What does "preppy" mean to you?

ecape
Thu, 25 May 2006 20:03:45 +0000

If you’re going to argue that preppy has been around longer than since the 1950s, you could definitely argue goth has been around for longer:

“In the early 19th century, an artistic movement called Romanticism arose. It was focused around fantastical themes, the ongoing struggle between good and evil, sensuality, and frequently death. From this movement arose a smaller movement, personified by writers like Byron and Shelley, that was increasingly morbid and decadent. This more morbid style came to be known as gothic, in part because of the appreciation of its leaders for the “Gothic” style of the Middle Ages.” http://www.waningmoon.com/gothica/articles/6660021.shtml

Now can we please get back to discussing colleges? You guys are sort of causing me to become biased against preps, which was precisely what I was hoping to avoid in this thread…