Hammer Pants Were Cool Once, Too

Popped collars are known to make others want to slit the throat of the popped collar wearer. This is possibly an excessively strong reaction to a fashion choice, but it is an obnoxious look.*

It's a good thing that a popped collar affords a modicum of additional throat and neck protection.

*See also: a sweater tied about the shoulders in a jaunty manner.