At Olympic Games closing ceremony “London eight mi

AtOlympicGamesclosingceremony“Londoneightminutes”performancewhenoneolympichostcitypassesthemantleontothenext，thenewhostusuallyunveilsacelebrationofnationalidentity.after12monthsofsecretplanning，londonhasfinallyrevealedjustwhatwillhappenatitshandoverperformance：theunrulyspiritofbritain’s“hoodie”culturewilltakecenterstageatbeijing’solympicstadium.theeight-minuteperformancewillbeledbytheurbandancesquadzoonation，whosefamousshow，titledintothehoods，featuresadrug-dealingpimpandgangsterrapmusic.itdoesn’tmakeyoudangerous–itkeepsyouwarmthehoodie，shortfor“hoodedsweatshirt”，isaheavyupper-bodygarmentwithahood.originallydesignedinthe1930sforlaborersinthecoldwarehousesofnewyork，hoodieseventuallybecamepopularamongyoungpeople.intheuk，however，hoodieshavebeenthesubjectofmuchcriticism.someshopliftershaveusedthehoodtoconcealtheiridentityfromcctvcamerasinshoppingcenters.ahoodiewithabaseballcaphasbecomeatrademarkofthe“chavs”–youngpeoplefromalowsocio-economicclasswhoareassumedoftentoengageincriminalactivity.soinmay2005，thebluewatershoppingcenterinkentbanneditsshoppersfromsportinghoodiesorbaseballcaps.gradually，however，peoplehavebeguncallingforatolerantattitudetowardshoodies.in2005，coombesheadcollegeinsouthwestenglandallowedthehoodietobecomepartoftheboysschooluniform.theprincipal，richardhaigh，saidthemovewouldhelptocalmsomeofwhathecalledthe“hysteria”surroundingthegarment.第12页下一页