Jensen Huang Ruined the Leather Jacket for Everyone -- Most Especially for Asians

I have a total of ONE leather jacket that I barely wear, a cheap piece of clothing that I've thrown on at concerts just to feel "cool," while I mouthed off the lyrics to a popular or obscure rock song, depending on the band.

Needless to say, Jensen Huang managed to ruin it for me and for other vertically challenged Asian males who are not quite the obsessed wearers of leather jackets -- whether cheap ones like mine, or worth at least 10,000 dollars or more like Huang's -- unlike the disgraced former CEO of Nvidia who took a page from Steve Jobs but replaced the black turtleneck with the hide of a dead animal and made it his trademark not just at tech conferences, but also at bars or clubs with a Chinese spy in tow. You never saw Jensen (can I call you Jensen, Jensen? You bet I can!) wearing anything else, and now for me the leather jacket -- any leather jacket, unfortunately -- is just synonymous with recklessness, egocentrism, adultery (of course), and just plain assholery.

From now on, it's the unassuming cardigan sweater for me, which I regularly and comfortably wear at work anyway; and yes, that goes for the future concerts that I will attend to feel "cool." 

You know you've truly fucked things up if you manage to make the leather jacket uncool. The Fonz would like a word with you, Jensen, after you've picked up the shattered pieces from this humongous clusterfuck.

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