-sitin-begins-ndash-in-london-and-beyond-2371589.html
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