10 Things That Should Be Socially Acceptable But Aren’t

  1. Fat people wearing leggings/jeggings/yoga pants. People always act like vampires who have had holy water and direct sunlight reflected directly into their eyes when they see anybody above a size 8 wearing leggings. Why on earth does society get to dictate what you wear based on how much you weigh? Leggings are damn comfy, especially if you’re fat and jeans chaff against your swollen thighs. What’s the difference between seeing a skinny person and a fat person in revealing clothing? Their bodies are both the same, they just happen to be different sizes. Let people liberate their gross bodies and maybe people won’t act so disgusted every time they see someone letting it all out.
  2. Not showering for several days at a time. Some people neither exercise nor go out in the sun, so there is no sweat and therefore little reason to scrub oneself religiously. If you don’t smell and your hair looks good, there is nothing disgusting about not part taking in the chore of maintaining personal hygiene.
  3. Women having dark facial/body hair. This is considered the height of vulgarity and I just want to find the person who decided this and kick them in the soul. Dark women have dark hair and it’s normal. It doesn’t make them a man and it also doesn’t mean you should point it out to them, because most of the time, they are more than aware. Not everybody can be as smooth as a baby’s bum all the time and waxing hurts.
  4. Not drinking on a night out/saying no to a night out. This does not make you antibanter and it does not make you anticraic. Sometimes you just don’t feel like it and some people don’t like acting like an idiot in public and then feeling sick and nursing their fear for the rest of the weekend. Maybe they’re onto something…
  5. Wearing pajamas to the shop. How often do we need to pop down to the Chinese on a hungover Sunday night and just not want to get dressed? Or realise that there’s no milk for tea after we’ve already got into our fluffies? Sometimes there are emergencies and allowances must be made. We all wear pajamas, and the world is our living room. Do not be ashamed of your Winnie The Pooh pajamas and matching slippers.
  6. Internet dating. I have had my reservations about this topic for a while; the likelihood of being either catfished/kidnapped and murdered were that bit too high for my liking. However on further contemplation, the internet is a place for everyone to unite even when separated by equators and oceans. Even closer to home, the chances of you bumping into someone who is perfect for you while queuing for your morning coffee are relatively slim. In fact, the chances are that your soulmate could be someone who, given the size and population of the world, you will probably never meet. The internet is not a physical place but a breeding ground for connections. You may be someone who has a passion for nothing but unicorns and Ricycles, who will never happen across someone with those same interests in college, but within a matter of seconds on the internet. While it not be for me, it also shouldn’t be a social taboo that people have to brush over by saying they met through mutual friends at a wedding, instead of in a bird watchers chat forum.
  7. Wearing clothes from Penneys. Penneys is fantastic and they always have what highstreet shops have but for 1/5th of the price. So what if you run into someone wearing the exact same outfit as you, you have an instant bond over ‘Penneys Finest.’
  8. Not Wearing Make Up. There is no better feeling than rubbing your eyes and not looking like you just rubbed your hands and face in wet tar, and sometimes that feeling is worth looking like you have been in hospital for a prolonged period of time.
  9. Wearing an outfit two days in a row. First of all, who even washes their clothes after wearing them once, when realistically all they did is sit in approximately two or three different chairs all day, and then returned to their house? That’s just wasteful and irresponsible. Also, nobody has an infinite amount of clothes and jackets and eventually you will run out of combinations. It also makes much more sense for laundry rotation. The best way to combat this social nightmare is to wear the same outfit but change one element the following day, then retain that element and change something else, creating a different look but without all the unnecessary laundry and decisions.
  10. Going out with friends’ exes. They broke up for a reason and if they’re friends and everything’s fine then there shouldn’t be a problem, and you shouldn’t be looked upon as a heathen. In fact, relationships introduce you to a lot of new people that you would never have met otherwise, and if your circle grew in that way, it doesn’t mean you went out to poach their ex as revenge. Some people are just nice.

 

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