To The Odyssey Creator Who Thinks I Should Not Wear Nike Shorts To Class
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To The Odyssey Creator Who Thinks I Should Not Wear Nike Shorts To Class

College women are not stupid. We know what to wear and when to wear it.

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To The Odyssey Creator Who Thinks I Should Not Wear Nike Shorts To Class
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To Rachel Kiser, the author of "Ladies, Nike Shorts And Leggings Are For The Gym, Nowhere Else"

I don't care about your daily schedule and what you think I should wear to class. I am a college student who is taking 16 hours, who is a TA for a Psychological Statistics class, and who is keeping a 3.31 GPA, all of which I have done in Nike shorts and T-shirts. I think it is super awesome that you put all of this time and effort into your appearance but the fact that you are telling me and all other college girls across the world that they should too, is atrocious.

How dare you tell me that because I dress comfortably, so I can concentrate in class, that I am not successful ("I dress for the success I wanted to have."). I will be going to graduate school to earn my Ph.D. and I am doing just fine in my T-shirts. I do not need to dress up for my eight AM mythology class to become successful. That is up to me and not what I wear to my college classes.

How dare you tell me that because I am not wearing a dress or blouse that I cannot feel beautiful ("Feel beautiful every day...."). I do not need to put on interview clothes to feel beautiful. I can feel that way when I wear ripped jeans, leggings, and even Nike shorts. My clothes do not define mine or anyone else's beauty.

How dare you tell me that because someone may not pluck/wax their eyebrows, that they look like they "have seen too many frat parties" ("...yet with faces stilled caked with chunky mascara and sloppy brows.")? Today's society tells women that they are judged on their appearances and if they have natural body hair that they are ugly. Natural brows are not sloppy and I do not need to shape them because you believe it will make me successful or beautiful. I can do that without the help of my eyebrows.

College women are not stupid. We know what to wear and when to wear it. I am obviously not going to wear yoga pants and a tank top to a formal dinner. I have been raised correctly, knowing what is appropriate to wear when. If you want to get up at five AM so you can workout, shower, and pick out your three outfits for the day, that is fine. You do what you need to do. But the fact that you write that I need to do that to become successful and beautiful is absurd. Your opinion does not define who I am and what I am capable of. I love wearing my Nike shorts and T-shirts to class and I will continue to do so because that is what makes me happy.

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