[Discussion] (If you disagree, please wait to downvote. Comment so that you can discuss your view too). There have been a couple posts lately where the comment section was not passing the vibe check. Fashion has a ton of influences, and doors are opened by trans, POC, and queer people.

These communities deserve respect and credit. To use the soft boy aesthetic as an example: the genesis of wearing traditionally femme clothes or make-up (or other clothes which serve as a cultural marker of traditionally "feminine" traits), specifically in the west, was influenced by queer people. It was not straight men getting interested in these things that has made the aesthetic safe for queer people, it was queer people who couldn't hide who they were and suffered for it who created representation and these style niches, which have now been taken up by non-queer people.It's great that society is becoming more open and understanding, and it's great that these aesthetics (and the values they represent!) are flowing into the mainstream, but using them while tearing queer, POC, or trans people down is unacceptable. The reality is that people still get murdered, harassed, discriminated against in the workplace, hate-crimed, and assaulted every day. The absolute least we can do is not make anti-trans or other hateful comments in a fashion sub while wearing the very pieces that are acceptable due to their identity and courage via /r/streetwear https://ift.tt/2VQqhbf