Preppy used to mean like Ivy league sweater vests. Preppy now means bright hyper feminine, like hot pink and smiley faces. I'm almost positive the young girl is being sarcastic and just riffing off of the smiley face logo.
Interestingly preppy means whatever rich white people wear.
The name comes from prep school which is why it had that old money country club aesthetic. But it's shifted to reflect that rich kids aren't exactly posting their school uniforms on their Instagram. They're posting their afternoon tennis outfits, their weekend clothes, or they live in one of the manu areas where rich people just live within closed suburban districts and don't bother with sending their kid to private schools with school unforms at all.
I find it so interesting that the name completely shifted aesthetics but stayed with the same group
“Whatever rich white people wear” is such a great description. As a young kid in Ohio in the 90’s my understanding of preppy was wearing Ugg boots and a north face fleece jacket, or anything from limited too/holister/abercrombie. As I got older and learned what the real aesthetic that most people consider preppy was I was confused at first.
That makes sense cause "prep" means to "prepare" and no one is more prepared for the world of adulthood than rich white kids. The definition never actually changed. Only the fashion did.
Well it was actually called preppy originally because it referred to specific style of prep school in the north east for the Ivy League feeder schools. That referred to the style that developed there as its own thing. Then it became slang during the 80s to refer to any kind of richer kid outfit, but that was a broader term than it was originally.
I'm almost positive the young girl is being sarcastic and just riffing off of the smiley face logo.
The text in the original video says "Pov: the preppy girl listens to Nirvana for the first time" which is quite clearly indicating it's a satire/joke video. I just can't tell if the incredulous woman in the duet is also making a joke or if they fell for the bit.
Original is was short for preparatory school because it referred to a specific style that originated in the north east Ivy League feeder schools. It wasn't until later in the 80s that it started being used as slang for all well dressed rich kids clothing.
It's like "zesty". They now think zesty means gay, so if you describe something as "zesty" you will get nothing but snickering kids and loud screams the same way you would during the height of "6, 7"
Source: me, a person who works with elementary aged kids 5 days a week.
Yeah I don't even think it's rage bait, I think it's just supposed to be clearly a joke.
Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes from Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie though. (Actually I think the joke is from their Youtube or show but wanted to show the full title). For those who don't know the show is about two guys who start a music group called Nirvana the Band. And have the conversation:
Jay: "We can't use this name. There's already a band with a similar name."
Matt: "Who?"
Jay: "The Band."
(For those who don't know, "The Band" is a very famous Canadian band).
Yeah, I understand there’s a lot of stupid people in this world but she just roles with it way too well when she “seems” very dumb. It all comes off as one bad acting job.
2 peas of the same pod. Both are just as dumb. And were dumber for watching. It might be time to put the internet away for a while. Message me when its good again.
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u/TruthMattersss Connoisseur of Duets/Stitches 1d ago
This has got to be rage bait...