Blog #2
Truthfully, the only reason I’ve found this challenge to be difficult so far is because it’s
prevented me from buying things for others (friends and family). I would like to think that my
personal shopping habits aren’t the most problematic--I don’t have a tendency to browse online
during my spare time, separating me from the 56 percent of American “Gen Xers” who prefer
shopping online (Clever). Thankfully, the spare time that I do have is sparse, and I haven’t had
the opportunity to go to a real mall--no offense, University Mall--where I tend to experience a lot
more temptation and where it’s more probable that I succumb to spending “only 20-something
dollars” at a time.
prevented me from buying things for others (friends and family). I would like to think that my
personal shopping habits aren’t the most problematic--I don’t have a tendency to browse online
during my spare time, separating me from the 56 percent of American “Gen Xers” who prefer
shopping online (Clever). Thankfully, the spare time that I do have is sparse, and I haven’t had
the opportunity to go to a real mall--no offense, University Mall--where I tend to experience a lot
more temptation and where it’s more probable that I succumb to spending “only 20-something
dollars” at a time.
From this week’s readings--It’s Hip to be Asian, in particular--I’ve thought a lot about the
choices I’ve made while shopping in the past and what my thought process was at the time of
selection. I quickly came to a conclusion: I wasn’t always thinking. There’s one specific article
of clothing that comes to mind after having read this excerpt by Parminder Bhachu.. I own what
any girl my age might casually refer to as a “kimino.” I remember an instance where I was
wearing this piece and a woman was so delighted by its patterns and happily gave me a
compliment. I think back to this moment and can’t help but wonder if a girl of Asian descent,
wearing an actual, authentic kimono would have received the same kind of appraisal that I did
in my inauthentic one. I would never consider myself to be anywhere near a fashion icon, but
I definitely do not want to be the next Princess Diana wearing clothing outside of her own
culture as a fashion statement.
choices I’ve made while shopping in the past and what my thought process was at the time of
selection. I quickly came to a conclusion: I wasn’t always thinking. There’s one specific article
of clothing that comes to mind after having read this excerpt by Parminder Bhachu.. I own what
any girl my age might casually refer to as a “kimino.” I remember an instance where I was
wearing this piece and a woman was so delighted by its patterns and happily gave me a
compliment. I think back to this moment and can’t help but wonder if a girl of Asian descent,
wearing an actual, authentic kimono would have received the same kind of appraisal that I did
in my inauthentic one. I would never consider myself to be anywhere near a fashion icon, but
I definitely do not want to be the next Princess Diana wearing clothing outside of her own
culture as a fashion statement.
Clever, Chris. “Online Shopping vs In Store Shopping.” FreightPros, 10 Apr. 2019,
www.freightpros.com/blog/online-shopping-vs-in-store-shopping/.
Parminder Bhachu. “It’s Hip to be Asian.”
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