See, for the first 14-ish years of my life I could really not care less about my appearance. Evidence: when I was 4 I wore only rubber boots and no other footwear for nearly 2 months. They were fast to slip on and off, all about the functionality for me.
But recently- and by that I mean ever since coming out- I have become somewhat interested in the image I project. Some new glasses I got, just got a haircut (I hate those little itchy hairs that get stuck in your shirt collar. HATE.), and I've got lots of new clothes too. I like looking good.
Is that vain? Is it unusual? Definitely not to the latter, but just because everyone does it does not mean it's the right thing to do. Besides, lots of personal appearance products and the like are really quite environmentally unfriendly: hair products, specific washing instructions for delicates: that's a large factor in my decisions.
Luckily, shorter hair= less shampoo and :. less time in the shower. I don't use hair products. As well, t-shirts= ironed on logos, and :. cannot go in the dryer. air drying is very efficient. And finally, glasses= less contact lens wearing. Less solution used, :. better.
So it seems my makeover (a grand name for rather small changes) is not only helping the environment but making me look better. Hmmm.
Putting that all aside: vanity is not attractive. And I feel almost hypocritical sometimes when I put effort in. Like that TV show, What not to Wear. Why even bother? It shouldn't matter what you look like.
But that's the key, should. Though it's true that appearance should not matter, it does. That's no one's fault as much as it is everyone's fault. There's no point in dreaming for a purer, less superficial society: you'll just have to deal with the one we have, which sadly focusses on how people look far too much.
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