Fashion Faux Pas Tuesday: A Dose of HGS
A dose of HGS (Hollywood-Gunnar Syndrome) is going around at the school.
I’m bringing it up now in order to nip this one in the bud – if it becomes a full-blown epidemic, who knows what will happen.
The Hollywood-Gunnar syndrome is, of course, named after Dave ‘Hollywood’ and Gunnar, who are often caught promoting huge fashion faux pas: ‘The Man Tank Top.’ I personally think this should be a flogging offense. Men’s upper body garment options while working out should either be T-shirts with sleeves or Shirtless. I don’t care how nice your arms are.
I say this with love, boys.
Hollywood
Gunnar
Now for something a little more serious: If you’re looking for a great read that makes you think, here’s an award-winning magazine piece. It’s called Keegstra’s Children
It’s a true story that takes place in Alberta about a teacher who was an Anti-Semite and a Holocaust Denier. He successfully managed to win the hearts of his students, who grew up believing Jews are evil. Many of them still believe this.
It got me thinking about why we believe the things we do, thinking about how easy it is to convince, manipulate and even brainwash people. Look at Canada’s Food Guide. Tons of people believe 10 servings of grain per day is healthy. Can you blame them? Canada’s Food Guide was shoved down our throats as we went through school.
Either way, this story is a great discussion point.
It would be great to hear people’s thoughts about this story – like a book club.
Tuesday’s WOD: Quarter Gone Bad
Tech: One Rep Max Thruster
WOD: Quarter Gone Bad
Five rounds for total reps of:
135/95 pound thruster (15 seconds)
Rest 45 Seconds
50/25 pound weighted pull-up (15 seconds)
Rest 45 Seconds
Burpees (15 seconds)
Rest 45 seconds
This workout is on our big leaderboard at the school. Can anyone take down any of the all-time scores?
– Eunice
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16 Comments:
By Lars 28 Nov 2011
People are stupid, even really smart people like Craig Patterson have areas of glaring stupidity in large aspects of their lives. We can’t all be on all the time. So I believed my elementary school teacher and raised myself on wonder bread….big deal. Fuck you paleo freaks.
By Brianne 29 Nov 2011
Amen.
By Hollywood 28 Nov 2011
WHAT the…?!!
OK, ok…I am diplomatic in nature. I suppose that I could be like Street Gang and strut around with no shirt more often. Would that make you happier, Em? ;^D Or better yet, I will be rid of the TT as soon as the ladies lead the way! We Hunter-Gatherer-types would benefit from more female leadership in the world, after all.
From a practical perspective, the TT (vs no shirt) at least keeps SOME bodily fluids off the floor and equipment.
I think the Shiek deserves an honorable mention for being a TT offender. Do they even make T-shirts with sleeves big enough to fit that fucking guy`s biceps?
BEWARE HGS! There IS NO ANTIDOTE! Except for…Maybe some humility, but screw it – This gun show DOESN`T END!!!
Love, H-Wood
By Eunice 29 Nov 2011
I think I’m going to make you a t-shirt that says, ‘This gun show doesn’t end.’ Haha.
By the way, these fashion faux pas were decided with love by a committee of females – not just me.
By Pinky 29 Nov 2011
I have 19 followers who know that when they show me a boiled egg for their recess snack, they will get a gold star!;) feel like the pied-paleo-piper over here!
And I also tell them that they should bring me cinnamon buns daily…that’s another story-mmmm
By Donkey 29 Nov 2011
Please. The man tanks are a great option for certain movements/climates! It’s not about nice arms… it’s all about freedom of your body, dude. Stay strong, TT brothers.
By Smooth Worm 29 Nov 2011
Thats a really interesting piece Em. Check out this documentary called “the third wave”. A teacher conducted an experiment to show the dangers of fashism and how easily society can slip into that mind set.
There is also a book called “The Third Wave” which documents the experiment which is now mandatory reading in all German schools.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave
By Kodiak 29 Nov 2011
Is there a vet in the house? Because those pythons are huge!
Nice guns gentlemen.
Of all the outfits / footwear you start with man tanks as the fashion faux pas….really?
By eunice 29 Nov 2011
The Kodiak – another Man Tank Offender!
I bet the moment you get some sleeves on your shirts you’ll get that long-awaited pull-up, Kevin
By Hollywood 29 Nov 2011
How about this attire to train in, then? Acceptable?
http://www.partyanimalsfancydress.co.uk/products/mens-christmas-costumes/2979/male-fever-rudolf-kini.html
By Benny 29 Nov 2011
dude.. if you ever sport that rudolph kini at CFV you will be my f*cking idol!!
By Reto 29 Nov 2011
re: Hollywood/Gunner…
keep it real homeys.
re: Keegsra’s Children…
Most interesting part of this story for me is that he was charged & convicted of ‘hate speech’ under the criminal code. He appealled on the basis that the the charge violated his freedom of expression, but lost.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._v._Keegstra
As I understand it, in the US there are no equivalent ‘hate speech’ laws, freedom of expression trumps pretty much anything else. So American teachers can say pretty much anything they want to their class of impressionable students without fear of criminal repercussions.
So which do you prefer, a world where freedom to say whatever you want is unequivocally protected, or a world where you can lay criminal charges on people who willfully promote hatred?
By Kate 29 Nov 2011
Keegstra is required reading for all first year law students. As I recall the case, the Criminal prohibition on hate speech DID infringe his freedom of expression. However, in Canada the government can justify any infringement of Charter rights, and was able to do so– in short because parliament had a pressing and substantial objective (of ending discrimination, etc), the Criminal prohibition on hate speech was rationally connected to that objective, and the government action was not out of proportion to its objective. From what I understand (and I may be wrong on the this point), the American government has no way of justifying an infringement of constitutional rights.
It’s a bit of a nuanced distinction…. but in Canada we do have extremely fulsome protection of our right to free expression. We just also recognize that sometimes the government is totally jsutified in depriving us of those rights.
Further, I have been laughing to myself all day at the idea of wee ones accidentally bringing raw eggs instead of hardboiled eggs for a recess snack, a la “Ramona Quimby, Age 8″.
And finally, I am sincerely not opposed to the male tank top. Just saying.
By Gunnar 29 Nov 2011
Well, let me just say that my TT outfit is not a fashion statement. That said, I just have to say that is a great picture of me and I’ll put that on my facebook profile (better than the shirtless on from this summer)
Thanks Em :*
By Reto 29 Nov 2011
this third wave thing is spooky, check out the article written by the teacher who ran the thing:
http://libcom.org/history/the-third-wave-1967-account-ron-jones
good one smooth worm. we better stay vigilant or the evil dictator known as “Patty” will have us converted to fascism in no time!
By Nads 29 Nov 2011
Fancypants wasn’t wearing her usual fancypants today, she just had on all black ones. DID YOU SCARE HER INTO BLACK WITH FASHION FAUX PAS WEEK? I love her pants.
Just wondering if there was a correlation between the two. Bahaha, regardless.. these are highly entertaining to read.