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Is there a name for this trend my brother appears to be a part of? (lemmy.cafe)
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I didn't notice it until my brother introduced me to a bunch of his mates and they literally look the same. My brother's in his mid to late 20's and it's like this weird fashion choice mixed with weird slang, "mush" instead of "mate", "minging", "safe", day to day attire of him and his friends group is always some sports branded baseball cap, usually Nike and grey or black, gold chain necklaces, matching tracksuit (again usually Nike, black or grey) and expensive Nike Air Max trainers that cost like 120 quid. They all listen to the same music and I saw my brother watching videos which had similar groups of people doing stuff. Is this some new trend I didn't notice until now? Can't keep up nowadays

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[–] unknown@piefed.social 21 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Lmao your brother is a chav

[–] Tiffany1994@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm afraid to ask if that's a good or a bad thing.

[–] unknown@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

If 1994 is your birth year and you're from the UK, I'm honestly kinda baffled by you not knowing what a chav is.

Did you like, not go outside or watch tv between 2000 and 2013? It was most prominent in that era, there were hoards of chavs in every town centre and was referenced everywhere from tv sketch shows like Little Britain and Catherine Tate, to politics where bloody David Cameron said 'hug a hoodie' practically every five minutes for what felt like years.

Chav was/is a working class youth subculture based around rap music and street fashion. Some are nice people and some are violent pricks, like with any cross section of society. As a queer goth kid, I mainly encountered the violent prick kind while growing up but I've known a few who were alright over the years too.

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