It is also the strange thing about “fitting in” and “standing out” I “belong” to this gang and “don’t belong” to this gang. It is a statement perhaps in a world that really pays them little “positive” attention. You diss me I hide from you…Gosh I could go on for ages…

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Sarah

A group of teenagers wearing hoodies can look menacing because of these stereotypes.

Because they look menacing, teenagers wear them.

This kind of PR is self-defeating in the long run because it’s a self-fulfilling prophesy; teens crave significance and there’s nothing more removed from the pain of indifference than to be feared (read “respected”).