Well? I'm just wondering because here's my story:

I live in a small farm town in the midwest. I am European, and I get to travel back every so often. Here in my town (and the U.S in particular) everyone dresses like ****; sweatpants and sweatshirts are the staples of fashion. Now, me being a European, I like to look nice and and bring essences of European fashion with me, so whenever I go out in public or go to school, I dress as nicely as possible. Now, I'm not gay, but everyone thinks I am and bullies me because of what I wear I don't wear anything super tight or downright flaming or anything, just really nice stuff. This is my last year in HS, and all though I'm excited to go out to college where people are more accepting, I still can't help but feel guilty that I won't look back on my HS days as fondly as everyone else

But my question is, why are nicely dressed straights stereotyped as gay? Is it because I live in a small, sheltered town where sweatpants and old white nikes are the Hoy Grail? Should I stop dressing nicely?
What do you think/assume about nicely dressed straights?

I think he must have a good girlfriend. A girl will always come in and do some tweaking

Yeah no, I don't wear that

If they care about their clothes too much their sexuality is suspect that's just the way it is. Here's an example of normal "straight" clothing where I live.






Wait, aren't you on ATRL?

Hmm hard to say. At my high school in Utah, all the Mormon jocks and preps wore really nice clothes and they kept themselves very clean. They were very fashionable actually. No one accused each other of being gay cause everyone dressed nice.

No self respecting gay would be caught dead in uggs

omg what the **** they drag you for not wearing sweatpants


My school would tear the kids at your school apart.
Everyone at my school is like upper-middle class so you would probably be the only one safe

Ummm, where I live, only broke people didn't dress nice. My highschool had people in ties, suits, etc. "Dressed down was things like Ralp Lauren and Polo" and even then, that was only getting close to summer.

Sweat pants. I never saw those at my highschool. Someone would be crucified.

edit: Go look at Taylor Lautner's Bench photos. Those were like the edge of what people wore.

I know, right? The logic
I live in a town full of white trash, and wearing sweatpants classifies you as one of the cool kids.
That, and socks and sandals
Like, that's the stuff you should wear at home

Thanks Boo

Maybe college will be what I will look back on with a smile

No? Just wear what's comfortable.

Polish fashion isn't that great either tbh...

Where did you find that video?

And I know, but I never said I wore their style of clothes.