[KN26935]

It’s not a trend; it’s just tacky.

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[Matt A.]

On at least a half dozen occasions, I have seen young black women in my neighborhood wear furry bedroom slippers in public, whether to the store or at fast food restaurants. Is anyone familiar with this? Is it a hip hop trend?

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[Kathy26674]

Hi: I know what you’re talking about. I started noticing this in the 1970’s along with the public wearing of hair rollers. Where I live it happens almost exclusively in the Black lower class. It has eased here though and not seen so much any longer.

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[em]

I don’t know if that it is hip-hop thing, at my school lots of girls wear slippers, it doesn’t seem to matter what race they are. They’re comfortable.

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[kimmi]

I’ve actually seen white people do that, too. But it’s not a hip hop trend that i know about. I personally find it kind of tacky.

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[Monika]

Sometimes, it’s just easier to keep your houseshoes on than to put on tennis, especially when you’re just running in the store quickly. I will admit that I was guilty of doing this, however, after much berrating from my mother on how lazy I appeared to be, I have since given up that habit and urge all my black sisters to do the same. HA HA.

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[Brenda19421]

I’ve seen it too. I saw a woman during a Mardi Gras parade wearing a nice outfit with…white furry slippers. I have also seen black women on the streetcar with their hair in rollers or a shower cap on their heads. I wonder if they simply don’t care what other people think.

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[Kerrie26483]

Matt, it is not a hip-hop trend, nor is it a ‘black’ thing. Those people are just ignorant of decorum in public. I am a college educated professional and you would never catch me in slippers in public. Chalk it up to lower class uneducatedness—not race or trend…

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[Antoniette-Holt]

Reason: Not giving an excuse for furry slippers in public, but its just like women who were tennis shoes with their suits, rather than heels. Its for comfort. I know myself, I’ll were flats around work then change into heels for meetings or presentations. So its not just a hip hop trend or a specific color thing. Its a comfort thang.

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[Brittany]

A Hip-hop trend? How is wearing slippers outdoors affiliated with music? Don’t take it personal, but hip-hop is not the only music young African-Americans listen to. Also, wearing slippers is not a trend its for comfort only. Usually people are in and out of a grocery store or a fast food place so fashion is not one of their top priorities.

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[Mr-Black20360]

nah — its a ‘comfortable with your nieghborhood’, ‘feel at home’, ‘college kid’, ‘only going to be out a few minutes’, kind of thing i used to see a lot of people (all etnicities) wearing PJ’s to an area deli to pick up a quick sandwhich or wash their clothes on the weekend etc

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[Nicolas]

The only answer I have in mind is that it’s just comfortable for your feet. That’s all.

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[Jennifer30862]

Hi Matt. I’ve seen this too. My guess would be that it’s a class thing.

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[Nicole]

No, this is not a hip hop trend. It’s just comfortable and convenient for a short trip to the store or fast food resturant. However, most African-American women don’t think that it is appropriate. And by the way, I have seen a lot of white men, women and their children in stores with no shoes on at all.

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[Kelley]

My college students of all races (but mostly white, and yes, young women) wear all kinds of bedroom slippers and even pajamas to class and walk around campus in them right up till the first snowfall. It’s probably a lot about comfort (social as well as physical) and convenience, a little bit about rebellion, and not at all about race. Personally, I think it looks sloppy, but it doesn’t bother me as long as the student stays awake in class.

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