Today I was thinking about sweaters and how much I love them. It got me thinking about the origin of sweaters and how if you say sweaters enough it sounds like a very strange word. If it was up to me they would be called something quite different. It's the fault of all those silly (I was going to say stupid, but I thought that would be a bit harsh and judgemental...) athletes who decided it would be a good idea to wear a material that is made out of sheep, goat, or alpaca hair. Naturally, someone who is doing strenuous activity in a garment made out of wooly animal hair is going to sweat; thus the name "sweater". The only athletes who really still workout in really warm clothes while inside are wrestlers and they wear "sweatshirts" which are entirely different so I think there should be a revolution. Sweaters should no longer be called sweaters but possibly something like a "Cosby" or a "Mister Rogers". Now someone might argue that the "Cosby" and the "Mister Rogers" are genres of the sweater. This is true but rather than say, "Today I am wearing a Cosby sweater." One could just state, "I'm wearing a Cosby." Every one already knows that it is a sweater. There is a sweater that already follows this rule. It is the cardigan, named after the 7th Earl of Cardigan. When someone states that they are wearing a cardigan they usually don't say, "I'm wearing a cardigan sweater." It sounds slightly off. I think this should carry throughout all genres of the sweater until one day the unpleasant title of sweater, filled with all its yucky, sweaty connotations, will eventually dissolve. When I don myself in something as wonderful and classy as Peruvian alpaca, cashmere goat, or Merino sheep I'd prefer to not think of people pumping iron at intolerable levels of heat due to their poor clothing choice. Consider this during the holiday season. Think twice before you say, "I'm going to wear a heavily beaded Christmas sweater!" Are you really planning on sweating excessively while wearing it? If so you should possibly choose a different garment. As an alternative you could possibly state, "I'm going to wear a heavily beaded clothing item made of sheep hair!" Doesn't it sound so much more poetic?
Today I was thinking about sweaters and how much I love them. It got me thinking about the origin of sweaters and how if you say sweaters enough it sounds like a very strange word. If it was up to me they would be called something quite different. It's the fault of all those silly (I was going to say stupid, but I thought that would be a bit harsh and judgemental...) athletes who decided it would be a good idea to wear a material that is made out of sheep, goat, or alpaca hair. Naturally, someone who is doing strenuous activity in a garment made out of wooly animal hair is going to sweat; thus the name "sweater". The only athletes who really still workout in really warm clothes while inside are wrestlers and they wear "sweatshirts" which are entirely different so I think there should be a revolution. Sweaters should no longer be called sweaters but possibly something like a "Cosby" or a "Mister Rogers". Now someone might argue that the "Cosby" and the "Mister Rogers" are genres of the sweater. This is true but rather than say, "Today I am wearing a Cosby sweater." One could just state, "I'm wearing a Cosby." Every one already knows that it is a sweater. There is a sweater that already follows this rule. It is the cardigan, named after the 7th Earl of Cardigan. When someone states that they are wearing a cardigan they usually don't say, "I'm wearing a cardigan sweater." It sounds slightly off. I th
ink this should carry throughout all genres of the sweater until one day the unpleasant title of sweater, filled with all its yucky, sweaty connotations, will eventually dissolve. When I don myself in something as wonderful and classy as Peruvian alpaca, cashmere goat, or Merino sheep I'd prefer to not think of people pumping iron at intolerable levels of heat due to their poor clothing choice. Consider this during the holiday season. Think twice before you say, "I'm going to wear a heavily beaded Christmas sweater!" Are you really planning on sweating excessively while wearing it? If so you should possibly choose a different garment. As an alternative you could possibly state, "I'm going to wear a heavily beaded clothing item made of sheep hair!" Doesn't it sound so much more poetic?
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