I was going to leave this thread alone, but now that it's back up to the top, I'll comment again. I agree with Kari that this is a sad statement on Americans.
What makes it so sad to me is that these aren't just people who "don't know" how to dress.... these are...
1) people who are seeking attention (why else would you wear some of those outlandish get ups or downright vulgar t-shirts?) and then to post their pic on the web is just feeding that desire for attention and encouraging the "I want to be the center of attention" mentality
2) people who are being rebellious and couldn't give a rat's patootie whether or not they are offending or being disrespectful to the rest of society
3) girls who are obviously so wounded and have such little self-respect that they walk around exposing every inch of their bodies to the world.
I could care less if little old ladies walk around with their pants too short or a bad wig. You wouldn't catch me in a decorated sweatshirt or a t-shirt adorned with my grandkids handprints, but some ladies really get a kick out of that sort of thing and I need to be gracious enough to allow them that small joy in life.
But when our country (and world for that matter) is full of people who are disrespectful and wounded to the point of zero self-respect, that breaks my heart. And then the rest of us in the world use these people for our entertainment-- just think of all of the reality TV and gossip magazines that we are so enamored with as a culture.
So yes, it is truly a very sad commentary on the state of our culture ;-(
