Wearing the gear of a school you didn't attend

[bbgun]

Acceptable? Unacceptable? Here's a pic of Tony's former love muffin wearing a Yale hoodie.

http://img268.*************/img268/340/0224jessicasimpsonworki.jpg

Now, we all know the closest Jessica Simpson ever came to Yale is when her private jet flew over New Haven, Connecticut. But I'm gonna cut her some slack based on the fact that she never attended any school of higher education, which makes her a "free agent" of sorts when it comes to athletic apparel. Plus, no one in their right mind thinks she's trying to pull the wool over people's eyes. OTOH, if you did attend a certain college and graduate, then wearing another school's gear can be considered deliberately misleading and should be frowned upon. What say you?

P.S. Yes, I'm bored and have nothing better to do.

 

[SkinsandTerps]

Doesn't work for me unless you just grew up a fan of that school.

I have a buddy that is a die-hard Gators fan...I called him out when I saw him in a UNC hat and shirt...but wait then a 'Bama cap...

Absolutely not. That would be like me wearing a Cowboys, Yankees, Pens, or UNC/Duke anything.

Never.

 

[Doomsday101]

In todays world considering all the things that are acceptable this is not a big deal. I would also say some people will wear the gear of a school if someone they know is attending but even if she is wearing because she thinks it looks cool I would think the people at Yale would not mind.

 

[bbgun]

In todays world considering all the things that are acceptable this is not a big deal. I would also say some people will wear the gear of a school if someone they know is attending but even if she is wearing because she thinks it looks cool I would think the people at Yale would not mind.

Oh, I dunno. I'm sure there are more than a few Yale alums who are displeased when vapid celebs appropriate their gear. They earned the right to wear the Yale brand proudly; Simpson did not. Like I said, celebs get a pass because we know beforehand that they didn't attend this or that school (meaning there was no intent to deceive), but if I go jogging wearing a "Harvard Law" t-shirt, most strangers would rightly assume that I graduated from said school.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I never went to the Univ of Memphis but I still wear U of M tshirts and caps. So I could care less.

 

[Doomsday101]

Oh, I dunno. I'm sure there are more than a few Yale alums who are displeased when vapid celebs appropriate their gear. They earned the right to wear the Yale brand proudly; Simpson did not. Like I said, celebs get a pass because we know beforehand that they didn't attend this or that school (meaning there was no intent to deceive), but if I go jogging wearing a "Harvard Law" t-shirt, most strangers would rightly assume that I graduated from said school.

I would think the notoriety counts from something. After all the diploma is what you earned not a hoodie. For someone to want to wear your gear only means they think highly of your school or team.

 

[Doomsday101]

I never went to the Univ of Memphis but I still wear U of M tshirts and caps. So I could care less.

It is much cooler than wearing your ITT shirt. :laugh1:

 

[baj1dallas]

I have t shirts of the schools my brother and sister went to. My school was smaller and more obscure so I'm not sure I got them anything and I sure as heck don't wear it around. Whereas I do wear gear from the place I took 3 classes at one summer and also grew up being a fan of (my mom went there).

OTOH I do understand that there's something...lame I guess about wearing a Harvard shirt if you graduated from community college or UNC if you went to Wake Forest.

 

[bbgun]

I would think the notoriety counts from something. After all the diploma is what you earned not a hoodie. For someone to want to wear your gear only means they think highly of your school or team.

time for me to pull a Jessica

http://www.theharvardshop.com/products/hls-t-shirt

 

[bbgun]

I have t shirts of the schools my brother and sister went to. My school was smaller and more obscure so I'm not sure I got them anything and I sure as heck don't wear it around. Whereas I do wear gear from the place I took 3 classes at one summer and also grew up being a fan of (my mom went there).

OTOH I do understand that there's something...lame I guess about wearing a Harvard shirt if you graduated from community college or UNC if you went to Wake Forest.

Yeah, my father is a Seton Hall graduate, but he wears Wisconsin and U. of Arizona gear all the time because he has children and grandchildren who attended both schools, so that's his "waiver."

 

[Yeagermeister]

It is much cooler than wearing your ITT shirt. :laugh1:

I went to a Tech school but not ITT :laugh1:

 

[Doomsday101]

time for me to pull a Jessica

http://www.theharvardshop.com/products/hls-t-shirt

Go for it, the issue will not be the shirt the issue is charging people to represent them as a lawyer from Harvard.

 

[Doomsday101]

I went to a Tech school but not ITT :laugh1:

So you went to the minor league tech schools? :laugh1:

 

[bbgun]

Go for it, the issue will not be the shirt the issue is charging people to represent them as a lawyer from Harvard.

Well sure, there's misrepresenting yourself (t-shirt) and then there's fraud (Harvard diploma on wall). One is certainly more egregious than the other, but neither are desirable.

 

[SkinsandTerps]

So you went to the minor league tech schools? :laugh1:

No he went to UTI.

Wait...That's something women get isn't it.

 

[Cythim]

Oh, I dunno. I'm sure there are more than a few Yale alums who are displeased when vapid celebs appropriate their gear. They earned the right to wear the Yale brand proudly; Simpson did not. Like I said, celebs get a pass because we know beforehand that they didn't attend this or that school (meaning there was no intent to deceive), but if I go jogging wearing a "Harvard Law" t-shirt, most strangers would rightly assume that I graduated from said school.

If the institution cared they would not offer their gear for sale to the general public. Simpson earned the right to wear it by paying for it (or taking it out of her boyfriend's closet).

 

[casmith07]

Completely unacceptable unless your spouse, significant other, family member, or immediate local community is a member of said university.

Especially Jessica Simpson?? Wearing a Yale sweatshirt? She couldn't get into Yale Technical College if they had it.

 

[bbgun]

If the institution cared they would not offer their gear for sale to the general public. Simpson earned the right to wear it by paying for it (or taking it out of her boyfriend's closet).

Once again, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Yes, she can legally purchase and wear Yale clothing, but that doesn't make it ethical.

 

[gmoney112]

It's stupid. That's why I'm glad Texas Tech's clothes look sweet. It's also pretty acceptable in Texas to wear a Longhorn or Aggie shirt if you did not attend the schools. It's more a rivalry thing than anything.

I don't understand why people would wear some random school they have absolutely no affiliation with, I see them like I see people who root for a team in whose city they've never been and have no affiliation but cheer for them because they see them doing well in the playoffs.

 

[peplaw06]

I was a fan of college football and college basketball long before I went to college. I chose to root for my teams when I was a youngster. I don't think that requires that when I got to the age to be in college, I had to go to one of those schools. And I'm not changing teams in midstream.

I went to undergrad at a school with D-II sports programs, so I wasn't conflicted. And my law school never plays Duke in college basketball, so no conflict there either.

So yeah, I will wear the gear of a school I didn't attend when cheering their sports teams. I'm not going to wear a Harvard Law shirt though. I have no real reason or investment in their law school, or any other law school.