Weird, Weirder, Weirdest

From www.fark.com today:

"Grandmothers decide that they will end the fashion of hoodie swearshirts and baseball caps by wearing it themselves, making it uncool by default"

The opposite of cool: Grandmother of six Mari Savage and other senior friends in Margate, England, began a campaign this summer to wear hooded sweatshirts and baseball caps, in order to discourage teenagers from dressing that way, which Savage believes encourages gang behavior. Said Savage, to the Daily Telegraph, ''Once older people like us get hold of [these garments], they lose all their street cred.'' - Compiled by Chuck Shepherd

So whats the weirdest part of this story:

A: She is actually trying to make hoodies & baseball caps uncool by wearing them herself.

B: She believes wearing hooded sweatshirts encourages gang behavior.

C: She uses the phrase "street cred".

I think "A" is the strangest but "B" actually pisses me off a bit. I'm tired of upper genrations confusing effects and causes when it comes to youth. I used to wear Discus hoodies in the mid-90's, and I'm not beyond throwing a hoodie on these days. I once had a mean old uncle, who's no longer in the family, who told me I looked like a common Paterson hoodlum while I was wearing one. Never mind my Honor Roll status since 1st grade, never mind not judging a book by its cover. To this, I replied, "well, a hoodlum is a universal thing, there's really nothing specific about a Paterson one. Why would I look like a Paterson hoodlum?" In context, I was sending two messages:

1: What the hell is wrong with Paterson, just because you moved your family out, the town ain't worth a damn?

2: You're being assinine.

That shut him up. My parents like that one, and so did my grandma. They let us dress however we wanted as long as we didn't show off our boxers, stay out late or mess up in school. I have a level of respect for all older folks, but the ones I respect the most are the ones that see beyond their fear of what's different when it comes to those who grow up after them.

Those grannies should be careful of what fashion trends they fight: hoodies are mad comfortable, and there's nothing like a baseball cap for a bad hair(-piece?) day!