Taking Back The Checkered Scarf

My first post on this blog was actually inspired by the type of checkered and houndstooth scarf seen in this photo, a.k.a. the Arafat scarf.

The short story: I liked how they looked and how they go with anything, but I didn’t want to be seen in one, lest anyone mistake me for one of these charm school graduates.


Seriously, don’t these kids have anything better to protest about? When I was in college we tried to stop the administration from raising student fees and forcing us to take classes that served no purpose except to make money for the school. But students barricading themselves into a room until the school agrees to give scholarships to kids in Gaza?
Come on.

But I digress.

The issue here is, these kids say they want to “take back” NYU. Well… I would like to take back the houndstooth scarf from self-righteous trust fund cunts who don’t even know how to work what they’re wearing.
I also intend to take back plaid scarves and paisley scarves while I’m at it and anything else that could be mistaken for one of the shown-above accessories, at least to the untrained eye.

Yep.

(NY Times Photo)