Clothing: 1980s vs Today

It’s 1980; the sun is shining. Kids were either chatting with their friends or walking home from school. Music was classified as either “bad” or “cheesy.” Women were “bodacious”  and men tried hard to be “bad to the bone.” Art was made by “bohos” and clubs were full of “party-hardy” people.
Enough of setting the scene, let’s get to the style of the '80s. The women were dressed in legwarmers and off-shoulder tops; their hair was either ultra teased or crimped. They wore glittery makeup and rocked giant bows in their hair. They strutted around in Reebok sneakers and waited on line for the roller-skating rink to open. The men had either mohawks or grew their hair out; they rocked Ray Ban glasses with rock band t-shirts. They had corduroy pants and Adidas high tops and spent all of their time either in the arcade or at the skateboarding rink. Everybody seemed to be comfortable. No real competition, no pressure, just everybody living their lives.
The present day, the sun is still shining. Kids are cursing each other out and staying out until the streetlights come on. Music is classified as “crap” or “live.” Women are “sexual objects” and men are classified as “useless.” Art is made by regular people and clubs are filled with teenagers or young adults.
The style you ask? Well ... women are wearing booty shorts and ripped jeans. They’re hair has weave, extensions, or clip-ins. They’re wearing heavy makeup and can’t wait to go to the club. The men are sagging their pants with their “snapbacks” on. They have either Jordans or Nikes on, and they can’t wait for Saturday for the new Jordans. Everybody is on the edge with the economy, and the pressure is rising continuously. 
Do you see the difference? Night and day right? People’s values are changing and not for the better. I don’t believe that people were killing each other for headphones or sneakers back in the '80s. Sneakers were just sneakers, and headphones were headphones. The same mentality does not seem to apply to the people of today, and all I can say is, “What happened?” What happened to stuff being just material items? When did people strive to be better than others and make that their main goal in life? When has style become such a big part in our lives that we constantly hear on the news that a boy has died because of the new Jordans? Maybe we should tone it down, make it so that style is just style again and not a reason to take someone’s life. This change of mentality should start immediately because soon enough, it’ll be normal for someone to die over sneakers and the shock will slowly wear off. 
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A popular hairstyle from the '80s.

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