A single fashion signifier can become freighted with political meaning

Evidence

Another prominent figure was Richard Spencer, a wealthy heir to a Texas cotton-farming fortune and PhD dropout fired from The American Conservative for his extreme views. Spencer openly championed a “blood-and-soil” ideology and advocated for a white ethno-state. Claiming credit for inventing the term alt-right, Spencer became the movement’s face—his close-cropped “fashy” haircut a potent symbol of his politics. (This nudged celebrities with hairdos similar to Spencer’s, such as rapper Macklemore, to make tonsorial adjustments.) — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 443

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• CANDY: Rapper Macklemore changing his haircut to avoid resembling white supremacist Richard Spencer is a vividly fun anecdote.