Non conformity disgusts me

Quirky, individualistic people most likely don't give two shits what you think, and most of them probably think people like you should fuck off.

We should all be wearing the same grey government issued clothing.

They’re less of a sheep than you are.

Mind your fucking business. Fucking square.

Everyone should be themselves.

Well get used to it sunshine, office jobs with dress codes are on the way out thanks to remote working. A lot more interesting and questionable fashion choices will be coming soon to a neighbourhood near you.

I wore a military uniform for nearly a decade, and that left me determined to never wear any other sort of uniform. Ties are an absurd hang-over from the fashion of wearing a cravat in the 1600s set by the whim of Louis XIII, and the business suit is too hot in warm climates and not warm enough in cold climates.

I've always been secure enough to never feel the need to wear clothing that makes me stand out from the crowd. In fact, I've always tried to blend in as much as I can because I'm 6'4" and usually naturally stand out.

I do understand the 'Look at meeeee!" attitude of young people and their need to try to indicate that they're different from every generation that came before them. That's a phase most people go through. I also understand how some people get some comfort from wearing a uniform that identifies them as belonging to a particular sub-culture. Many people feel a need to believe that they're part of something larger than themselves.

They - and you - are free to make those choices, and as long as they aren't trying to force me to wear what they consider 'normal' - as you are - then I really don't care what they wear.

If seeing people wearing clothing that you consider odd does genuinely provoke you to rage, then maybe you'd be happier living in some totalitarian state where the correct clothing is set by decree. Does the official dress code of North Korea appeal to you?

It’s common, it’s intense jealousy of people who are far less fearful of standing out than yourself. You want to fit in and look conventional/plain because you fear judgment, you are just a bit weak that’s all.

People who conform never achieve greatness... Only the bold pursue new ideas and new activities...

In addition, you have no idea why a person dresses a certain way on any day. They could well be dressed for a special event or for some acting part (even if its unpaid) - and certain private events or clubs may warrant unusual garb.

I agree with you on the genderfluidity thing, but feeling anger towards people who are goth/emo/alternative is just obnoxious.

I've had more rational conversations with people who shop at Abercrombie and Fitch than I have had with people who are at pains to tell me that they go to church every Sunday.

Hope you enjoy being another cog in the wheel.

Everytime I had to dress formally.. necktie, shirt tucked in and stuff like that for formal events, I felt awful about myself the entire time and couldn't wait for the event end so I can 'liberate' myself from being such a phony.

Let those edgy dregs of society be edgy dregs.

everyone has the right to dress as they desire, if you dont like it look away. as long as they are not breaking the law who are you to judge them.

People should be free to dress however they like. I personally respect those who dress and look different because they have the balls to not care what anyone thinks. Conformists are jealous of noncomformists because they have neither the courage to be different nor the intellect to understand why normal is boring.

You seem like a fucking dork yo.

You want to kick their arse because they don't follow accepted norms, it's as simple as that, and yes such a reaction is normal, but you're not treating it like it's normal, and the subject is not a "normal" subject. You're talking about quirky and eccentric people, who bloody well look like criminals in a weird gang (I look like that, and whether I'm weird or not, I'm not weird or normal, I'm eccentric, I invented my own quirks but not to an extreme, I simply mixed nonconformity with originality, which is related to an eccentric inventing eccentricity by mixing not doing conformity with being original). But I'm not one of those pseudo-quirky people, I don't belong in a group, I'm what society calls a "freak", because a freak is not a group, he's one of a kind, and isn't really anything.

I live in casual CA. T-shirt cargo pants and Hawaii flip flops. We have very casual nude beaches and in almost naked at home which save on the wash!

How do you respond when such people are on their hands and knees begging for your approval though?

I mean, I don't think everyone should look EXACTLY the same, but I don't care for a lot of those wild styles, either, though people can do what they want. One thing I will say for sure is that a lot of people who want to dress in ways that definitely attract a lot of attention tend to have a hard time understanding that regardless of how unfair it may be, society DOES judge a book by its cover. This is why it's harder for people like that to be taken seriously, get stared at and receive negative reactions, and they usually won't get hired in a professional setting over someone who has a more professional appearance. Sad, but true.

While people should be free to dress how they want, they also need to realize that there may be consequences they don't like because of it. Yes, people shouldn't be judgmental, but they are and there's nothing anyone can do about it. I will never understand why people will try their hardest to get attention by making their appearance shocking and wild, yet complain about that attention. The only two things they can do is accept it or make their appearance stand out less. Is it unfair? Yes. Should it be this way? No, but it is, and there's nothing any of us can do about it.