Low Gears and Internet Shaming

[Baron Blubba]

Perhaps the definition of 'gear shaming' is either relative to each individual, or needs to be more defined.

My sisters went to a very orthodox religious highschool where some of their teachers, including the male principal, would call them sluts for wearing something like an Abercrombie hoodie or Converses.
Similarly, the cool girls would berate the more religious ones for *not* wearing Abercrombie and Converses (or whatever the shoe of the week was).
To me, that's shaming.

My experience with 'gear shaming' has never gone beyond poking fun. I'm aware that one person's definition of poking fun might translate into shame for another person. But I grew up in a very toxically sarcastic environment and think I am sensitive to the difference between hurtful pokes and fun pokes. I've only ever seen or been subjected to the fun variety of poking, insert saucy joke here.