So you know how when you go on tumblr, people are all like,"Beauty on the inside is worth so much more than beauty on the outside," or something cornier like,"A pretty face catches your eye but a pretty personality catches your heart." And that is true. I think it's good that people are searching for deeper meaning in their lifelong partners as opposed to listing off random character traits such "smart, nice, cute, tall, funny, sweet," and whatever idealistic perceptions my contemporaries have. And it's good that the message says girls should be "nice." That they don't have to be pretty. And while half the population is posting things like that, the truth is, we as humans (at this point in time) can't help but look at outer beauty.
Furthermore, and though this may sound incredible cruel and horrible, I think nice people are boring. I really do. Before you roll your eyes and call me a shallow human being and curse me to drown in Dante's inferno, chew on this: people want to know they are right. People want to feel important. Is that a problem? Absolutely not! But what happens is that these so called,"nice" people sit there and smile and listen and give nice comments and laugh and look cute, but they don't have opinions. They sit there and listen and nod, but they don't form opinions.
So what if I don't want to be nice? And frankly, I don't. I want to be quirky and interesting. I want to have opinions, thoughts, and feelings! Because character flaws are what turns something black and white into something very vibrant and colorful. At the end of the day, our prime beliefs and opinions define who we are. If everyone were nice and sweet and perfect, where would we be? Where's the variation in that? We might as well just fall in love with everyone in the country because they're all nice.
And this whole,"All girls are pretty." Truthfully speaking, not everyone is beautiful. Not everyone is created equal, but they're made equal. Don't worry, I'll explain. To be born equals means that we are all the same; to be made equal means that the moment we begin our existence in the world, we are all guaranteed basic civil rights as everyone else is. But to be honest, some of us are going to be pretty, and some of us are going to be ugly. Some of us are going to have blue eyes, some of us are going to have brown eyes. Some of us are going to be passive, and others assertive. Essentially, what I'm saying is that not all girls are pretty. All girls are beautiful, but the word,"pretty" pertains only to the exterior, and frankly speaking, not all girls are or will be pretty. That's that.
So now that you're all done reading that, you probably hate me. You probably think I'm some sort of crazy rapscallion! But I'm here to express myself, and it's great if you disagree. Because I'm probably wrong; no problem! (Get it?) Essentially, what I'm saying is that society's attempt on kindness is a good start, but we can do better than that□
Furthermore, and though this may sound incredible cruel and horrible, I think nice people are boring. I really do. Before you roll your eyes and call me a shallow human being and curse me to drown in Dante's inferno, chew on this: people want to know they are right. People want to feel important. Is that a problem? Absolutely not! But what happens is that these so called,"nice" people sit there and smile and listen and give nice comments and laugh and look cute, but they don't have opinions. They sit there and listen and nod, but they don't form opinions.
So what if I don't want to be nice? And frankly, I don't. I want to be quirky and interesting. I want to have opinions, thoughts, and feelings! Because character flaws are what turns something black and white into something very vibrant and colorful. At the end of the day, our prime beliefs and opinions define who we are. If everyone were nice and sweet and perfect, where would we be? Where's the variation in that? We might as well just fall in love with everyone in the country because they're all nice.
And this whole,"All girls are pretty." Truthfully speaking, not everyone is beautiful. Not everyone is created equal, but they're made equal. Don't worry, I'll explain. To be born equals means that we are all the same; to be made equal means that the moment we begin our existence in the world, we are all guaranteed basic civil rights as everyone else is. But to be honest, some of us are going to be pretty, and some of us are going to be ugly. Some of us are going to have blue eyes, some of us are going to have brown eyes. Some of us are going to be passive, and others assertive. Essentially, what I'm saying is that not all girls are pretty. All girls are beautiful, but the word,"pretty" pertains only to the exterior, and frankly speaking, not all girls are or will be pretty. That's that.
So now that you're all done reading that, you probably hate me. You probably think I'm some sort of crazy rapscallion! But I'm here to express myself, and it's great if you disagree. Because I'm probably wrong; no problem! (Get it?) Essentially, what I'm saying is that society's attempt on kindness is a good start, but we can do better than that□
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