I am in a hurry today, so I have no time for a long and thoughtful post.
However Sarah emailed me a link to a humorous article which is simply not, um, “family friendly” enough to be quoted at length in this blog.
I didn’t know what to do with it, until I saw this post by Ann Althouse which included a poll about knee socks. The last time I looked at the poll, it said this:
| Knee socks? On a grown woman? | ||
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| Selection | Votes | |
| Yes, there are many ways to wear knee socks charmingly. |  23% |
428 |
| Yes, if you’re just the right person, with just the right style, like her. |  31% |
587 |
| Yes, but only if your skirt is super-long and no one can see they’re not tights. |  6% |
113 |
| No. This is bad. Stop kidding yourself, ladies. |  41% |
771 |
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| 1,899 votes total | ||
For some context, the poll specifically referenced this picture:
And I have to confess that I was in a hurry, so I answered the poll without looking at the picture. I don’t mean to judge anyone’s tastes, but in fairness, I think good case can be made that the woman above is kidding herself. Perhaps it’s the colors, and perhaps the shoes, but my personal opinion is that something does look ridiculous about those knee socks. She might even be what they call a “fashion victim.” (If she is, perhaps we should be feeling sorry for her.)
But would it be fair to generalize about all knee socks simply on the basis of some knee socks?
How about these knee socks from the piece Sarah sent me?
Here’s the caption:
“Yes, honey, that’s great. Play Space Invaders with my wang. I just have to catch my breath here. Yes, sure, use it like a gear shift and make race car noises. That will be a fun activity for you while I wait for the feeling to come back to the lower half of my body.”
I wouldn’t recommend that as prison wear, though.
Comments
10 responses to “A knee sock jihad might be premature at this time”
Yes, if you’re just the right person, with just the right style….
That style being: slutty. (Not that there’s anything wrong with it.) That’s my vote, anyway.
I’m in the 23% on that poll (after seeing the Althouse picture). The pic from Sarah’s article wouldn’t have changed my opinion one way or the other. But, then, I like knee socks.
Oh, and I moseyed over to that NSFW article Sarah sent you – and found I’d seen it before (don’t remember who sent it to me). It was just as funny the second time.
Knee socks are extremely becoming when worn with a kilt.
This is a test!
It’s not the knee socks, or the shoes that I find repellent. It’s the whole chic anorexic look.
Hey that is Olivia Munn
Joe, you’re right about the joy stick girl.
http://shanepowers.com/blog/2010/07/27/dear-olivia-munn/
Kathy I’m with you in the 23% group. However, much as I hate to be judgmental, if the poll question had shown a man looking like John Edwards, I probably would have been in the “Stop kidding yourself” category. A properly worn kilt might be another matter.
I couldn’t get into the blog. I thought I was Eric’s punishment for sending him that article! And Eric… Now everyone knows I’m a bad influence. Oh, the shame, the horror, the knee socks!
(I have to say I NEVER expected anyone to link this with knee socks.) And I used to wear knee socks when I was young and skinny. Then again I wore them with the female version of a kilt (simplified/pre pleated) and with a white blouse, so there was this whole school girlish look about it. I hope. OTOH maybe I was kidding myself!