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by Terence K. Lightning Jr. The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte’s editorial board. A few months ago, when researching gender norms in clothing, I discovered we tend to value feminine qualities less than masculine ones. We are much more accepting of girls, for instance, who wear “boy shorts” or blazers than we are of boys who wear leggings or crop tops. Since social progress is important to me, I think we need to value both our feminine and masculine sides equally. Oddly enough, a video game from Nintendo provides inspiration. In Splatoon 2 you play as an Inkling, a humanoid squid, who shoots various bright-colored inks around various beautiful environments. While playing as an Octoling, a humanoid octopus, I fell in love with the game—but not because of the action, visuals, or story. Regardless of what gender you choose, your Octoling wears a black, skin-tight outfit that reveals part of your midsection. This clothing option shocked me. I repeatedly made sure this was an option for my male Octoling because a skintight midsection-revealing outfit is considered feminine by our standards. Regardless of my character’s gender, I was also able to wear two other set of gear—one that that comes with a gray crop top and another with a pink baggy hoodie.
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte’s editorial board.
Muncie, Indiana is like many other cities throughout the Midwest. With booming industries from the late 19th century into the 20th century, with the founding of natural gas mining, the Ball Corporation and the auto industry made it a blue-collar town with hard-working individuals.
Ball State's Fashion Design Society presented its "Cheers to 20 Years" fashion show on Saturday in the Applied Technology Building.