19- Annie Deitz

Unfortunately I procrastinated (what a surprise, I know) and cannot put as much effort in this post. :/

When I read the assignment, two different pieces of advice came to mind. Well really, one piece of advice and a compilation of similar pieces of advice. But I'm going to ignore the singular piece of advice for sake of time, and considering it's religious context it might be best to avoid anyways.

Many of you may have noticed that I care very little about my appearance. Well, I care about my appearance, but I don't dress "nicely" frequently and I sleep in the mornings and spend five minutes getting ready instead of spending a lot of time making myself look decent. (Not that I judge you if you care about your appearance and enjoy dressing up and looking nice- I just genuinely possess little interest in that area)

I've never thought it was a big deal. I dress up for church and fancy meetings. I understand that some people might judge me for wearing the same t-shirts and jeans every week and always looking like I popped out of bed (which is so true by the way), but I've never really cared, I don't think it should be a big deal.

BUT APPARENTLY- IT IS SUCH A BIG DEAL

"Annie you would be so pretty if you wore more make up"
"How are people going to take you seriously if you're dressed like that"
"No boy is going to be interested in you if you don't look nice"
"You could totally have a boyfriend if you tried a little harder"

It sounds fake. Why should people have interest in my lack of interest in my appearance? Why does it matter? Who even cares? Why am I talking about this? Are there better pieces of advice that I could discuss (yes)?

Now that I'm writing this, it seems really pointless and dumb. I guess my main points are (1) I really do not care at all that people judge me or think of me as less attractive because I choose not to put effort in my daily appearance. (2) You are wasting your time by telling me this. (3) if you think that people, females in particular, look nice in order to look hot for dudes, you're sexist and that comment was demeaning.

So yeah, that's all.