And I'll tell you, while the fashion is genuinely off, the blogger, Leandra Medine, is hardly repellent.
"What is a Man Repeller?"
man·re·pell·er [mahn-ree-peller]Added: Now also at Instapundit and Memeorandum, where Jill Filipovic is linked. Yeah, it turns out that repelling men is a feminist thing: "Is Man-Repelling Fashion a Feminist Statement?"
–noun
outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive way that will result in repelling members of the opposite sex. This includes but is not limited to harem pants, boyfriend jeans, overalls (see: human repelling), shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewelry that resembles violent weaponry and clogs.
–verb (used without object),-pell·ing, -pell·ed.
to commit the act of repelling men:
Girl 1: What are you wearing tonight?
Girl 2: My sweet lime green drop crotch utility pants
Girl 1: Oh, so we're man repelling tonight? ...
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It may have just the opposite effect. Life is mystery and discovery and what better way than to make the best out of anything thrown up as a challenge. Just about half again too smart for their own good. It kind of says something that I am not too sure they want to actually express. Ah the sweet mysteries of life and the lack of real imagination.
I know a couple of "man repeller's"
Here's a short list... Janet Napolitano, Ellen Degeneres, Rosi O'donnel, Michelle Obama and Nancy Pelosi... This list goes on and on...
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