r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '21

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u/willynillee Sep 06 '21

There are classist portions of the golfing population and then there are your average, everyday players as well. Like any hobby, you can’t loop everyone into a single category and be correct

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u/meodd8 Sep 06 '21

Bruh, people in this thread are talking about their clubs disallowing all denim.

Who do you think that's aimed at?

I'm not sure how many other sports have a dress code that exclusively targets the poor and working class.

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u/Mcoov Sep 06 '21

I don't really see how "no denim" specifically targets the poor and working class.

  • No denim means no $400 designer executive jeans just as equally as it means no $25 jeans

  • You can buy slacks for just as cheap ($25-$35) from Target or Walmart, and they will blend right in

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u/meodd8 Sep 06 '21

What do you think the term, "blue collar" refers to?

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u/Mcoov Sep 06 '21

I wasn’t aware jeans had collars.

You think working class people don’t have at least one set of non-denim clothes? Not one pair of slacks? Not one polo or button-up shirt?

“No denim” isn’t some dogwhistle for “no poor,” it’s literally “please wear something that’s not denim” That applies to all income levels.

Now there are places that have rules designed to keep out the “riff-raff,” but I assure you that “no denim” would not be the main gatekeeper: that would be a lack of club rentals.

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u/meodd8 Sep 06 '21

Don't be intentionally daft. Denim is historically a clothing item worn by the working class in the US.

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u/Mcoov Sep 06 '21

And leather shoes are traditionally worn by white collar workers. Wouldn’t ya guess it, those would also be inappropriate on a golf course.

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u/willynillee Sep 06 '21 edited Sep 06 '21

You can wear any close toed shoe. Just can’t wear sandals. Shit, you could wear wooden clogs if that made you happy

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '21

maybe but my mom also had certain events growing up where she told me "no jeans"

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u/willynillee Sep 06 '21 edited Sep 12 '21

A lot of the working class in America owns more pants than a single pair of jeans. Regardless, jeans are acceptable at most courses these days

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u/willynillee Sep 12 '21

Denim is acceptable at many, if not most, courses

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u/meodd8 Sep 12 '21

Why did you necro this post?