hey you! be like this!

Today, a blog by the name of Yes and Yes featured a guest post by a woman who was writing about how women feel the need to conform to the standards and qualities that either men or their society’s culture look for.
“Stop judging your worth by your appearance, like you're some collector's doll or a show dog. Stop doing things that you think are stupid just because it's culturally mandated. Stop accepting standards of beauty without asking where they come from, what they signify, what you think of them. Stop, stop, stop.”

A comment on this post read, “Isn't it interesting that our conformity ends up making everyone more isolated?” If you think about it, this statement is true. Everyone is beautiful in their own way, and there is no reason that any woman would need to want to look different than they already do.

Society has set these standards that have alienated the individuals out there. Women have a hard time keeping up with these outer appearances that make them desirable to those around them. What if you do not look like what is accepted? Will that mean that you will have less friends, be without a partner, or not get a job that you have applied for? Really, what is it that makes us judge by what is on the outside rather than what is within? It’s human nature. We can’t help it. But maybe we could try to digger a little deeper than what we can see with our eyes. Finding a soul that is genuine is much more rewarding than finding someone’s appearance to be unique and attractive to look at.

So please. Don't think this way. You are pretty. You are yourself. You are your own.