6 Oct 2015

Jeremy Corbyn: Likes, Dislikes, Indifferences and Ambivalences: His Clothing

Jeremy Corbyn is, of course, an unacceptable force in British politics.  … It is also true that not everything he says is or will be bad or wrong… See full intro here

One indifference is Jeremy Corbyn’s clothing:

  • He doesn’t wearing matching tops and bottoms
  • He doesn’t always wear a tie
  • Sometimes he looks ‘scruffy’
  • He doesn’t conform to what might be expected of hi,

Quite frankly, I like the old English university professor look.  It could even converge into a ‘like’ in an aesthetic sense.

As for a tie?  I only wear ties on two occasions: If I am meeting someone an IT Board Director level or above or on Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur (Jewish Days of Awe).

Look, there are occasions which call for dressing up and I cannot imagine a sensible reason to conform on those occasions. 

Nevertheless, ultimately, who cares?  It is the content and impact of his views that are of relevance.  And disagreeing about petty things takes away the force of the arguments against the potentially dangerous views he holds

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