“The group was originally a wedding dress-shaming group that said, ‘You can’t slap a white skirt and call it a wedding dress,’ but as more people joined, other types of dresses were allowed. Then, in May 2021, You Can’t Just Slap Some Fabric Together And Call It A Dress became official after Mary and the management team decided the group needed a more inclusive name. was born in
However, this dress-up group has been popular from the beginning. “About six or seven months after we created the group, we noticed that it was growing in popularity. Honestly, it came out of nowhere,” Mary previously told Bored Panda. . “I didn’t expect it to be such a big group, but honestly, it should have been, because shaming groups were a big trend on her Facebook at the time.”
“Looking back, the thing about shame groups in general that bring people together and really resonate with them is the idea that there’s something so bad out there that they’re compelled to share with everyone for a good laugh. “It’s just like when a group of kids at school see a teacher wearing a bad tie and make a joke about it. To me, the same concept is much, much more. It’s what makes these groups real on a large scale.”
