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Matching hair and tights

A woman in her mid-20s stands on a crowded Red Line train, her iPod headphones blaring. Her hair is dyed black with fuchsia-striped bangs. On the back of her head, the fuchsia takes over, making her head look ablaze. She has a number of head piercings, including nose and ear bars.

I gaze down to her legs and notice she's wearing 4-inch platform shoes over tights that are black with fuchsia diamonds. A very nice match to her head!

She politely but loudly asks if she can move ahead of the person in front of her to get closer to the exit. You see, members of the iPod nation can't hear, so they think they must talk louder to compensate.