Why do films perpetuate the myth that wearing all black and a mask makes you inconspicuous?

Question

Whether it be assassins, ninjas, a specialist military group, bank robbers or pesky kids who foil the bad guys' plans, they all do it.

However, I can prove that this costume does not make you inconspicuous - in fact does just the opposite. I went out wearing black boots, combats, bomber jacket and a full face balaclava and this is what happened...

8pm left house and walked to bus stop. Heckled by chavs on the street corner...
8.15pm attempted to board bus with stealth, but was yelled at by the driver and forced to pay... merry makers at back of bus mock me, calling me Rambo and throw beer cans at me.
9.05pm arrive at town centre, use lamp posts and bins as cover, make my way to pub. Am spotted by hen night girls who try to steal balaclava.
9.15pm Bouncers laugh in my face and ask if it's a student night and if the rest of the rugby team are coming to drink pints of JD and beans again. I am refused entry unless balaclava is removed. I refuse, they beat me up a bit, I leave.

9.30pm I stop crying in the bushes and crawl along the street between parked cars. A group of lads try to ride me like a horse and call me "nobhead".
9.45pm I attempt entry at another pub, this time sneaking in through the toilet window. Unfortunately, it's the ladies and some fat lass says "you'd better have a box of milk tray", but I don't so she kicks me in the nuts and her mate fetches the bouncers. They drag me through the pub where everyone cheers and hurl me out the doors, yelling "pervert!"
10pm, Police find me skuliking in back alley behind chip shop. I give false name and tell them I'm with the special unit. They get control to check for escaped loonies. My details don't check out and when I refuse to remove balaclava or consent to a search, they arrest me on suspicion of being a terrorist.
Next 72hours: I am held incommunicado and grilled by various officials. When they finally decide I am not a terrorist I am charged with interfering with serious investigastions.

I have had all my black clothes and balaclava confiscated, have been bound over to keep the peace and suffered two black eyes, a broken nose and swollen testes - not to mention my hurt pride.

This costume does not make you inconspicuous, so can I sue Hollywood?

Answer 1

What do you expect when they takes off yer combats, bomber and balaclava ? Init ? A red cheery pie and two ups ? Geht me summat to ate wh'er yer at it.

Answer 2

a common plot includes a team of infants or college young ones caught in the two a supernatural adventure or are being hunted by a serial killer. regularly a common horror movie will contain those components. - vehicle breaks down and there is not any cellular telephone - no person listens to the previous individual who is familiar with what's going on -regularly there is gore The stereotypical characters are: The jock, the jerk, the nerd, the female character who's barely there for fanservice, the ethnic minority, the stoner, teh skater boy, or different one dimensional inventory characters. in case you do drugs or different immoral issues, you will die Black persons are in all probability to die. If there are besides the undeniable fact that, greater effective than one, than a minimum of one will die. in case you're a bully or are mean to the loner female or the nerds, probability is, you will die. there's a chase scene the place a individual falls, crawls and does not upward thrust up and screams while the guy is approximately to die. in case you're saying, "i would be returned." that individual isn't coming returned sidestep basements, closets, and attics like the plague. The atttributes that one survives in a horror are: they have a female in the event that they're male, sensible, is familiar with the thank you to combat, non secular Christian, or caucasian. BQ: Troll 2 BQ: probable the Exorcist

Answer 3

LMAO...Oh I had a good time reading this man. You should submit this to be published in your local newspapers. It's a good read.

It reminds me of a similar type question way back when the FIFA World Cup had just finished. Someone posted a question asking who they should sue for investing $500 in a Brazilian Soccer Shirt featuring the name Ronaldo.

Answer 4

cos u did it wrong, lol, it doesn't make u look scary unless u have a simular phyisque to the people in the cinemar, or inless u have a lot of people around you at the same time. It is supposed to look meancing, and that hidining ur face from someone is scary?!?! its a physcology thing

Answer 5

fukking brilliant!! did you leave your ak at home? you don't get black eyes with an ak. also, you always, always tear gas the girls loo's before you enter, thats standard bloke knowledge. fair play to you mate, twas a good effort! and has given me a plan for a night out!

Answer 6

Batman doesn't want to reveal his true identity, and Clint Eastwood just looks cool in black.
Men In Black does just as it says.

Answer 7

I think it must make people inconspicuous. I have never noticed someone dressed like that, which must mean they snuck past me.

Answer 8

You're telling me it doesn't?

Oh d**n. I wondered where I was going wrong.

All the best
Zorro

Answer 9

lol!! Just what I need on a Saturday morning!