By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN
(CNN) - Whether you're a high schooler or Ted Kaczynski, a soccer mom or a Rocky Balboa fan, you've likely embraced the hooded sweatshirt at some point in life.
For all its comfort and simplicity, the hoodie leads a dual life. Utilitarian and homogenous in form, hooded garments have been wardrobe staples of monks and hip-hop stars, Silicon Valley programmers and tycoons alike.
Yet it still carries a social stigma that has made it the object of legislative bans and political speeches. Now, amid widespread outcry over the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, the hoodie has become a symbol of social injustice.
What defines you? Maybe it’s the shade of your skin, the place you grew up, the accent in your words, the make up of your family, the gender you were born with, the intimate relationships you chose to have or your generation? As the American identity changes we will be there to report it. In America is a venue for creative and timely sharing of news that explores who we are. Reach us at inamerica@cnn.com.
© 2012 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
| Advertise with us | About us | Help | Advertising Practices
Dawkins is pathetic.
Hoodiez for hoods
Gettin so a black can't wear a hood in 90 degree weather ib a crime ridden neighborhood and get a cab in this town.
Pure racism, makes no sense....hahahaha
AMEN, to the (D) Ill, congress man! It's time American's wakeup! Psych testing for anyone carrying a weapon! Police, soldiers and civilians alike! If you are a bigit, pregitis, PTSD, &you can't serve all Americans equally without bias, you don't deserve a weapon! Stop the insanity!
What does the (D) stand for? Dopey? Childish display of defiance. Lack of respect for proper decorum .... (D) for dope from IL.
If you're a black, which implies poor impulse control, you can't own a firearm....stop the insanity!
Ohhh wait they don't own, they steal
EYNow, thousands of people, many of whome, normally would not wear hoodies, have turned the hoodie into a symbol of defiance. In your face and what are you going to do about it? BRILLIANT!