For this week we were given an experiment to following. Nowadays there are so many cultures that 'weird' isn't all that weird anymore. Who people are and they way they do certain things is becoming more and more acceptable everyday. That being said, there are still many things that are considered the 'norm'. A process that you would follow so that you wouldn't stand out. But I really like standing out from the crowd so I was pretty happy with the experiment we were given. What we have to do is 'break the norm' and judge the reactions of others.
The norm I choose to break was wearing women's clothes, I shaved my beard, I wore my girlfriends clothes, (ripped skinny jeans, a long sleeveless top and a small leather jacket that cuts off at the bottom of my ribs), and I wore mascara and eyeliner. The purpose of this was to show that people should be able to wear what they felt comfortable in. And yes, I felt comfortable in everything I was wearing. I also love eye make up because it puts focus on the eyes, which are, in my opinion, the body's best feature. I didn't wear a dress because I wouldn't feel comfortable in that and I didn't wear lipstick because I don't like lipstick on anyone.
The way people reacted very funny. People double took me walking past and my friends thought what I was doing was 'awesome' and we made jokes about how I wear the clothes better than my girlfriend. Then some were like 'RYAN!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!???'. I just kept smiling.
It wasn't all that different from what I normally do because I used to wear eyeliner on my right eye for years and I wear my girlfriends jeans or her jackets whenever I run out of clothes to wear, so that's why it wasn't all that surprising. I felt good breaking the norm. It's no secret that I like attention and I rarely buy clothes so it was nice to wear something different for a change.
Well, that was my day. :)
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