Heres a link to the article: Hug a Hoodie: What the U.K. Teaches us About Making a Sweatshirt a Symbol
the article was mostly about how hoodies are related to so many things. they can be a fad, a way to blend in, to not be seen, being a gangster or a bad person, someone mysteries. How hoodies signify that you are going to do something bad. that wearing hoodies is apart of a sort of street culture and you are look at as a gangster. also on how clothing is used for profiling. plus how the hoodie is profiled on people and it is most likely profiled under a dangerous person.
in the article i think the main idea was that people shouldnt be profiled on what they are wearing. through out the article the author keeps bring back that hoodies make you look bad, or a gangster. in the text it says "The hoodie is the uniform of the troublemaker" a perfect example of people profiling people wearing the hoodie. when tyron jakeson was wearing a hoodie he was completely harmless and didnt want involvement with anyone at the time. “We—the people in suits—often see hoodies as aggressive, the uniform of a rebel army of young gangsters" another quote from the article, this own was said by the prime minister and him and his people are profiling people that wear hoodies to be gangsters. how does a sweatshirt with a hood make someone so dangerous? By covering there hair and keeping them warm makes someone harmful. thats what hoodies do keep people warm but then they are taken for dangerous people makes no sense.
this whole thing is just wrong, people shouldnt be judged and claim dangerous for wearing a simple piece of clothing. a hoodie is just like wearing a fleece jacket or coat, it keeps you warm and cozy outside. if people are profiled for covering their head then if people wear hats then are they considered dangerous too or are they just normal people. Also just because someone is a minority and wears a hoodie makes them lethal is for one thing racist and two profiling. thats 2 major things rolled into one, thats a major problem in my book . plus just the thought of it is sicking how people can think so wrongly about others.