What's Pshat: Talis Edition

1. Among the many things that drive me crazy is when guys wear taleisim to shul on Shabbos and (even worse), Yom Tov. I think it is not tznuah. If you don't 'hold by' the eruv (despite the fact that every rabbi in the community does), make arrangements to bring your talis Friday night, or at least, wear the talis under your jacket. And, what's up with yom tov? We aren't in Israel and we aren't in a yeshiva town.

2. What's up with Avi Weiss wearing his talis to demonstrations? If he wants to get arrested, gezunter height, and kol hakavod, I support him 100%. But, please, ditch the talis thing. It's gotten very old already. I recently read the following explanation from Steg:

If I remember correctly, I read somewhere that Rav Avi Weiss came up with the idea of wearing a tallis while performing acts of activism in order to demonstrate that the acts are motivated by a specifically Jewish religious moral ethic. And so, many of the participants (who, remember, are mostly rabbis and rabbinical students) were wearing talleisim, some tied so that they wouldn't fall off during the arrest process.

Nevertheless, I think it's silly.