Now that the U.S. Election is over, what will happen to all the Votewear out there? More for the landfill I suspect. In every respect except one, Votewear is a No Thanks for me. If you have visited here before, you know that sports promotional wear and most advertisements on clothing is a No Thanks for this blogger.
The one positive and it's not so much a Nice but a Noteworthy — if it made a difference in the numbers of people who went out to vote, then I suppose it is Noteworthy, but how does one discern if it made a difference to anyone except the wearer?
Now, if the article of clothing is blue and says vote, does that indicate a vote for the Democrats? Logical I think. Therefore, if the article of clothing is red, does that indicate Republican? Logical in the United States; if it works for one it works for the other. However, red in most of the world traditionally indicates communism lead by a dictatorship. Really? Well, that's my perception. Thank goodness, they have a constitutional basis that should save them from a dictatorship but we on the outside see the similarities between the Republican's choice for the presidential candidate and dictatorships filled with "yes-men" and family members who have no business running a government.
Does what we wear influence anybody? Designers believe so since they blatantly expose their mark on clothing, footwear, and purses along with every other accessory. I'm not a fan of that either. I have a classic Louis Vuitton purse I bought with the cheque from my first writing assignment and have barely worn since. It was a small purse. I have a pair of Tory Burch boots that will soon be on Kijiji because I just don't like the extra branding. It serves no purpose on the boots and well, you know how I feel about that. What will happen to the Michael Kors cashmere sweater with "vote" in full-frontal exposure? Symbolically it was black and white. 100% of the profit from the sales of $850. USD sweater went to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and so I suppose, one can rationalize for the swag that the sweater became.
Back to the political situation in the United States. Blue or red, the ex-pats I know living in Canada and France are hoping for blue. When you ask any of them why they love their new homes, one of the reasons is the health care systems — a blue clincher, yet Republicans call it socialism or communism. I don't think they know the definitions of either. Of course, there are many other reasons but it would be interesting to know how ex-pats voted.
Excuse me for the scattered rant. I only know I am very grateful I live in Canada for six months and France for six, but I wish we were not so close to the political or economic influences of the United States. We wait for the final decision — blue or red?
