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Don't tell me not to wear a NASA jumpsuit, I'll wear whatever I want
#HTE
Lately, it seems a certain type of reporter is clutching his pearls about the emergence of NASA jumpsuits as fashion items. In the case of Ars Technica’s Eric Berger, this freak-out was precipitated by the appearance of a jumpsuit in Teen Vogue. For Vinay Menon, writing in the Toronto Star, it’s model Cara Delevingne wearing a jumpsuit in an Instagram shot. How dare you, they whine. Don’t you know you’re not going to space?
Here’s Menon:
A spacesuit for everyday wear? What’s next? A beekeeper suit for the gym? A haz-mat suit for formal functions?
Hey bro: who asked you?
That’s pretty fucked up, on a number of fronts. First of all, it’s a jumpsuit — I don’t see any helmets or gloves or breathing-assistance devices, as one does with…
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