Is it just me or is anyone else sick and tired of all this ‘Get the badge in bollocks’? Okay I get it, it was funny at first, a bit of banter amongst mates, but now it’s taken on a life of its own, and it’s all gone a bit too far. So its time to put things right, and time to put a few bellends back in their place!
Right then, as I said the joke has gone a bit too far now, so much so that it’s becoming damaging and demeaning to a truly iconic brand. FFS there’s even a dedicated Facebook page which professes to ‘Rate peoples attempt to get the badge in’, and they’ve got over 25,000 followers! I mean what the fuck does that tell you about the mentality of most of those who follow it?
Now lets put things into perspective shall we? Stone Island is not just an iconic terrace label, its an Italian superpower, the true innovator amongst innovators, a brand that has given more to fabric and dying research and development than any other. What Massimo Osti created in 1982 will probably never be bettered, along with its original (now separated) big brother CP Company, it rules the world, and they’re still light years ahead of the competition!
So in equal measure lets also have a look at the perpetrators shall we? Yes, I fully understand how it all came about, a few mates taking the piss out of those comical photo poses where people have gone to great lengths to ensure that they ‘get the iconic badge in’! Not that there’s anything wrong with that, after all this gear costs a lot of money, and people are really proud to be seen wearing it, especially those who can only afford to own one or two pieces.
But this whole thing has reached absurd levels now, the insinuation being that wearing a nice bit of Stone Island clobber is suddenly a bit naff. Well let me tell you this, Stone Island is still as good today as it’s ever been. And most of those pointing the finger are those skint ass cunts who have never been able to afford it! You only have to look through some of the Facebook profiles of those who are writing these derogatory comments.
Well, I’ve been doing exactly that over the last few weeks (yes, I actually do some real research every now and then)! Okay, there were some smartly dressed lads and lasses having a dig, however the majority of the haters were badly dressed tramps decked out in oddments from TK Max and Lonsdale trainers! I mean doesn’t it ever occur to these cunts that someone like me might just decide to view their profiles after reading their comments?
I need to clear one thing up though, not all of these comments were on the said Facebook page, far from it. The majority of the comments that I read were from other pages, both on Facebook and Instagram, which kinda tells its own story really doesn’t it? Yes, this pathetic virus is spreading, and it needs to fucking stop, right now!
So beware all you sad fuckers, because the mighty Clobber Magazine is coming to a comments section near you, so you better delete your embarrassing photos before you start sticking the boot in, otherwise I’ll rip the fucking back out of ya, and your shite clobber, rant over!
P.S: Clobber Magazine has not been paid by Stone Island for this article, however I really fucking enjoyed writing it!