do you think the hoodie culture is a good thing or a bad thing?

I love hoodies. My favorite article of clothing that I currently own is a hoodie. Besides. Wearing a hoodie can lead you to greatness. Just look at Bill Belichick. 3 time, soon to be 4 time Super Bowl winning coach. I say to you great people. Embrace the hoodie.

Hoodie is modern style in dress and many poeple like it because hoodie looks fasionable and beautiful. I don't think it means any bad things related kids behavior. Kids like it sometime just because their favorite stars are hoodies, so they dress themselves follwoing the star's style.

I think that the two things are completely UNrelated...especially considering my kids LOVE hoodies and so do I...we wear them all the time..I make them and make the hoods larger than usual because I like it like that..... So leaving hoodies completely out of the equation...What happened to make the kids that ARE trouble bada$$es like that? The fact that so many today are latchkey kids...I see it all the time and have for a few yrs now in the kids in the neighbourhood where I'm from AND in some of my sons friends (he's 14) and I hear about it from my neices..in fact my OWN neice became an unrulely mess for a good while there last yr! These kids are fending for themselves more often than not..They come from broken, damaged and abusive homes, have no mentors, the school is demanding too much of them, their families either pay no mind or just right them off if they even notice at all and sadly (THIS IS A KICKER) the cops really dont care anymore either...and yes this has actually come out of more than one cops mouth over teens I know etc... its gotten worse because the world is changing..society is changing...parents are changing....

I think that it is in a way the parents fault. There are so many parents that don't spend time with their kids, trying to guide them. I'm busy with work and school and all but I try to find the time to spend with my kids. I always tell them they can come to me and talk to me about anything. If i'm really busy I tell them that if its important to say "mom I really need to talk" and I will stop what i'm doing and talk to them. I believe communication is the key. I know this has helped in building character in my kids. I posted this before but i'll say it again. my 10 yr old son helped a little girl find her parents in the store one day when we went. I was so proud of him. Later on we talked about how he did the right thing. I started talking to him about right and wrong when he was about six. I believe its important to start out talking to them when they are young. But you need to keep the communication open as they grow. Ok thats just my opinion.

Just b/c someone wears a hoodie does not make them a bad person. I wear hoodies everyday and I have not once done anything against the law. Most kids do these things to get attention that they may not be getting at home. Or as a cry for help...

I wear a hoodie, more because it's the warmest piece of clothing I have than anything. I don't think it's about the way they're dressed, I know people from all genres that are little thugs but what I do think is that there is not enough discipline nowadays. The Police aren't allowed to do anything, they can't physically restrain anybody or else they can get sued. Parents can't slap their child because the kids can call Childline or Social Services. Teachers can't physically remove anybody from class for being disruptive. For some reason the government decided that any form of punishment was wrong & that's when this fiasco started. I used to be scared of people older than me because I was taught respect. If I was out of line my Father would slap me round the back of the legs, I never did it again. I do agree that kids are bored, but that's because they don't have much imagination anymore, they don't go out and play, they go out n get some drink or some smoke. Parents don't have a choice of being stay at home parents anymore which I believe is the biggest cause for this behaviour. Nobody gets paid enough. The parents have to work the kids have to fend for themselves & then the parents get blamed when they're just trying to keep a roof over their head and clothes on their back. Whether it be a hoodie or not! Bring back a little bit of punishment I say. Unless your getting beaten the hell out of for no reason, then a slap on the wrists could do some good!!!

i think the environment has a lot to do with it. i notice that some are just trying to get the attention of other people by playing a different-from-normal kid. the reason might be a lack of appreciation form their homes, schools or friends. that is why they are trying to get it on public just to be notice by dressing differently.

hoodies are cute

My understanding is they want anonymity which is weird unless they are causing trouble. What I don't get is why they walk in the street totally dressed darkly. Are they so bored that they want to die? Next time I see a Hoodie, I will ask them why they choose to walk in the street when a sidewalk is available.