Friday, July 8, 2011

Freak-Outs of the Appearance

A few days ago I got my hair cut super short, and ever since then I have had a multitude of people either silently judge me for it or mistake me for one of the male gender. What is wrong with a Christian girl having "sinfully" short hair, and how do I look like a boy? I've got womenly curves for goodness sakes! Or atleast teenage girl curves. Luckily it's mostly the younger generation that has asked me if I was a boy or a girl, so I can forgive them quite easily since they simply don't know better, but it is a bit weird when adults somehow don't see any femininity about me and just throw out "him"s and "he"s all over the place. Not that I care too much, but it has gotten me to think about it. What exactly is it that makes me appear to be an average teenage boy instead of an adventurous girl who likes to experiment with hair length? I suppose I don't always wear the most girlyish clothes, make-up isn't my thing, and my voice isn't the popular generic feminine kind, but I don't think that would automatically makes me seem like a boy. Maybe people don't look at details anymore and just make judgements on the most obvious features, such as hair. I wish I could understand what it is that others see when they look at me, because I definitely see a girl (not that that means much, since I Know I'm a girl). But I guess it isn't really that important, I'll just have to start getting used to this kind of thing if I'm going to keep my hair short. My friend Marie learned to live with it in her mohawk days, so I can learn to as well! But in the meantime, hopefully this rant has helped all of you to think twice before calling a short-haired-girl a "he" and possibly lowering her sacred self-esteem. That being said, good day to you all!

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