thoughts ≠ sx

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alright.

can we discuss, for a moment, about the principle of dress code?

yes- i understand that girls walking around in crop tops might be distracting- but since when was it alright to say that because boys don't have any maturity slash control over their body, that it's okay to smother someone expressing their personality through style and individuality?

and no- i don't dress up for boys, either. can't there be times when i come to school in a dress because i want to, not because i want to gather the attention of some male?

isn't it shallow?

girls don't wear makeup for boys.

girls wear makeup to smooth insecurities about themselves- cover blemishes they think are hideous, or maybe just give them a confidence boost.

girls don't wear dresses for boys.

girls wear dresses because it makes them feel beautiful and feminine.

girls don't wear croptops to show off.

has it ever occured to anyone that maybe i just wanted to wear a croptop because it went better with my outfit, or it fit with my style?

i say wear what makes you feel good.

wear what makes you feel pretty.

and girls: you don't have to wear makeup. you don't have to shave, you don't have to wear crop tops, you don't have to wear revealing shirts or shorts.

but don't insult girls who do.

its simple: some people need it to make them feel confident.

some make their own confidence.

but why have we started worrying about it so much?

and why are schools putting boys' interests and needs ahead of encouraging individuality and uniqueness?

bodies are bodies.

we're all humans.

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dedicated to abbyscomp because she inspired this lightly with her book 'human beings'.

if i could fly,
-sx