Why they ask for an explanation for the gear. Shmot - what is it? Explain for Shmot - this is a slang requirement to substantiate the presence of a specific clothing or any attribute, or to give an explanation - on what basis did you put on these clothes

05.03.2020

We are all used to the existence of a dress code. Work, restaurant, club - all these establishments require appropriate outfits. What about street dress code? This absurd idea seems quite sensible to some thugs. Find out what gear you need to explain before the inhabitants of the streets explained it to you.

What does "Explain for gear" mean?

The word "clothes", known back in the 20th century, was reduced by the beginning of the new millennium and lost the last two letters. In the adolescent world, appearance is especially important, which is why there is a periodic need to "explain" the need for a particular outfit.

There are several versions regarding the origin of these words:

Practice find fault with appearance came from the punk subculture. This movement originated in England in the 80s against the backdrop of a raging economic crisis in the country. The punks dressed deliberately unattractively and were scrupulous so that no one else would dare to behave in the same way;
The history of assaults for appearance is also known in our country. Especially in this discipline, the inhabitants of places of detention became famous, where even the smallest detail was elevated to the absolute. Despite the scarcity of the prison wardrobe, any thug could " throw present»Persons of a lower rank;
According to another version, the expression comes from aggressive football fans. As big fans of their club, they can't stand it when they see a person on the street with the "wrong" shirt. For example, it is better not to appear in the "Spartak" uniform near the "Zenith" stadium.

In this video, Ilya Sobolev will tell you how to properly explain things like New Balance, Fred Perry, Stone Island and other notorious brands.

Features of the casual style

Translated from English, the word "casual" is translated as "everyday". This is what is usually called the "ordinary" style of clothing, as opposed to business and sports suits, as well as national outfits.

But in modern realities, this term denotes a very aggressive subculture:

Mostly they are teenagers;
They are dressed in the football uniform of their favorite clubs;
They also prefer khaki clothes to emphasize their aggressiveness;
Favorite pastime - persecution of the victim, selected on the basis of "who is weaker." Belonging to a certain subculture may be presented as a pretext;
Before starting the beating, the leader of the group says the words "explain for the gear." This is a rhetorical phrase, and the fate of the victim does not really depend on the answer to it;
Such a flock often turns into ordinary hooligans, armed with brass knuckles, knives and other melee weapons;
They can justify their behavior with nationalist views.

Favorite brands of casual clothing are expensive Lacoste, etc. Since it is almost impossible to acquire the original in Russian conditions, young racists prefer to buy fakes from Chinese online stores.

What is "stonik"?

A few words must be said about the legend in the world of youth fashion - Stone Island, affectionately nicknamed "the moan". The owners of this gear can be seen from a mile away by a characteristic patch called a "compass" or "patch". Often teenagers simply sew "compasses" to quite ordinary clothes.

The reasons for the popularity of Stone Island are quite understandable:

The raised price tag, which automatically turns this item into an attribute of luxury;
Original design;
Waterproof, even in the heaviest rain;
High quality materials and sewing;
Rich history: British fans fell in love with the brand several decades ago.

A man walking down the street in a jacket with a stripe in the form of the NATO emblem wants to emphasize his brutality with his whole appearance. Neither participation in street fights, nor poor performance at school are alien to him.

Paradoxical as it may seem, the owners of the “stoniks” themselves may be asked to “explain for their gear” by their natural enemies - the anti-fascists.

What clothes do you have to make excuses for?

Almost every youth subculture gives preference to any one fashion brand. Whether this happens spontaneously or is the fault of nosy marketers is unknown.

Here is incomplete list of clothing brands, for which they often ask for clarification:

Fred perry is an English company that produces polo, T-shirts and sweatshirts with the FP logo. It was founded by an English tennis player who gave the company its name. In Russia, the brand is popular among neo-Nazis and right-wing representatives;
Another brands that are especially popular among aggressive skinheads are Pitbull, Lonsdale and Everlast... They are mentioned by rapper Guf in the song "New Year";
Trasher can only be worn by those who are fond of skateboarding;
Regardless of the brand, those who like to tuck their pants will have problems: they are usually mistaken by yard tramps for representatives of a gay.

In a teenage environment, it is believed that you need to choose your wardrobe based on your beliefs. Anyone wearing a Trasher should be able to skate. Otherwise, baiting is provided.

How to explain for clothes on the street?

Anyone whose appearance calls out serious questions from others has a hard time. It is difficult to suggest the correct solution in this situation.

Possible options include:

If what is happening takes place in the presence of strangers, then you can calmly explain your position or lack thereof. It is unlikely that anyone would dare to pester a person in broad daylight;
Practice verbal skills, for example, answer a question with a question ("Why are you asking?", "In the sense?", Etc.). Do not allow yourself to be insulted in relation to aggressors who have a numerical advantage;
Pretend that the appeal was not heard;
If you have excellent physical fitness, you can go all-in and start a fight first. First you need to wait a while and figure out the leader;
If there is neither the strength nor the ability to send tactfully, then there is only one thing left: retreat as quickly as possible from the ill-fated place.

With repeated repetition of harassment, there is nothing left but to stop wearing your favorite clothes. Unfortunately, this is often the only option that is applicable in real life.

Several hundred years have passed since all civilized mankind abandoned the estate system. With the advent of the New Time, even a commoner got the opportunity to dress like a rich man, if he had money. But sometimes the shadow of the Middle Ages no, no, and even slip through. And people in fear are trying to find out for what gear they need to explain. As 500 years ago, and now they are greeted only by their clothes.

Video: how is it usually asked to explain what gear?

In this video, Sergey Matrosov will tell you about the list of clothing brands for which hooligans often ask to "explain":

An item is the equipment of a playable character. Such equipment is intended to increase the parameters (stats) of the hero or to change the appearance. The term gear has also come to be used in online games to refer to a hero's power level.

The essence of every online game is the constant development of your character, which includes getting the best gear. And the better your gear is, the harder it will be to defeat you.

At the beginning of the game, everything is simple - you need to destroy about ten game monsters to get the first piece of equipment. From now on, your race for rarer, better things will begin.

You can get normal quality armor by destroying the first monsters you meet.
More complex and rare items can be obtained by going to various dungeons () or by conducting a raid with a group of allied players. In this case, the chance to get what you want increases, but the complexity of the destruction of the main boss, and the number of people who want to get the coveted artifact, also increase.
If you have the appropriate game profession, you can create your own equipment. At first, you will be able to create ordinary things, but as the profession develops (character leveling), the quality of the items you create will also improve.
One of the easiest ways to get gear can be if there is an opportunity for it in the game. At the auction, you can buy items that are put up for sale by other players. Here you need to be careful: prices are often overstated, do not rush to spend money.
Equipment can also be obtained from other players or a clan as a gift or temporarily, for the duration of an event (raid, siege). In this case, everything depends on you. If you actively communicate, make friends, join clans and participate in game events - in all these cases, you can be helped with uniforms. But remember that if you were given clothes for a while, then you need to return the items to the owners.

Nuances

The gear is worn on all available body parts in the game. Weapons (fluff) are worn in a separate slot and depend on the class you have chosen (bows, crossbows - archers; maces, staves - magicians; two-handed swords, spears, one-handed swords, daggers - melee warriors). If only one hand is occupied with the weapon, you can put on a shield.

For each type of equipment, there are special characteristics - bonuses to the main parameters of the hero, and they logically correlate with the type of thing: armor will have health and defense characteristics, weapons - attacks, boots - speed.

Very often the game implements the ability to improve weapons and ammunition. Such opportunities may include inserting (inlaid) various stones, sharpening weapons, hardening and even enchanting. Carefully study all the available types of enhancements and try to use them, as this will make you stronger.

Graduation of things

The equipment is divided according to the value of the improved parameters. Usually, the quality of the equipment is indicated by colors.

Gray (broken) and white (normal) - armor of the lowest level with minimum parameters, which drops very often. Suitable only for sale in shops or for wearing on the first levels.
Green (normal) - often drops from monsters. Suitable for wearing at initial levels, in the future you need to pay attention to the parameters of such equipment and change it in a timely manner, as soon as the chance falls.
Blue (improved) - rarely falls from monsters, it is in demand from other users of the game. If it fits in the class, then wear it without fail, since its characteristics are higher than those of "green" things.
Purple (rare) - most players are equipped with it. Suitable for almost anything, but much more difficult to get it. You will have to work hard and spend many hours of your time "knocking out" such things or earning money to buy them. But they will definitely pay for themselves, you'll see!
Gold or orange (legendary and artifact) - this is the gear of the top players. Its characteristics are so high that a player in such equipment can single-handedly defeat a squad of fighters. It is incredibly difficult to get such items, but if you got them, then you are a queen.
Dark green gear - set items (set). In addition, it is a collection of items. By equipping each item from the set, you get additional characteristics, depending on the total number of items worn from the set. If there are more set items, then the bonus given by them is also higher. And if you are lucky and you have collected a complete set, then know that other players will envy you fiercely.
In many games, you can buy unique equipment for real money. In terms of characteristics, it can be equivalent to purple items, but you can get it at early levels. You can use it both as a means to quickly develop your character, and to gain an advantage over those who are equal to you in level.

Examples of

"Two more clothes and there will be a complete set"

"Blue gear is not ice, change it to purple"

"They broke all my gear"

"We are outraged and will raise the question at school"

Gone are the days when the September 1 shopping list consisted of school uniforms, notebooks, pens and erasers. Today, the “vish-list” (list of desirable things) is dictated to parents not only by the school and the student himself with his teenage understanding of fashion, but also by the street where the “dress code” was formed, for violation of which a teenager can be beaten right in broad daylight. Many teenagers hide this threat from their parents, considering the complaints a manifestation of cowardice.

Last August, before the 9th grade, the son brought out the whole brain to my father and me, - says the mother without five minutes of the tenth grader Yegor. - Give him sneakers of a certain company, a phone of a new model, a backpack, T-shirts - they all have their own fashion. And this year, suddenly the opposite. We arrived at the store, and the son walks: oh, just not that!

As a result, the father could not resist and asked: "What do you mean - you can not ?!" Little did they get out of their son. But I guessed to talk to the saleswomen in the mall where we were shopping. And with horror I learned that this phenomenon is almost a year old. In Moscow, teenagers are beaten for certain models of sneakers, T-shirts and jeans. This is called the dress code.

Nobody really knows the rules of the dress code. But hooligans come up with the words: "Explain for the gear" - that is, you need to explain why you wear clothes of certain manufacturers. For some reason, some companies cannot be worn, but which ones - you don't really understand! The rules change all the time, it is not clear who invents them. We are outraged and will raise this issue at school right on September 1, despite the solemn day!

A survey of friends among teenagers shows that everyone knows about the wild phenomenon, but the attitude of the age group from 13 to 18 to it is different:

There are guys who always want to fight, they just need a reason, - explains Danila, who is going to the 8th grade. - Now they have a topical reason to beat for their clothes. And if you don't want to get involved, there is a list of "banned" companies on the Internet. I just printed it and asked my parents not to buy things from these brands. It is easier for them, these firms are quite expensive. And why exactly for them, I did not even try to figure it out.

I am engaged in boxing, - says Anton, going to the final class. - I don't give a damn about all these invented "dress codes", but I consider myself entitled to wear what I want. And for some reason these freaks have appropriated the most convenient youth brands for themselves. They regularly pester me with their own: "Explain for the gear!" - but when they see that I'm ready to fight, they immediately merge.

- And "these freaks" - who is this?

Well, it was originally about football. That certain brands of clothing can only be worn by those who "stand", that is, support a certain football team. It was born among the fans to distinguish each other in the crowd. Then he moved to the "offniks" - these are the ones who hang out in the football field. But then the topic was picked up by all and sundry. They are not only not fans, they do not understand anything in football. Heard the ringing and let's pester people on the streets. But in fact, they are cowardly, they only stick if they get a crowd. Therefore, I am not afraid of them.

There really is a list of "prohibited items" to be worn in social networks. These are clothes, shoes and accessories (backpacks, caps, etc.) of certain brands, named by name. All these are completely normal things, necessary for a teenager, that correspond to today's youth fashion - perhaps not very budgetary ones. But high quality. It's a shame, probably, not to be able to wear them, even if your parents are ready to buy them for you ?!

I put all this on in school, - explains Nikita, who is going to the 10th grade of a prestigious Moscow school. - Our guys are normal. But if, for example, after school I need to drive to the center, then I’d better put on a windbreaker on a prohibited T-shirt or even change it out of harm's way. I have a friend from a summer camp in Medvedkovo, so I have a special form for traveling to him. There, in his area, offniks are gathering. Before you get out of the subway, they are already crawling for an explanation for the gear! In general, the places where the offniks gather are known to everyone. You don't want to run up, just don't go there.

On the periphery, everything is even simpler: expensively dressed - get it in the eye.

You can get it for the military style, rolled up jeans and camouflage colors. Photo: social networks

In Lipetsk, for example, you can get your hands on the military style, rolled up jeans and camouflage colors. Moreover, in workers' districts, they beat them according to the principle "why did you dress up so expensively ?!"

We have how, ”a 16-year-old teenage" authority "from Lipetsk explains to me. - If you want to remain in authority among your own people, you must from time to time participate in mahachs (mahach is a fight, teenage slang). So that movement was (movement, or movement, - activity, movement, variety). And if you don't go to the batch, well, then sit at home with your mother. Personally, we beat majors in our area if they taxied to us. Well, those to whom the relatives buy the most expensive clothes. Sometimes we confiscate in our favor, sometimes we just drive around the yard and release. But not a single one really could give a rebuff! How will they defend their Motherland, if that ?! We will mutuz them until they leave for America!

For American gear, we beat you and we will beat you anyway! - a young patriot from the city of the Volgograd region speaks. - Nefig the enemy's clothes to carry and pay them money for it!

And in Penza, aggressive teenagers even came up with a name for their movement and started a separate page for it on social networks. There they post photos of schoolchildren with personal information (phone number, address, school number) and call on their “comrades-in-arms” to punish them for a “crime against fashion”.

Photos of "criminals" are taken in the same place, in social networks, or they take pictures of acquaintances around the yard, around the school, among acquaintances. As in other evil games on the Internet, the one who found and posted the most victims wins in the persecution "for gear". The online version of this phenomenon becomes all the more dangerous: it turns out that not a single teenager is safe from the fact that in the pursuit of authority he will not be caught on the Internet and posted on a virtual "pillar" of his movement. And okay they will post it, but in a small town they will also recognize and mock not only virtually, but also in reality!

On the page of the movement, there are calls for users to "find and neutralize" those who "without any right" wears certain clothes (brands and names are listed). Below are the victories and achievements of the group members: for example, a message that there (indication of the street) the impudent violator was completely stripped and painted with black and red paint.

They set up something like a patrol and plow the streets with their "explain for the gear," says a tenth grader from Penza. - They can approach anyone whose clothes they do not like or, on the contrary, like and they want to take it away for themselves. That is, any that catches their eye is too bright, too fashionable, too expensive. In general, I think that the "dress code" is just an excuse to find fault in order to take off someone's fashionable T-shirt, sneakers, pants and take it for themselves. These hooligans cannot buy themselves anything, and their parents spend on drink.

A fashion brand never makes big logos on clothing. This is the first signal that the thing is "burned". Photo: social networks

- Is there any correct answer to this "explain for the gear"? To fall behind?

If they have already approached, then there is no right answer - they will still beat you. "Explain for the gear" - a signal for a fight. My dad says that in his youth, such a signal was: "Give me a smoke!" If you have already bothered with this question, then give them a smoke or not, but they will still be beaten. "Explain for the gear" - from the same series. Just an excuse to make fun of a person, humiliate him and take away fashionable things.

Two molested me at the bus stop, - said Dima, 15 years old. - I was in camouflage pants, bought them in a travel store. They are like: "Cho in camouflage, explain?" Well, I took them and sent them. One got furious and climbed on me, the second, however, began to restrain him and offered to deal with me in the evening in the vacant lot. I was afraid that the middle of the day, people around. At that moment, a bus pulled up, and I jumped on it ...

In addition to the direct aggressors and their victims, there are also voluntary victims in the phenomenon of “explain for your gear”. They, too, are eager to throw out aggression, but their upbringing does not allow them to attack first, as well as to attack in a crowd on one - this is what the hooligan "fashion patrol" distinguishes. "Voluntary victims" purposely put on a "ban" and roam the streets in it, provoking hooligans. And if they start first, they gladly join the fight.

Law enforcement agencies in several Russian cities report that hooligans humiliate and beat local residents, sometimes stripping them naked on the street. At the same time, they express the hope that with the onset of the school year, teenagers will stop hanging out all day in the city and the outrage will stop.

Perhaps, but obviously not all. “The right to wear military-themed clothes must be earned, one must be strong, courageous and kill enemies! - an active (in the sense of gear) citizen from Saratov, 15 years old, wrote to me in a personal on social networks. - And we need to take away camouflage gear from squishies! ”

Parents still shrug their shoulders - some remember the beatings for "bananas", "pyramids" and "hayers" from their teenage history, others rely on the school and the police. Some of them appeal to the public on social networks - like, for example, this mother from Kherson: “Dear parents! I am addressing you as a mother. Today, a new danger has replaced the "games of death". Which, unfortunately, can affect any family. Now any of the teenagers can be caught on the street and beaten simply for a certain brand of clothing. Among adolescents, this is called "EXPLAIN FOR SHMOT". Groups of radical youth are simply attacking teenagers! I consider it my duty to warn all parents ... "

Fights between teenagers over T-shirts or sneakers swept the whole of Russia. "KP" figured out how to correctly explain for the gear and what it means

WHO IS NOT IN THE TOPIC, THAT IS AGAINST US

When you are fifteen, everything matters: who you are, who you are friends with, what you are wearing. Always and at all times. If there used to be dudes, hippies, anarchists and pacifists, then the most fashionable youth movement today is office workers or casuals (see the KP Dictionary). Both those and others are aggressively disposed towards everyone who is not in the subject - not dressed like that.
Explain for the gear - with such an appeal, office workers and casuals roll up to other peers on the streets of the city. And this is not at all a way of acquaintance. What does it mean to explain for gear: translated from slang, this is literally the following - explain what right you have to wear what you are currently wearing, and if you cannot, we will beat you. They can also beat for fakes.

Liza Eliseeva is 16 years old, she agreed to go with our correspondent to a party of office workers. Fred Perry sneakers once served as an identification mark for skinheads. But they have long gone to the people.Photo: DINA KARPITSKAYA

NEAR FOOTBALL

The dangerous fashion of "fights for gear" swept the whole of Russia. Including thanks to the Internet.
- If you are wearing a Fred Perry T-shirt, Tommy or NB sneakers, then just answer that you are not in the subject, but you like high-quality gear, - teaches teenagers 20-year-old video blogger Sergei Martyshov.
His videos have more than a million views, and the blogger himself calls this topic "sore".
- What's wrong with the brands of these T-shirts? - continues Martyshov. “These brands were popular with skinheads in the 70s, and so the bad name remained. But now they are worn by everyone. They can ask for such gear only if in some villages (“ask” in translation from the adolescent language means beat up. - Ed.). Stoniki (this is how the clothes of the cult company Stone Island are affectionately called. - Ed.) - a more defiant option. They just won't wear it. Turn-ups (tucked up jeans. - Ed.), Also came into near-football fashion from skins. Do not be surprised if you are asked to explain for them - this option of wearing pants means being ready to get into a fight. In general, if someone clung to you on the street, behave confidently, answer a question with a question. Understand, if someone came to you, then it's not so much about your clothes as about you.

T-shirts "Sputnik 1985" were invented by Sergey Pakhotin: "satellite" is one of the most famous words in the world, and 1985 is the year of birth of the brand's author. But you can't just wear them. They were created for the punk crowd. Among teenagers, only the “elite” wear them. Photo: DINA KARPITSKAYA

ARE YOU ONE WHO'S LEFT OR ONE WHO'S RIGHT?

The topic "how to explain for a piece of clothing" tears all the ratings on the Internet. Full of videos of fights and showdowns. The teenagers beat each other mercilessly, and the girls also take part in the carnage. What do they ask? "Are you right or left?" or "Who do you stand for?" The right is an aggressive-minded person, anarchist and fascist, and the left is an anti-fascist. But this is also extremely conditional.
“Few people understand all these right and left,” says 16-year-old Liza Eliseeva, an athlete, Russia's Olympic hope in synchronized swimming. She is from a good family, but also in the subject due to her age. - It's just an excuse to find fault with someone whose appearance did not like. You answer that the left, they suddenly turn out to be right, and vice versa. And in general, this political topic is a rarity. More often the fans of this or that football team are asked to “explain for the gear”.
Liza, although not the most ordinary teenager and spends almost all of her time training in the pool, also knows what to answer in such cases:

Yes, now all teenagers know this. It is easy to identify the officers - they walk in groups, put on camouflage panamas, black T-shirts with strange inscriptions, tuck up jeans. There are many of them at VDNKh, at the stations in the upper part of the gray metro line, in Otradnoye, in some parks and at the MCC stations.

Tucked-up jeans, or turn-ups, among officers mean readiness for battle.Photo: VK.COM

FASHION JUDGMENT IN THE PARK

Liza and I went to these places, deciding to experiment with forbidden clothes. We bought the most fashionable Sputnik 1985 T-shirt with a gloomy inscription “It's not customary to cry in this country” and put on red Fred Perry sneakers.
- They can also beat for a fake. About football players think that by wearing a finger * (see "KP Dictionary"), you insult their subculture, - Lisa explains to me.

How do they distinguish them?
- Oh, yes, the Internet is full of videos explaining how to distinguish a fake from the original. If you run into such a palpatrol, then at least they will force you to take off the low-quality gear, and at the most they will beat you. But if you have the original, then, on the contrary, they will respect you.
Still, because "native" jackets and sneakers cost a lot of money. The same Gosha Rubchinsky (a very fashionable Russian designer among office workers. - Ed.) Has pants from 20,000 rubles, jeans from 40,000 rubles.
We are unlucky at VDNKh. We meet only two officers - and then they are peaceful.

So Holi today is on the roof - not far from here - the guys sipping beer are making a helpless gesture. - Everyone is busy there.
Holi (again, explaining for those who are not in the subject) is a festival of colors, an Indian holiday that is very fond of young people - when you can throw multi-colored dye powder at each other. The fun is much more fun and enjoyable than fighting, so everyone forgot about the explanation.
We are going to Otradnoye, where a large shopping center always has a lot of football players. Indeed, there are a lot of young people here. Many are dressed according to the theme - in black T-shirts, camouflage, many are smeared with paint - also from the holiday. All, without exception, smoke - so that even on the street there is nothing to breathe. The first to jump up to us was a nimble, short boy, about 12 years old in appearance:

A teenager from Otradnoye explains "for his sweatshirt": - Crossed knives means ready for battle. "There are no innocent" - each has its own criminal article ... Photo: VK.COM
- No cigarette? And you are standing (translated from the adolescent language - you support any team. - Ed.), Or what? - he turns to Lisa. She explains that yes, she is a CSKA fan.
Then all the others are starting to come to us on the sly. They did not go to fight, as they later explained, they were frightened off by the presence of an adult aunt, that is, me.
- And besides, we are not loose hooligans. So, some people are sick, but here the party is mostly peaceful, all their own, - says one of the teenagers.
- You should have gone to Holi, there was such a batch, - picks up another guy. - And wear a T-shirt more seriously, like I was wearing.
The teenager is wearing a black sweatshirt with a white circle, inside of which are some numbers and two crossed knives and an inscription.

What does all this mean?
- Crossed knives - ready to fight. "There are no innocent people" - each has its own criminal article. Numbers 13 - 12 are the letters of the English alphabet ACAB, which stands for All Cops Are Bastards ("All cops are bastards"). The skull is death to debris, the bolts on the knives are thieves' stars, and the circle unites everything.

Wow! Are you walking with convicts?
- No, - the teenager laughs. - This is the topic.

What are you explaining to them here? - some painted girls enter the conversation. - Quite a goof, or what? It will be necessary, they will figure it out themselves. And then they walk here, take pictures and sniff. Maybe they are from the cops ...
To be honest, I felt like I was not in my hometown, but like in a scene from a movie about American gangsters from bad neighborhoods. In order not to really run into a fight, Lisa and I retreated. Liza did not dare to go home in a T-shirt from "Sputnik 1985" and gladly put on the jacket of the Olympic team with the inscription Russia on top.
“They certainly won’t be beaten up like this,” she said to me in the end.

Even classic Adidas sneakers can raise questions.

Along with the ubiquity of social networks, new youth associations and trends appear, which can often cause noticeable inconvenience to the people around them. Teens imbued with the spirit of Internet freedom do not accept prohibitions. So today they can approach a stranger on the street and start making claims about ... clothes! What does it mean "explain for the gear" and how to behave if you happen to hear this phrase addressed to you? The time has come to understand youth slang and the motives of adolescent behavior.

"Explain for gear": what does it mean for convicted members of society

This phrase owes its roots to the subculture of people who, in one way or another, were associated with places not so distant, that is, prisons. Indeed, in thieves' jargon, such a statement is also present. What does the phrase "explain for the gear" (and in this case, more correctly - "clothes") mean for violators of the law? Today, there is practically nothing, except that the desire (expressed in a semi-orderly tone) to learn more about the interlocutor. It is extremely rare to hear it in this context. From the vocabulary of the criminal world, the phrase migrated into the lexicon of adolescents and here it began to be used extremely often, but it took root surprisingly firmly.

Youth associations, movements, subcultures: where are the origins?

It would seem, what can be bad hobbies that tie young people together under the banner of a common idea? In fact, quite often the irrepressible energy of adolescents develops into aggressiveness, which can be observed in this case as well. For people who want to clarify for themselves what “explain for the gear” means, it will be useful to know who, as a rule, uses this phrase - these are mainly young boys aged 14-17 (sometimes older), who consider themselves to be “ right ”, that is, the nationalist sector. Often these guys are ardent football fans and may demand to tell which team a person is rooting for. They are prone to vandalism and generally not very positive actions.

Why do they ask this?

So what does "explain for the gear" more specifically? The fact is that "right-wing fashionistas" have their own distinctive attributes - camouflage trousers with cuffs, sneakers, sweatshirts and jackets of specific brands, paramilitary motifs and prints, in general, a certain style. Seeing the same distinctive symbolism on another person, in the company of guys who are not too tolerant and tolerant, you may wake up a desire to find out more about this person - whether he considers himself to be their movement, why he dressed that way and whether he has the "right" to do so. If the clothes, according to the company, turn out to be “fired”, that is, counterfeit, and its owner is an unworthy representative of the movement, then an unenviable fate awaits him.

What happens next?

What does it mean "explain for the gear" - it has been clarified. Now the matter is small - to figure out what such an appeal can be fraught with.

A group of angry young people may act differently, but their actions will always express aggression. It will not be a burden for them to beat, take away this or that thing, humiliate it and write it down on a mobile phone. Guys may even carry bats or other means to potentially beat another person, such as brass knuckles. It is characteristic that one by one they, as a rule, do not attack, but feel strength and impunity only when surrounded by their like-minded people.

How to behave and what to wear then?

So, one thing is now known for sure: what does it mean "explain for the gear." How to answer this is a question arising from the situation. In fact, there is no need to answer - most obviously, teenagers will not be satisfied with any answer option, and the risk of "puncture" is too great. If you find yourself in a similar situation, you should not panic. If you have confidence in your own abilities, you should not be afraid of these peculiar "defenders" of your own business, although it would still be the best option to bypass them. When the crowd approaches, you should try to avoid their society as soon as possible or deliberately go into a crowded place where they do not dare to express themselves.

If it is clear what it means "explain for the gear", then it remains unclear what category of people can hear such things addressed to them and, thus, fall under the gun of street hooligans. Usually adolescents choose peers or those who are younger as potential victims, but this is not always an axiom. So, there is a known case when angry guys attacked a 40-year-old man and took away a camouflage bag, which, of course, he did not even know about the unspoken "taboo".

In fact, it is allowed to wear anything, because Russia is still a free country, there is no official "fashion police" here, which means that there are no prohibitions on the designer's clothes, or on the Stone Island, Palace and others brands.

Let's sum up

Now anyone, even an adult, will be able to tell their children or acquaintances what it means to “explain for the gear”. As you can see, there is no deep meaning or subtext in this phrase, and, as a rule, it is just a “prelude” to committing uncontrollable violent actions. However, we can say with confidence that although this is worth fearing, you no longer need to be afraid. The movement itself is gradually declining, and the tendency to use the expression "explain for the stuff" persists, as a rule, only on the Internet in the form of a joke over a relic of the past and those people who have ever done such things.

Today, fans of computer games are actively using the phrase "explain for your gear." What does a statement mean in this context? Only a request to tell about your character - about his assembly, items, buying additional equipment, and so on. As you can see, there is no threat in this, which means that the phrase is not so scary or bad. It all depends on who is pronouncing it.