It's incredible that the year is 2015 and we've accomplished so much. We have high quality photos of Pluto; same-sex marriage is legal in every state; we can text the pizza emoji to Dominos and they'll send us food. It's incredible that the year is 2015, and people still tell me to do things based off of what men do and don't like. Incredible.
The amount of times I've been told to stop cursing because it isn't "lady like," and that "men don't like it" is incredible. I'm genuinely amazed that we still live in a society where women genuinely look for a man's approval when it comes to her body, her clothes, her career, or her attitude. I'm genuinely amazed that there are girls out there who watch YouTube videos and read Buzzfeed articles called "What guys find attractive," or "10 trends guys don't like." Why am I looking to a guy, who thinks salmon colored shorts are the height of fashion, to tell me he doesn't like my red lipstick or high waisted jeans?
I enrolled in an accounting class this semester, even though accounting and business are not my major. The first thing I was asked after enrolling in the class was "is there a boy?" Well, yes there are many boys in accounting classes since business tends to be the trademark major of straight men. Was there a boy I was trying to impress? No! I'm in accounting because I want to go to business school and get my masters degree in international business. Not so I can pretend not to understand what's happening in hopes of some boy, who actually has no clue, trying to help me.
Here's a wild idea: women wear what they want for themselves. Women go to school and take difficult classes for themselves. With that being said, I didn't wear any eye makeup other than mascara last year because they guy I liked said he thought my eyes were really pretty. I didn't do that because he thought my eye makeup was ugly and that I would be prettier without it. I did that because I wanted more compliments on my pretty eyes. But there's a difference between wearing something because guys find it attractive, and wearing something because you want a guy to find you attractive. Theres a thin line between the two, but it's there.
If a guy tells me he doesn't like my tattoos, I'm going to get more. Not because I'm spiteful and want to be rebellious against his crusty opinion. I'm going to get more tattoos for me. Don't ask men"What kind of man are you trying to attract?" Not everything a woman does is to please or attract men. Nothing a woman does should be to please the opinions of the male species.
