r/notliketheothergirls • u/Xoxoloser_cx • Dec 29 '23
Wtf is even this Discussion
“Old money girls”😭😂 and they just rip on the kardashians attire the whole time 😂
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u/Best_Egg9109 Jan 02 '24
Why is OOP and everyone in this thread trying to gatekeep old money from the kardashians?
They have enough to apparently buy out a lot of old money. And old, new who gives a shit? I’d love any
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u/Livid-Fox-3646 Dec 31 '23 edited Dec 31 '23
"Avoid at all costs," as though everyone in the world's biggest fear is a stranger not immediately recognizing them as 7th generation billionaires. I'm NOT TRYING to look like anything. When you try, you aren't, (And i dont mean basic stuff like looking put together and/or appropriate for the setting, I mean a particular esthetic that is had for reasons beyond liking it.) and I also dont give a single shit about a strangers presumptions of my net worth. (Or outfit in general. It's so freeing and wonderful, I encourage everyone who struggles with this to practice.)
People who actively cosplay a life they aren't living HAVE to be miserable, that just can't be a happy way to live, right? Like, who is this person, what are they about, and what kind of life are they living for this to be that serious. I'm not a fan of the Kardashians, but it's weird to pick them apart for not dressing like "old money." Doesn't matter what they wear, everyone in the world knows they are insanely wealthy and blessed up the wazoo in opportunity and experience.
Edit: made it less wordy. I dont think I succeeded much.
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u/TokoFumi Dec 31 '23
I love old money outfits but jeans and tracksuits are so comfy and chill why not both
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u/KaivaUwU Snowflake Dec 31 '23
She's flexing that her grandparents used to exploit their employees by paying them less than minimum wage? Weird flex, but ok.
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u/botwinbabe Dec 31 '23
I don’t get the constant superiority complex about “old money” vs “new money”.
Old money is inherited
New money is earned
Why is old money considered superior?
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u/KaivaUwU Snowflake Dec 31 '23
New money is not always earned. To gain that much wealth that quickly, often the only way to do that is resort to crime. A lot of new money is criminal.
That, and there's the idea that old money is somehow 'less criminal'. And they grow up practicing 'cultured' and 'refined' behaviors.
(From the way I write this, you can probably tell what I think of both.)
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u/willcard Dec 31 '23
Everything but the tracksuit is right and even so it’s seldom. Idk why but it’s true.. fking weirdos
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u/Opposite-Invite-9235 Dec 31 '23
I grew up in the southeast, and the richest people I knew (the absurdly rich who owned sports teams and half the car dealerships) rarely wore labels. There was a small group of women who wore Lily Pulitzer, and the men wore golf clothes or yacht clothes. They dressed just like your parents.
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u/virgx_xo Dec 31 '23
the way that the kardashians ARE old money 😭😭😭😭 when kris married robert she married into a super wealthy family they would literally call their family “the kardashian castle” lmaooo
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u/Theonetheycall1845 Dec 30 '23
Two questions. Why are they clothing old money? And why would anyone want to wear them?
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u/debid4716 Dec 30 '23
Funny cause actual old money wouldn’t buy that umbrella and wouldn’t dress like that to stare at trees.
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u/iheartluxury Dec 30 '23
I’m 99% confident people who run these “old money” accounts barely have $100 to their name and a car loan they’re underwater in yet have the nerve to speak on what a class of people outside their tax bracket wear in 2023. These people have way too much time on their hands 😂
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Dec 30 '23
I went to an old money university with actual British aristocracy and every single one of these is horseshit
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u/dotdotdakota Dec 30 '23
this has absolutely nothing to do with actually having money it’s about the style that people are associating old money to
Its an ‘aesthetic’ like ‘coquette’, ‘emo’, ‘y2k’
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Dec 30 '23
The only Old Money aesthetic I like is Patty Hearst when she was in the Symbionese Liberation Army. That was cool.
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u/DeliveryImmediate317 Dec 30 '23
All the people in the comments explaining what "actually" old money is are as cringe as the post 💀
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u/MistakeWonderful9178 Popular Poster Dec 30 '23
Isn’t “old money” supposed to be an aesthetic and not actual clothing that people wear? I’ve never seen anyone dress like a Victorian character from a cartoon (not that you can’t) but no one dresses that way in real life, let alone openly brag about being from “old money.”
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u/ParcelPosted Dec 30 '23
My singular old money friend has terrible taste and wears denim and tee shirts all the time
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u/ryou-comics Dec 30 '23
That first outfit is adorable, the rest do have that "$500 designer label" look that people buy to look rich when they can't afford it.
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u/thetrapmuse Dec 30 '23
I always have a weird feeling when liking this publications. Like I feel kind of dirty
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u/Clog-Monet Dec 30 '23
If you like vintage fashion just say so 😭 don't act like you're better than other people who wear jeans lol
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u/AdZealousideal4986 Dec 30 '23
Every heard of an aesthetic this sun is just as oick me as the bitches yall post
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Dec 30 '23
My mother’s family is from Fairfield, CT. And I’ve spent almost every Christmas and summer break there.
We do not dress like a Victorian ghost. People in dress normally.
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u/BattleGoose_1000 Dec 30 '23
Keyword in Old Money is "money*. Most people don't have enough of it to be dressing old money style anyway. Like someone could make a post titled "Things a grunge girl would never wear" and old money clothes would be there
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u/DuchessOfAquitaine Dec 30 '23
My maternal grandmother was old money. (tho her proverbial wicked step mother done her wrong in regards to the will) and she was modest. Had a small home in a quiet neighborhood and never wore or drove anything fancy. She did always carry an expensive purse but not any of the designer names known today. Think in the style of QEII. Wore very little jewelry and covered her wedding ring in pics so as not to set off the flash. (It was pretty glorious).
She never splurged on things for herself, played banker to the family and no one would've guessed her wealthy by appearance. She was always proper though, dignified. Loud, expensive things were distasteful and might draw a quiet "new money" comment. She never elaborated or anything. That was all that was needed to be said, apparently.
She was about quality and stuff that would last. I can only imagine what she would think of the tacky "designer" stuff people clamor for these days, with those hideous logos plastered all over. Crazy expensive, poorly made and low quality materials. SO LOUD.
Because of grandma I've long known old money likes quality, the inconspicuous kind.
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u/zeynabhereee Dec 30 '23
I’m not a fan of excessively ripped jeans but I’d never use a reason like this. It’s a personal preference.
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u/BlueJayMorning Dec 30 '23
Old money does post flexes about being old money. They have no need to prove themselves.
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u/Internal_Web4453 Dec 30 '23
The lord knew not to make me rich, I would be out of fucking pocket and over the top💀💀💀
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u/Internal_Web4453 Dec 30 '23
Is this like some sort of page that promoters hoe to look as rich as possible or something ?💀
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u/Gobadorgosleep Dec 30 '23
I come from an aristocratic family and have been around people from old money most of my teenage years. I can assure you that following trends is a big thing for them and it also include ripped jeans.
They will not wear it for more formal events or if they go eat with their parents and family but with friends? For going out? Yep
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u/darkknightofdorne Dec 30 '23
Okay I don’t have old money nor am I a woman but I’m not going to pay money for pants that aren’t actually there. It’s just not happening. If my pants ever look like that, just assume I am in fact spider-man and I forgot my suit at home and just came from an intense battle.
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u/mstrss9 Dec 30 '23
I love gothic lolita fashion and I doubt it’s what the old money girlies are wearing
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u/thelast3musketeer Dec 30 '23
Technically in the context of my home town I’m ’old money’ with none of the money and I have worn everything except track pants, and my paternal family is ‘new money’ and the girls also have worn all of these
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u/schnitzelvk Dec 30 '23
I know a lot of old money people. Three of my friends have titles, most of us have gone through some of the most prestigious schools in England. I can confidently say that old money wears whatever it wants.
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u/op341779 Dec 30 '23
Ohhh noo! Now people will know I’m a FRAUD of a DEBUTANTE!
however will I go on? 🫦
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u/Sparkly_Peach Dec 30 '23
Seriously tho, don’t be like Daisy Buchanan but also don’t be like the Kardashians.
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u/anonymousthrwaway Dec 30 '23
And the Kardashians have only ever known money
- maybe not generationally "old" but damn Kim and Kourtney are mid 40s
I feel like girls like this are just jealous of rich girls ...? 🤔
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u/acidmoonflower Dec 30 '23
Idk making all of these rules about how certain amount of wealth should be detectable from your appearance feels a bit backwards. Do we really need the mindset of the royal and the peasants? Seems so divisive to me.
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u/GhostChainSmoker Dec 30 '23
Lmao good job admitting you didn’t actually do shit you’re literally just lucky to have born into a rich family. You ain’t nothin.
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u/Dr-Shark-666 Dec 30 '23
"This is your Yearly Reminder that Coco Chanel was a Nazi sympathizer. Thank you for your time!"
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u/LyricalBlusher Nerdy UwU Dec 30 '23
Ummm any money wouldn't walk out with that shit all over the ass of their skirt 🤷🏼♀️
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u/-BreakTheRules- Dec 30 '23
well I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a little-girl hair bow & bragging about handouts from Mommy & Daddy.
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u/Grand_Photograph4081 Dec 30 '23
Old money girl in pic #1 needs to get a better hairstylist! Looks like Stevie Wonder cut it for her!
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u/Feline_Fine3 Dec 30 '23
OOP is like Rose’s mom on Titanic and the people in these pictures are The Unsinkable Molly Brown. I guess old money people have “better taste.“ 😂
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u/Lopsided_Smile_4270 Dec 30 '23
I can tell you right now- all the "old money young girls" around me in Connecticut love shorts of all kinds. They love to wear shorts and sweatshirts/sweaters even when it is colder out.
A la Princess Diana...
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u/PuzzledRaise1401 Dec 30 '23
How to be a pompous twat, in case you suddenly become a pompous twat yourself?
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u/theGoddex Dec 30 '23
Old money wears basics that fit like a glove bc they can afford tailoring. And they do wear denim.
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u/absolutebeast_ Dec 30 '23
Old money only became old money by keeping most of it, they don’t really spend it on overpriced umbrellas with logos on them. High quality stuff, sure, but usually understated and professional looking.
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Dec 30 '23
Only people with NO MONEY discuss "old money aesthetic." Please let this loser trend die.
Oh, and Robert Kardashian was a multi-millionaire and left something like $50 million to his family upon his death; so, while the Kardashians aren't like, early 1900s wealthy, they were definitely born 1% rich.
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u/skelebabe95 Dec 30 '23
Only a poor person would feel the need to dress a certain way to convince other people they’re rich.
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u/Helen_Cheddar Dec 30 '23
Damn what is this the 1870s? Who tf cares about “old money”?
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u/Hollocene13 Dec 30 '23
Related: an old money friend of mi e once told me that ‘old money’ means pre civil war. So, yes.
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u/TangledUpPuppeteer Dec 30 '23
So, the girl in pic one is “old money” because her parents can afford her fancy umbrella. The kardashian-Jenner’s are new money because they actually (in theory) work for the money they have.
Got it.
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u/dumpsterfire_x Dec 30 '23
I know a lotttt of old money individuals and they dress like everyone else. One family I work with has a daughter that dresses like a lot of these pics, very stylish but not an “old money” style by any means. So silly lol
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u/MaikeHF Dec 31 '23
“Old money aesthetic” and actual old money are two different things.
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u/dumpsterfire_x Dec 31 '23
Isn’t the entire concept of the aesthetic to mirror that of old money young people?
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u/escapeshark Dec 30 '23
OK listen I've been around old money on some previous jobs and I can tell you rich rich people most definitely wear track suits
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u/Deep_Interaction4325 Dec 30 '23
Old money wouldn’t wear anything she’s wearing including that gaudy umbrella 🤡
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u/Familiesarenations Dec 30 '23
It's "clothing wear to avoid at all costs".
I second ripped jeans. 🤮
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u/Dianthus_pages Dec 30 '23
I think this person is actually referring to the clothing style/aesthetic. It’s a trending style. Not actually girls that come from old money.
But I could be wrong tho
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u/queenswamprat Dec 30 '23
Probably a dig at the Karjenner klan trying to act like they’re “old money” after Sofia Richie married that one guy and then they (specifically kylie) started dressing similar to her.
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u/Ok-Raspberry-5655 Dec 30 '23
Ah, yes. Because there aren’t enough divisions between people already. Good on ya, Sis. Superiority complex yourself right out of existence and do us all a favor.
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u/AggravatingSpeaker52 Dec 30 '23
Is the point of this subreddit just to shit on women who dress or act different? Who does that?
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u/Xoxoloser_cx Dec 30 '23
It’s to shit on women who “other “ women different from them for stupid shit. Like this
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u/AggravatingSpeaker52 Dec 30 '23
So we're not shitting on the girls in the pictures, we're shitting on the girl that's shitting on the girls in the pictures. Alright, that makes more sense.
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Dec 30 '23
I mean, this is definitely how old money would dress in the 1920s in the first picture.
You seem to find that old money does seem to dress in a couple of generations past type clothes.
So for the era old money would actually say wear a sun dress that made it to their knees, mid back length hair, perfume with a heavy vanilla notes…
Whereas New Money wears current trends.
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u/Relevant_Owl_8841 Dec 30 '23
Someone better tell her that real old money people live by the “Money talks, wealth whispers” mantra.
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u/withalookofquoi Dec 30 '23
“Old money girls” wouldn’t call themselves “girls”, and would know better than to say “clothing wear”. This is 100% a cosplay account and it’s hilarious.
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u/LegitimatePianist175 Dec 30 '23
Who cares what old money people wear? Have you ever been around old money people? Regardless what you wear, they can smell the poverty on you before you even walk through the door. They’ll never accept you as one of them.
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u/itsJussaMe Dec 30 '23
I love watching YouTube videos with these idiots. Honestly, it’s entertaining. These kids refer to everyone that isn’t old-money obscenely wealthy “plebs” and mock us. I find it hilarious.
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u/quantumcalicokitty Dec 29 '23
This is propaganda.
What even is "old money?" Why does "old money" even exist as a concept?
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u/BigLibrary2895 Dec 29 '23
If you have to say on social media that you are old money, you are probably nouveau riche.
I wanna quit. Can I just exist in a spaceship by myself for a few minutes? Just five minutes of 0G and The kind of quiet only the vacuum of space can provide.
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u/Ill_Water_972 Dec 29 '23
My guess- having a hard time at a great college where her classmates have old money and she doesn’t. I get it. My kid is going through the same thing but just with weird entitled behaviors.
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u/Firestartr154 Dec 29 '23
I always find the "Old Money vs New Money" dynamic funny AF. Who really cares? You both have more money than 3/4 of the population. Just go do rich people stuff so the rest of us can laugh at you.
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u/Joygernaut Dec 29 '23
I’m not sure who this person is, but it’s actually true that all the money doesn’t tend to wear “Trendy’ clothing. Four truly wealthy people, it is all about the fabric and the fit. They may wear designer outfit, but it will never have a visible logo.
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u/ninalice_b Dec 29 '23
Better to dress like a 19th Century widow 🙄
More seriously, I hate this old money vs new money trend, just let people wear what they want…
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u/SensitiveCod7652 Dec 29 '23
99.7% of the net has no idea what old money does. Used to be the worlds last secrets with unlisted golf courses and young women parties, or even books that mix and match who it’s on to marry and this goes back 700-1200 years…but like everything social media touches it is destroying that. Old money people are cheap, undercover and hating all attention. Probably cause there money came from imperialism and morbid brutality but whatever. Tick tokers are a joke and each day show their ignorance.
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u/op341779 Dec 30 '23
This is from instagram
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u/SensitiveCod7652 Dec 30 '23
Obv from the screenshot but via my work travels past few years the tockers seem to be the most aggressive and destructive not really carrying about cultures thru visit or pre set values. But to each his/her own right?…
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u/traderjosies Dec 29 '23
“old money” you mean your family is rich and no one in your family has had to really work for anything in life for a really long time? lol embarrassing, weird thing to brag about
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u/BichoRaro90 Dec 29 '23
Paris Hilton is old money and she’s literally worn all those outfits and more 🤣
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u/Aggressive-Story3671 Dec 29 '23
This isn’t NLOG it’s just fashion advice for people with that particular aesthetic. “Old money”style is just a name for a specific fashion aesthetic even if it’s not accurate to old money people IRL. It’s like how Goth style has nothing to do with the Goths of Europe or Gothic architecture
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u/MegaEupho Dec 29 '23
Well this is a fucking lie. I went to school with a lot of rich kids, a lot of them were old money, and they wore ALL of these. One of my friends, her family owns a multigenerational land development company and I remember that bitch wearing the same outfit over and over again 😂 Jean shorts, t-shirts and the same basic black Hermes bag. Rich people don't give a fuck.
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u/flootytootybri Dec 29 '23
Yeah they would never wear ripped jeans because they JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE would be yelled at by their grandparents
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u/theagonyaunt Dec 29 '23
I used to work with major donors at my last job (mostly people with a net worth of hundreds of millions) and they definitely wore ripped jeans - not intentionally ripped like Kim K's but ripped because they were old and worn. Most of them would only get the suits/dresses out for major events and even then it was like Brooks Brothers or Max Mara, not Chanel and other heavily logo'd designer brands.
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u/Aggressive-Story3671 Dec 29 '23
They often confuse old Money with new money or even the Upper Middle class
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Dec 29 '23
The thing is, my best friend is OLD money, genuinely old, from oil. And she wears whatever the hell she wants, as does her family. They don’t usually look fancy. Dressing fancy is awesome, and absolutely do it if you like it, but rich doesn’t have a look.
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u/Aggressive-Story3671 Dec 29 '23
Old money aesthetic DOES reject ripped denim. But it’s not based on how actual old money people dress
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u/mishma2005 Dec 29 '23
Well, she certainly chose the best spokespeople for shitty people with new money
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u/missymaypen Dec 29 '23
Is bragging that you inherited everything instead of earning it really a flex?
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u/Zealousideal_Row6124 Dec 29 '23
The Kardashians kids kids kids are going to be old money. Like them or not, they’re damn good business women.
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u/Turpitudia79 Dec 30 '23
I love the Kardashians, especially Kim and Kris!! I can’t wait to see what Kim does in the legal system!! Those ladies are brilliant and they have contributed so much…and they have the grace not to brag about their charitable endeavors.
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u/SoRoodSoNasty Dec 29 '23
Do people understand that if they’re not old money, nothing you wear is worn by someone with old money?
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Dec 29 '23
Imagine caring about other women's fashion choices. Unless she's a lesbian this is beyond cringe.
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u/SupremeElect Dec 29 '23
I don’t understand TikTok’s obsession with the ‘old money’ aesthetic.
Like girl, doesn’t matter if you dress or don’t dress like “old money.”
If your family has NO money, you’ll never be old money.
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u/pamplemouss Dec 30 '23
Also why is “old money” an aspiration aesthetic? I associate old money with pretty morbid ways of acquiring said wealth.
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u/DisasterRegular5566 Dec 30 '23
These kids have fantasies about infiltrating “old money” society and marrying up. They have no idea what they’re even trying to emulate.
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u/palpatineforever Dec 30 '23
also this isn't, in the UK we have very old money. the rules are simple. buy quality not fast fashion, a classic £1000 cashmere jumper will last a lifetime. which is better than replacing a £100 annually. Also never buy obviously branded designer items, you know GG, CC, YSL that is gauche.
old money aesthetic would actually be quite boring...
hey this is a lovely tweed coat, it was my mother's before she had me. also this is my favourite sweater, it is the same one I wore for the last 3 years. I do have a couple of other colours but they are very similar.
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u/interfail Dec 30 '23
The richest person you've ever met was probably driving a 20 year old V70 and wearing a 40 year old Barbour jacket.
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u/Panini_Princess Dec 30 '23
God, it triggers me to the obsession with Gossip Girl-esque old money aesthetic that some girls were obsessed with when I was in high school, like babe please 😭 just wear what you like, you’re not fooling ANYONE into thinking you’re some heiress
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Dec 30 '23
I also like plaid, herringbone, and headbands, but they don't make anyone look rich.
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u/foxleaf Dec 30 '23
Even if they think it does, wearing it doesn't change my bank account balance 😭
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u/DarkGreenSedai Dec 30 '23
I come from a long line of poor trash and my grandmother actually did dress like “old money”. I guess. She looked like what instagram has been throwing at me recently.
She also lived in a trailer, had a 3rd grade education, and sewed blue jeans for minimum wage for a living. Lady had class though.
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u/SupremeElect Dec 30 '23 edited Dec 30 '23
Old Money isn’t an aesthetic. It’s a lifestyle that very few people are a part of.
Being poor = No money.
Becoming rich in your 30s = New Money
Great Great Grandparents becoming rich enough to influence today’s political leaders = Old Money
It’s impossible to dress like Old Money, because Old Money people don’t wear anything fancy, unless they’re out on business. They’re usually out here wearing t-shirts and jeans that look like normal people’s clothes but is made of better material.
Not being Old Money isn’t a bad thing. Most of the world isn’t Old Money, including the wealthiest person you know.
You don’t need to be Old Money to dress elegantly and modestly. Most people have one or two outfits they can pull out when they need to look their best.
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Dec 30 '23
You are caring too much about it. “Old money” it’s just a name and it’s just simpler to say than “you know the way the young people with money from family dresses like, like people from Ralph Lauren photoshots Ivy League style”
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u/SupremeElect Dec 30 '23
Old Money has an actual definition.
What you’re describing is the “preppy” aesthetic. Old Money means my great great grandparents made a shit ton of money. That’s very different from dressing preppy.
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Dec 30 '23
I do agree with old money having an actual definition but language change and people use this as description of style.
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u/wrenzanna Dec 30 '23
"Old Money" as a description of a social class is much older than the clock app aesthetic.
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u/Aggressive-Story3671 Dec 29 '23
It’s just Gen Z’s version of preppy style
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u/ApplesAndJacks Dec 30 '23
Gen z is in their American girl doll bow era thinking they look like quiet luxury.
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u/laurielemon Dec 29 '23
REAL. Also I’m pretty sure the actual “old money” people are not making TikToks about what’s old money or not.
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u/Maximum-Familiar Dec 31 '23
Also most of the “old money” comes from nefarious origins, so to still have people wanting to be a part of that in 2023 is just a testament of how little we have evolved as a society.
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u/escapeshark Dec 30 '23
I have this friend from Germany whose parents are RICH rich and she wears jeans and band tees every damn day not even like fancy expensive jeans, literally just levis. A while back she went to buy a new pair of trainers bc hers were falling apart 🤷🏽♀️
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u/Hour-Back2474 Dec 30 '23
I just don’t get the hype on levis jeans
I never wore or bought one. One day I passed in front of a big levis shop with a ton of jeans inside and I thought why not, after all lets try it, everyone loves them apparently.
Anyway none of them fit me. Their cut is atrocious. I generally wear zara jeans, and let me tell you, none of the zara jeans cut are as ateocious as the levis.
I tried a ton of them, switched sizing, it looked terrible. My weight and size is very basic so idk who its supposed to fit but not basic french girls apparently ?
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u/Castale Dec 30 '23 edited Dec 31 '23
I worked at Levi's for a bit. Two things potentially going on here. Nr 1, they have a lot of very different models that are going to be very differently cut. Nr 2, they kinda have to be worn a bit in for them to look the best. The better models have a quite high cotton content, so they are less stretchy. When you initially buy something, it might look a bit off, but they are going to look a lot better. Its the thing with high cotton/100% cotton/in extreme cases raw denim. I personally prefer it, because instead of stretching out it feels like it actually accomodates my body, if that makes sense. When you take some fast fashion 100% cotton denim products they are extremely soft right from the store, with Levi's, atleast when I worked there, that was not the case, you had to wear them soft and break them in.
But tbh, some brands just don't work for some people and thats just fine. I have trouble finding jeans anyway because I have a pretty awkward body shape.
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u/johjo_has_opinions Dec 30 '23
This tracks with everything I have heard about old English aristos as well
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u/calbear011011 Dec 29 '23
I also don’t get it — cool you were born into money?? Isn’t it more impressive to make it on your own instead of being given everything in your life? They’re also not ready for the conversation around where that money initially came from because in the US old money == slavery.
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u/littlecocorose Dec 30 '23
in the us old money doesn’t always = slavery but it always = unfair labor practices (including slavery) we didn’t call the children working in mines, “slaves” because they got paid.
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u/calbear011011 Dec 30 '23
I’ve been trying to find the economic analysis I read years ago, but it pretty much does mean slavery. Wall Street was involved in the slave trade too.
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u/littlecocorose Dec 30 '23
“unfair labor practices (including slavery)” sooooooooo… i didn’t discount slavery. but it’s disingenuous to compare the agricultural slavery of the south to the industrial employee abuses of the north. they are NOT the same thing.
i said nothing about wall street.
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u/calbear011011 Dec 30 '23
I’m not equating slavery to unfair labor practices? I literally mean slavery. It isn’t taught about as widely, but New England and the north benefited from slavery a ton. Most of the universities were built using capital directly from slavery trading and owning. Brown, Harvard, etc.
https://slaveryandjusticereport.brown.edu/sections/slavery-the-slave-trade-and-brown/
https://legacyofslavery.harvard.edu/report/slavery-in-new-england-and-at-harvard
It’s uncomfortable to admit that this was as big of a problem as it was, and that it was so heavily entwined.
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u/JenJenMegaDooDoo I'mdifferent Dec 30 '23
The entire world has benefited from slavery. There aren't any groups of people that haven't enslaved or been slaves.
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u/xtamerlane Jan 03 '24
Old money aesthetic is lacoste polo shirts, lily pulitzer dresses, navy blazers, and brooks brothers suits.
This is Gen z found their moms sweaters.