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Bridie, you’re a millennial – tell me about your socks

NO ONE GIVES A SHIT

Oh Gabs, you could ask me what beauty I saw in the world on this glorious blue sky morning, or how my relationship is with my mother, or what rage is in my heart. But no, everyone wants to talk about millennial socks.

WHO THE FUCK IS EVERYONE? IS THAT ODYSSEUS PLAYING A TRICK ON US BY PUTTING A TWIST ON HIS OLD PRANK?

I actually wear great socks. Heavily influenced by my little brother, I’ve worn Uniqlo crew socks for years. Which are actually “zoomer socks”. But I have loved ankle socks as well, and that is the foghorn that signals I’m a millennial, apparently.

SAYS FUCKING WHO THEYRE JUST FUCKING DOCKS SHUT THR FUCK UP

Wait, I’m just trying to wrap my head around the concept of “millennial socks” – which you now tell me are just ankle socks – and now you’ve introduced the concept of “zoomer socks”. Are they merely coloured crew socks or is there more to it?

THEGRE JUST FUCKIBG SOCJS HILY SHIT AASSSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH frothingfash

Millennial socks are small socks that stop at the ankle, or even the ones you can’t see at all above the shoe (I loved these!). Zoomer socks are generally crew socks – any sock pulled up high. They invented them (citation needed). Also, I think they’re actually called gen Z socks – my beloved zoomer colleagues are always telling me that only millennials say zoomer.

I LOVED THESE matt

"They invented them" citations-needed CITATION citations-needed FUCKING citations-needed NEEDED citations-needed

OK, so millennials love ankle socks – good to know. But why is Jennifer Lawrence being called “brave” by Vogue for stepping out in “millennial socks”?

SOMEONE PUT THE PEOPLE IN TEEN VOGUE IN CHARGW OF THE WHOLE BRAMD PLEASE FOR THE LIFE OF GOD

Ah, I think because one of the most tragic things you can be in some corners of the internet is a woman in her 30s dressing herself with no regard for a trend.

INCOHERENT SCREAMING

Oh no, what about a woman in her 40s?

LOUDER INCOHERENT SCREAMING

I don’t believe they exist.

INCOHERENT SOBBING

So, ahem, the long and short of it is that gen Z have pulled their socks up?

TF2 SOLDIER SCREAMING NOISE

Ha! They’ve also moved their hair part to the middle, millennials favour the side part. And they’re wearing enormous pants – skinny jeans are definitely out. Also high-waisted jeans are a millennial relic. Gen Z are wearing pants that hang off their hips.

SQUEALING PIG THAT SHAT ON ITS BALLS NOISES

Wait, I wore pants that hung off my hips!

I CANT TAKE ANY MORE OF THIS FUCKING MONOLOGUE TONGUE-IN-CHEEK

Ssshh, ssshhhh. This is the first time in history that any of this is cool. And it will stay cool for ever. There definitely won’t be articles in 10 years calling a 35-year-old zoomer “brave” for wearing crew socks.

PLEASE LET ME BE MOULDERING IN A GRAVE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS

With temperatures hovering around 0C this week, leaving ankles across pre-Y2K generations practically frostbitten, I have been wearing crew socks instead of ankle socks. This Xennial is accidentally cool now.

Fucking amateur, just-freezing is great weather to be wearing summer clothes in.

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

What level of bourgeoisie is it when you care about fucking sock fashion?

This makes me want to kill everyone ever.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I mean, the original lower class agitators of the French Revolution were distinguished by their lack of long silk socks. So it's basically on the level of the OG bourgeoisie.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dirt_Owl out here making actionable threats on c/fashion

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

and I'll do it again, too

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 months ago

you wouldnt kill me right? im cute kitty-cri

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm not opposed to the idea, though I'd prefer a masculine color.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Owl Facts:

Did you know, inside every masculine person, you can find every feminine color?

owl-wink

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I'll tell you my Millennial sock problem. The enshittification of fabric production has decreased the quality and duribility of socks significantly. Toes breaking through. Heels disintegrating. Just absolute trash duribility these days. I have NAVY sweats from boot camp 20 years ago that still have their full color and feel. So it isn't a matter of they can't produce quality fabrics. It's they cheapened them .... probably on purpose to break them and maximize profits.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

This is true. And it doesn't matter how expensive they are. They're all made of the same cheap shit.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I buy literally nothing but darn tough socks from Vermont. They all carry a lifetime replacement guarantee and their no show ultra lights are perfect for running in Texas heat.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Those socks look like an awesome brand. I'm definitely getting some and thanks for mentioning it!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm slowly replacing all my socks with these as my old ones wear out, they're fantastic.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Second darn tough and wool socks in general

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

These look great, but still all seem to be still 50% plastic. Is there nowhere I can get nice socks that have no plastic in them?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

Was going to say all my socks are hand me downs and they're all fraying and have holes in them.

Good socks pls yes-honey-left

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You think if we get socks from other non-shit countries they'll be of higher quality in make?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Not with the investor class this world has now.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

About 2 months ago people started making memes about how millennials tend to wear short socks and gen z wear higher socks and it's a funny way of identifying one or the other, and it seems like the news only just caught on to what's already a stale joke

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

all my millennial friends and I are zoomers I guess

shit

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm a cusp millennial so it checks out for me. I never could relate to all those 90s things the folks born in the 80s keep talking about. I had to learn about their lore through video essays

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I wear my socks pulled up because if they slip down into my shoe I'll die. Worst thing that can happen to someone with autism.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

ADHD-PI sensory issues checking in. I absolutely despise short socks or falling socks. Also, any liquid in the ankle and foot part of the sock (slightly less annoyed when shin/calf area for some reason) is pure torture.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I knew a guy who bought socks 4 sizes larger that also had long ankles and stuffed both the ankles and excess toe cloth into his shoes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Delete this

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

I have spongebob socks

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Imagine having to hear intergenerational talk all the time about every single little thing... imaginepain

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Same as with banal nationalism. Which also works as a sock discourse. Saying this as one of the wool sock country folks.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So my gen X ass looks millenial in the summer and zoomer in the winter, ok. Lol

Who even pays attention to peoples socks? I don't even know what other people look like (as in eye colour and such).

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

Who even pays attention to peoples socks?

Big Sock trying to pressure everyone to replace their sock drawer.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I don't get it. I'm a millennial and I've been wearing crew cut socks my entire life. Nobody ever notices because I usually refuse to wear shorts, even though I live in a tropical climate.

I'd wear calf socks if I could but they don't sell them in most retail outlets.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't get it. I'm a millennial and I've been wearing crew cut socks my entire life.

Me in Alaska.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (8 children)

I do it despite the tropical climate here.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

This feels like phrenology.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wear socks that go above the ankle even in summer because the smaller ones have my shoes chafe the skin on my Achilles' tendon, causing small but uncomfortable marks

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Yep, altho I bought ones that go below the ankle but they go above the achilles' tendon on the back, so I use those in the summer. Otherwise I prefer higher socks specially in colder days, otherwise my ankles will get cold.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

DAE when fashion changes over time omg

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Millennial socks this. Zoomer socks that. I simply hate no-shows. power-genius

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

I'm surprised this isn't a Gen Z bashing article lmao

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I'm so glad the general reaction in this thread is to not give a fuck, I thought I was missing something as I read the article because it seemed so fucking meaningless to me.

"I'm a millennial but I'm not brave enough to wear my beloved ankle socks because I fear the roving hordes of marauding teenage zoomers who will see them and force transition me and make me only wear cute thigh highs."

Who gives a fuck which dumbass ugly socks you got on? Quota journalism.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

We were talking about this with a bunch of friends who were either unaware or very in-the-know, and my millennial friend said "I didn't get all of these ankle tattoos to hide them behind some socks, fuck that"

I don't have ankle tats yet, but I agree

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Just asked my millennial room mate about socks. I'm a zoomer and somehow this lines up with our household. I didn't know long socks were a fashion thing, they're just more comfy to me

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