I had a really difficult time getting dressed this week. Emerging from under the covers felt nearly impossible, and the very last bits of energy I had in reserve were saved for commuting to work and doing my job. Picking out a fun outfit to wear was not at the top of my mind. So, whether through coincidence or subconscious, I chose a hoodie nearly every day. On Wednesday, following the election, I wore a hoodie that my partner had left on a chair, because it was nearby, it fit me, and I didn't want to try any harder than that. On Thursday, I chose another one of his hoodies, because I liked that it smelled like a safe place, it felt like a hug, and the sleeves came in handy when I found myself without a Kleenex in the middle of a cry.On Friday, I put a hoodie on on purpose. I chose a black one that was my own, and I wore it with earrings when I met up with friends for a drink. I wasn't wearing a hoodie to make a political statement, but as the week went on, it began to feel like one. In a country that killed Trayvon Martin simply because he was a young Black boy who chose to wear a hoodie — the same country that celebrates men like Mark Zuckerberg, a young white man who chooses to wear hoodies — hoodies can be as much a form of apathy as they are a form of protest.

The difference is your intention, and as the week wore on, I saw my intentions shift.Yesterday, I wore a hoodie (pinned with a safety pin) to a meeting with friends to talk about how we're organizing around our sadness and fear. 5060 hoodiesThis week, hoodies have become my security blanket and my uniform, and a reminder of how lucky some of us are to feel safe and supported, because so many of us are not in that position anymore.womens burton bonded hoodieThe women in this slideshow were photographed during Fashion Week, and their joy and insouciance is palpable. dewalt hoodie smallWhen I came across photos like this on social media earlier in the week, I felt angry to see them. neji hoodie

But today, these photos feel different to me. I can't tell you why, but there's a confidence in these photos that feels fortifying one week later. I hope it feels like that to you, too.Home / A&E / On Wed., Sept. 17, South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord performed in Crossroads KC at Grinders as part of a tour to promote its third studio album, “Donker Mag.”ofwgkta hoodies for sale Comprised of high-energy rappers Yo-Landi Vi$$er and Ninja, along with beatsmith DJ Hi Tek, the group pulls from a multitude of influences, ranging from Snoop Dogg to South African artist and photographer Roger Ballen to electronic virtuoso Aphex Twin. julian edelman hoodiesDie Antwoord’s genre is impossible to pin down – one can hear hints of everything from gangsta rap to dream pop – but the members identify themselves as zef, an Afrikaans slang word meaning “common.” hoodie mit ohren herren

Vi$$er elaborated on this in an interview with “The Observer.” “Zef is, you’re poor but you’re fancy. You’re poor but you’re sexy, you’ve got style,” Vi$$er said. After a suspenseful wait, the show began as a masked DJ Hi Tek approached his setup to the crowd’s ecstatic screams. The eerie preshow music ceased, and Hi Tek dove into his only solo track on any Die Antwoord album, “DJ Hi Tek Rulez.” The reaction was immediate. The audience jumped and shrieked gleefully along with every obscene word. The fervor and enthusiasm only increased when Ninja and Yolandi took the stage in matching neon orange jumpsuits, hoods up. The impish Vi$$er trilled the hook to “Fok Julle Naaiers” in her signature high-pitched taunt, and Ninja delivered rhymes with his usual ferocity, stepping to the edge of the stage and furrowing his brow at the crowd, as if daring them to rival his authority. The dichotomous duo exuded playful defiance. They waved their middle fingers with pride and the audience responded in tandem.

As the show progressed, Vi$$er and Ninja shed their hoodies and pants until they performed in nothing but their undergarments, flanked my masked dancers wearing the same. Every aspect of the performance fought violently for attention: the neon orange symbols on the equipment reflecting the blue lights, the incendiary raps, the thick beats, the giant inflatables, the video backdrop and the moving bodies saturated the senses of the spectators . The crowd remained frenetic throughout the set, spellbound by Die Antwoord’s mischievous dark power, especially when Ninja plunged in for a stage dive and Yo-Landi gyrated cheekily in her tiny short-shorts. After a ceremonial kneel in which all performers on stage took part, Die Antwoord ended with an encore performance of the viral “Enter the Ninja” – the single that captured international attention back in 2010 – reminding the audience that they’ve had an incomparable sound since the beginning, and don’t plan on compromising it anytime soon.

Yolandi From Die Antwoord Picks A Fight With Drake Die Antwoord seemed to be on the verge of climbing to a new tier of celebrity this year with Ninja and Yolandi Visser playing prominent roles in the dystopian sci-fi twee oddity Chappie. Now they’ll definitely be more famous, but not for the right reasons; notorious might be a better word for it. Drake and Die Antwoord are both touring Australia right now as part of the traveling Future Music Festival, and for whatever reason, Visser decided to lash out at Drake on Instagram three days ago. As Billboard points out, Visser posted a photo of Drake overlaid with the phrase, “I’m a massive faggot.” The caption reads, “Fuk. Kak is slang for feces. Here’s the offending post: A photo posted by ¥O-LANDI VI$$ER (@prawn_star) on Feb 28, 2015 at 3:24am PST According to a Huffington Post interview from 2011, because Die Antwoord’s DJ Hi-Tek is gay, they think they have a right to use homophobic slurs. Here’s Ninja on the matter: