man what? battle jackets are to showcase your punk and metal band tastes (for the most part). usually the bands are political statements in and of themselves.
as tacky as it is, you can have just a leather or denim jacket with your political and societal beliefs and thats fine. just dont call it a battle jacket and think that these subcultures will just accept that.
Heh, the battle part of battle jackets isnât metaphorical dude. You thought it was just for showing off your hobbies and music tastes? To be clear you do that too but yeesh
Edit: what hug ya from? Got room? I can bring cookies. Unironically enjoy hugs
You misunderstood my friend of ambiguous gender. Battle jackets trace back to actual soldiers and stuff. And donât let the wikis fool ya but the dudes wearing their affiliations werenât just cuddly if ya get my drift. No worry tho, I ainât stupid but I hang around with all types.
So your number or I give you mine. Need the deets on the hug box on god
Yeah Iâve been around too many weird youngins and Iâm terminally online. Not dem tho. Frankly the history is less important that punks did have to expect to beat butt wearing their stuff, sharps and such. Kinda sad because that recent history, recent enough that you can literally talk to older people and get the deets
Tbh i didnt like u at first reading thru this post's comments but you're pretty funny. Politically pretty different than you and dont like the virtue signaling because of how prominent its become for people to act like theyre good people. Oddly, all extremists sound fucking retarded when they get mad and wont listen to others. But you've definitely had some good takes in these comments, have a Merry Christmas homie
The people afraid to virtue signal arenât different. Their beliefs are given, they are also insecure, but they give real alt vibes when they donât believe in the polite part of polite society; me neither, but I grew my values myself
Homework for yall if you are interested, how many post in here still weaponize polititeness? They give off alt vibes, they ainât really tho
It started with the military putting patches on their vests (literal battlevests), then a bunch of ex-military bikers started patching for their clubs, then punks saw it and thought it looked cool, then metalheads, and now these fucking people.
I feel like if they swapped colours it would still look off. Our brains are focused on things that stand out from the rest, so we jusy assume that the least used colour is the highlight, i think.
Something all these jackets have in common is how low effort they look. Not only are you not taking the time to actually learn about punk fashion, but youâre not helping the causes you act like you support but canât take the time to put any level of effort into your patches. Paper, tape, glue, paint, and an x acto knife can get you a clean look.
i genuinely think the only reason people say this slur is to try and trigger people. like what do you gain? so many words carry the same point without being ableist
Notice how the only statements they put are the least controversial ones? The front really only has one âstatementâ, the flag of palestine. And the back? Nazi bad, gender equality, pro choice and anti elon.
I mean.. these things are barely even considered an opinion. Whats the point of a battle jacket if youâre just going to put stuff that 98% of people will either agree with or just ignore
I get your point, but thatâs real lmao. There are people out there whose entire personality is derivative of TikTok influencers. Itâs trendy to love Palestine especially in light of the last 5 or so years, itâs just safe rebellion. Technically, Israel is our #1 ally, but almost no body outside of Israel agrees with the treatment of Palestinians. It appears rather anti-Semitic to be anti Israel, so instead people are pro-Palestine
To be fair though, there has always been safe rebellion going around. âPunch a Naziâ or any slogan of the sort seems radical at first glance, but no body(outside of the south) would disagree with that slogan, lest you look like a Nazi.
Their heart is in the right place, theyâre just dipping their pinky toe into this anti-fascist identity theyâre piecing together
lol, where are ya from? You must be around a bunch of progressive folk or smth. Ouch to the south catching strays
How about this, you could make a comment asking the people in this sub if they are anti racist or support Palestine. Half of em are afraid to âvirtue signalâ Iâm guessing afraid to make racist folk feel bad? Who knows
Iâm from Virginia, depends on where you go but it can be âprogressiveâ. I donât understand your second statement. Anything can be virtue signaling I suppose, but if you truly believe in what youâre saying, you shouldnât worry about that
I mean that people would rather not say something if it may be seen as virtue signaling. Iâm slightly concerned you consider Virginia as a whole all that progressive. They did keep some promises they gave after the last round of blm protests right? Can you vote if you have been imprisoned?
We had a lot of promises after the last round of BLM protests and they were mostly rolled back or the execution was pretty bad.
Public sentiment has shifted a bit more towards fascism both dem and republican. So unfortunately no, a lot of people are happy to punch fascist. We will see what will happen in the near future, there has been a lot of big events compounding to change public opinion recently
Whatâs the quote marks around progressive btw? I would rather not call Virginia progressive, also I donât care for the word much itself. Have a word you would rather use?
I mean that Virginia pretends to be progressive. Thereâs a lot of poor people who arenât going to be able to afford their housing if the inflation continues. Thereâs a lot of secretory racist white people, but thereâs just too many colored folk to be openly racist. You see it once in a while but I donât think anyone is looking to get into a fight over skin color. Personally, Iâm black and donât have many problems, but I still get those looks in certain areas
We tend to vote blue in the presidential elections, but thatâs only because of the population density in the coastal cities. Everyone out west is white and republican. Also they banned flavored vapes apart from tobacco and menthol flavors. God damn tyrants
its not though, the green should be on the bottom and the black on the top if they wanted a Palestinian flag.
its probably just a simple mistake but its funny to think that they cared enough about showing support to make the flag, but didnt care enough to get it right
Oh you are right, probably a Baâath party flag then, strange choice
Edit* no very wrong there, there are versions of this flag with a flavor of pan Arab sentiment I donât know what this user means but no not Baâath. Chance itâs still cool
yeah idk, i have mixed feeling on showing support for pan-arabism.
on one hand, its great if they could mend their differences and work together to create a more prosperous region for their people that doesnt rely on oil and bloodshed.
on the other hand, there are other groups -like the Kurdish or Amazigh peoples- native to the area that would not be represented and have been historically oppressed and assimilated by the Arabs who have conquered them
Yeah, exactly where my mixed feelings lie. But as someone who likes pan African movements, while knowing they can exist along side diasporas around many ethnicities, I didnât want to assume
Edit: oh shit you that person who pissed me off in the other comments. Hi
It's so funny that all you judge like no one judges you too for wearing what you want .. what's wrong with freedom of expression, you don't get to gatekeep what a jacket looks like I think this one is fun
I bet if that jacket gets washed, all of the virtue signaling drawings fade away
I don't think it's gonna get washed, though...
Yeah
It is very literally meant to be used as a signal of your morals and values so Iâm unsure if thatâs really much of a diss. Kinda like a trump hat
man what? battle jackets are to showcase your punk and metal band tastes (for the most part). usually the bands are political statements in and of themselves.
as tacky as it is, you can have just a leather or denim jacket with your political and societal beliefs and thats fine. just dont call it a battle jacket and think that these subcultures will just accept that.
Heh, the battle part of battle jackets isnât metaphorical dude. You thought it was just for showing off your hobbies and music tastes? To be clear you do that too but yeesh
Edit: what hug ya from? Got room? I can bring cookies. Unironically enjoy hugs
to be fair, i figured you knew that the "battle" part was for concerts and moshing. i didnt want to assume that youre unintelligent or something.
i also have no idea what that second part is talking about. but like cookies and hugs sound okay, yeah
You misunderstood my friend of ambiguous gender. Battle jackets trace back to actual soldiers and stuff. And donât let the wikis fool ya but the dudes wearing their affiliations werenât just cuddly if ya get my drift. No worry tho, I ainât stupid but I hang around with all types.
So your number or I give you mine. Need the deets on the hug box on god
ohh do you mean like flak jackets?
what on Mars' red Mars are you talking about with the hug box? is this some hip lingo im too young to understand?
Yeah Iâve been around too many weird youngins and Iâm terminally online. Not dem tho. Frankly the history is less important that punks did have to expect to beat butt wearing their stuff, sharps and such. Kinda sad because that recent history, recent enough that you can literally talk to older people and get the deets
Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/baddlejackets/s/Kx4PPvPPW5
Ainât even just me who knows this history, this yall people as well
arent we all
This has been the most confident blunder Iâve witnessed in some time dear me
Bait? Just dm me if ya wanna talk
It is exactly for showing of the bands you like. Nothing more.
Oh my, am I breaking the punk rules!?đ€
im so anti elon i'm gonna advertise his name on my jacket forever
Like the "Trumps not my president" tattoo. Good job, now you have to see his name everyday
same as any other one too. like a tatoo aint gonna do shit to oust your unpreferred president, you just look like a prick
I just wanna know what it is with baddle jackets and can pull tabs
Easy metal to get and put onÂ
In general, it's a cool way to add some hardware before you add the spikes/if you can't afford them. Also shiny things fascinate kids
"cool"
I feel like if they must be told that the shiny draws the freaks they may not need to be told jack shit about alt culture
Cause theyâre cool when done right
What's with all these having those soda can tabs?
I'm surprised that nobody has said the paint job is complete ass đ
The paint job is complete ass.
Tbh never saw a "battle jacket" with that few patches. No interesting political statement, no bands. That's a strike.
Wtf is this guy battling with, his self esteem?
You could say confidence is a weapon
The upside down Palestine flagđđ
Came here to say this. Glad someone else caught it
They/them green hair jacket
Hell the fuck yeah, you know if someone is wearing this your latte is about to be good as hell
Gosh, donât look at my account bud
take your meds man
Awh, thanks for reminding me đ
Who does lil bro think he is đ
Someone who wouldnât be caught dead saying âlil broâ, not in this context. so uh, you not black or what?
Damn, looked through your history. The fact that you truly may be one of my people⊠I need to sit down and feel embarrassed for a bit.
Either that or your like a oligist or some shit, equally terrifying
Quit snooping pal, youâre not a detective
Not a detective, just nosey
So youâre ordering lattes but youâre too punk for the person serving them to you?
Huh? naw, I like this jacket and blue/green haired people to be clear.
Maybe try being on a sub of like minded people then? What is being here doing for you
Iâm weird and like people watching, also I love reminding folks that normal people exist
https://preview.redd.it/jl3gz7md599g1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd0e1f84455f00221bd782969eb65e63674489fc
Noooooo I would like to displease Anton Lavey đ
Tbh i didnt like u at first reading thru this post's comments but you're pretty funny. Politically pretty different than you and dont like the virtue signaling because of how prominent its become for people to act like theyre good people. Oddly, all extremists sound fucking retarded when they get mad and wont listen to others. But you've definitely had some good takes in these comments, have a Merry Christmas homie
Appreciate it
Edit: oh. Also
The people afraid to virtue signal arenât different. Their beliefs are given, they are also insecure, but they give real alt vibes when they donât believe in the polite part of polite society; me neither, but I grew my values myself
Homework for yall if you are interested, how many post in here still weaponize polititeness? They give off alt vibes, they ainât really tho
Iâll post ones I think are funny https://www.reddit.com/r/baddlejackets/s/IkpkMaIxle
â0/10 not punk enoughâ
https://www.reddit.com/r/baddlejackets/s/yi0bVjFTAu
âPfft well I mean sometimes itâs coolâ
https://www.reddit.com/r/baddlejackets/s/xHIyL7eO9P
Hi guys im 14 and have no personality
the classic âi support the current thingâ
Lmao just laugh and walk away, fellas.
Wait. They unironically call them battle jackets? I thought it was just a joke
It started with the military putting patches on their vests (literal battlevests), then a bunch of ex-military bikers started patching for their clubs, then punks saw it and thought it looked cool, then metalheads, and now these fucking people.
Why are they highlighting TECT in protect choice?
TECT
I think theyâve tried to highlight âPROâ but theyâre a bit slowđŹ
Pro(tect) choice -> pro choice
I get it. You would assume they wouldâve chosen the brighter color to highlight their political slogan
I feel like if they swapped colours it would still look off. Our brains are focused on things that stand out from the rest, so we jusy assume that the least used colour is the highlight, i think.
lmao i came from that video to check if theres a post with it
I did the same and when I saw that it hasn't been posted I decided to do it myself lmao
TMW you have a hate symbol on your clothing.
Where?
The double lightning bolts that they have a red X through
Something all these jackets have in common is how low effort they look. Not only are you not taking the time to actually learn about punk fashion, but youâre not helping the causes you act like you support but canât take the time to put any level of effort into your patches. Paper, tape, glue, paint, and an x acto knife can get you a clean look.
"PROTECT CHOICE..."
"...unless they're Palestinian Muslim women, then I dont care if they have a choice."
There's more Elon musk than bands
A retard jacket
Oh no it's Billy badass
I mean someone putting skelanimals on their jacket is probably very proud of thier body and mind, disabled or not. It just gives the vibe.
Why are yall so bad at dissing folk. Atleast be funny
Mr bobby toughknuckles here
His name is Johnny, can't you read?
johnny is his last name, his first name is homicide
Sorry, I can't read.
i genuinely think the only reason people say this slur is to try and trigger people. like what do you gain? so many words carry the same point without being ableist
Stop using buzzwords, its bad for you.
if you mean ableist, by definition i am correct. it is prejudice against disabled people to use a slur meant to degrade them
npc
beep boop
Please up your reading level man. I care about you
npc
bro..WTF IS THIS WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS
Anti-electricity patch is it?
Steam power is best power, obviously
Bro took "steampunk" too literally
Ik thats probably a joke, but incase its not, its a nazi symbol
Danggg where can I join the anti-Elon club
It's sad cuz those jackets often have a good message but they are just so poorly made and cringe
Notice how the only statements they put are the least controversial ones? The front really only has one âstatementâ, the flag of palestine. And the back? Nazi bad, gender equality, pro choice and anti elon.
Should they be trying to be controversial instead?
I mean.. these things are barely even considered an opinion. Whats the point of a battle jacket if youâre just going to put stuff that 98% of people will either agree with or just ignore
I thought the purpose was self-expression. Maybe theyâre just basic đ€·đœââïž
Is it self expression when you only put whatâs trendy on tiktok though?
I get your point, but thatâs real lmao. There are people out there whose entire personality is derivative of TikTok influencers. Itâs trendy to love Palestine especially in light of the last 5 or so years, itâs just safe rebellion. Technically, Israel is our #1 ally, but almost no body outside of Israel agrees with the treatment of Palestinians. It appears rather anti-Semitic to be anti Israel, so instead people are pro-Palestine
To be fair though, there has always been safe rebellion going around. âPunch a Naziâ or any slogan of the sort seems radical at first glance, but no body(outside of the south) would disagree with that slogan, lest you look like a Nazi.
Their heart is in the right place, theyâre just dipping their pinky toe into this anti-fascist identity theyâre piecing together
lol, where are ya from? You must be around a bunch of progressive folk or smth. Ouch to the south catching strays
How about this, you could make a comment asking the people in this sub if they are anti racist or support Palestine. Half of em are afraid to âvirtue signalâ Iâm guessing afraid to make racist folk feel bad? Who knows
Iâm from Virginia, depends on where you go but it can be âprogressiveâ. I donât understand your second statement. Anything can be virtue signaling I suppose, but if you truly believe in what youâre saying, you shouldnât worry about that
I mean that people would rather not say something if it may be seen as virtue signaling. Iâm slightly concerned you consider Virginia as a whole all that progressive. They did keep some promises they gave after the last round of blm protests right? Can you vote if you have been imprisoned?
We had a lot of promises after the last round of BLM protests and they were mostly rolled back or the execution was pretty bad.
Public sentiment has shifted a bit more towards fascism both dem and republican. So unfortunately no, a lot of people are happy to punch fascist. We will see what will happen in the near future, there has been a lot of big events compounding to change public opinion recently
Whatâs the quote marks around progressive btw? I would rather not call Virginia progressive, also I donât care for the word much itself. Have a word you would rather use?
I mean that Virginia pretends to be progressive. Thereâs a lot of poor people who arenât going to be able to afford their housing if the inflation continues. Thereâs a lot of secretory racist white people, but thereâs just too many colored folk to be openly racist. You see it once in a while but I donât think anyone is looking to get into a fight over skin color. Personally, Iâm black and donât have many problems, but I still get those looks in certain areas
We tend to vote blue in the presidential elections, but thatâs only because of the population density in the coastal cities. Everyone out west is white and republican. Also they banned flavored vapes apart from tobacco and menthol flavors. God damn tyrants
Nothing more punk than skelanimalsđ
Putting nazi symbols on your clothing is wild to me, crossed out or not
Cornball ahh jacket
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The heart lawd
With the amount of anti nazi patches I see in this sub you would think we are living in the 1940s.
Yeah, no one likes nazis but this isnât the fucking 4th reich đ
So bad
What battle are you fighting? The battle against getting laid?
Idk why people r hating. Tbh no itâs not a battle jacket but like who tf cares bro. Let people be creative fr
Agenda jacket
Eyyyyy Palestinian* flag , whoop whoop. I also highly enjoy skelanimals
its not though, the green should be on the bottom and the black on the top if they wanted a Palestinian flag.
its probably just a simple mistake but its funny to think that they cared enough about showing support to make the flag, but didnt care enough to get it right
Oh you are right, probably a Baâath party flag then, strange choice
Edit* no very wrong there, there are versions of this flag with a flavor of pan Arab sentiment I donât know what this user means but no not Baâath. Chance itâs still cool
yeah idk, i have mixed feeling on showing support for pan-arabism.
on one hand, its great if they could mend their differences and work together to create a more prosperous region for their people that doesnt rely on oil and bloodshed.
on the other hand, there are other groups -like the Kurdish or Amazigh peoples- native to the area that would not be represented and have been historically oppressed and assimilated by the Arabs who have conquered them
Yeah, exactly where my mixed feelings lie. But as someone who likes pan African movements, while knowing they can exist along side diasporas around many ethnicities, I didnât want to assume
Edit: oh shit you that person who pissed me off in the other comments. Hi
oh i didnt mean to piss you off. i am bad at social cues, sorry
Oh, huh, same. Itâs good
This sub is not even trying to hide their hatred, this jacket looks so cool
It's so funny that all you judge like no one judges you too for wearing what you want .. what's wrong with freedom of expression, you don't get to gatekeep what a jacket looks like I think this one is fun
I'm sure people judge what I wear at times, I don't care because I'm not 14.
It's freedom of expression for people to criticize shit that's posted on Internet forums, too
love it, good jacket