Monday, February 14, 2011

What Is Up With All The Fake Chicks??

Well my BFF and I were sitting in "the office" when it seemed for about 20 minutes straight, that our favorite hangout spot was flooded with fake chick after fake chick.  They were so fake that I'm sure they would be unrecognizable any other way.  I'm not hating on them I just don't totally understand it.  There should be a limit on how fake a person could be before you should have to wear a disclaimer or warning label of some sort, ie:

                         Warning:  85-100% Fake Chick
           keep away from flame, highly
           flammable & high maintenance 
           May contain artificial parts, 
           fake hair, artificial hair color
           fake eyelashes, fake fingernails
           and/or toenails, colored contacts,
           fake body parts, silicone implants 


They had fake hair, fake hair color, fake fingernails and toenails, fake eyelashes, push up bras, and enough make up on their faces to repaint the Long Island Expressway.  Typically I wouldn't care but then they had horrible attitudes.  One girl threw some papers on the floor and looked around daring some one to say something to her.  Another girl and her friend came in and were very loud and obnoxious and their conversation was far from becoming of a young lady.  Why does everyone need to know what your privates look like?  Why must you belittle others in the vicinity in order to make yourself feel better.  You'd think they would want to lessen any attention they were getting considering the fact that they looked like urban clowns.  

Even though I've eluded to this being an urban epidemic, it is not.  Far too many young women are drastically altering their appearances and for what purpose.  Even I've had my fair share of acrylic fingernails and hair extensions but it never ruled my life.  I've known of and heard of women that won't go anywhere until their done masking their true selves beneath layers of a fantasy.  I've always thought there was something wrong with people who only look in the mirror with the intentions of completely altering the person staring back at them. 

Well maybe that's just it, maybe their goals are to become living fantasies, acting as people so far from their true beings because they're afraid no one will accept them any other way.  Adjusting themselves to fit an image that never existed, in their attempt to portray a persona that never had life.  I guess it wouldn't be so bad if they made these changes for themselves but the truth of the matter is they are often so unhappy with who they are that they falsify their image.  I guess its like build a bear workshop for the insecure, just pick out what you want and add it to this empty shell of a person...do't forget to "stuff & fluff".  

One of my biggest questions has always been what happens during those intimate moments?  Don't guys notice all the fake stuff.  Doesn't some of it have to come off some time.  What if the "carpet" doesn't match the "rug"?  What if your breasts aren't really that big or perky?  What if your skin is not as smooth or your hair  was never that long?  Has this guy really fallen for you or this falsified image?  Does he feel ripped off when he sees the real you?  Is this falsified persona cause for assuming that you're a liar since you can't even be honest about your true self?

Then again I wonder if men are to blame for this body image epidemic.  (Not all men but some).  Men want the perfect woman comparable to a list of Hollywood divas, actresses and singers whose whole life was to entertain and pretend.  They too are merely falsified images of beauty.  Marilyn Monroe as beautiful as she was, was born dark-haired Norma Jean and her obvious death eludes to a life of unhappiness.  We see so many of these women in the spotlight in and out of relationships, filled with substance abuse issues, anger, body image problems and these are the women we look to, to dictate how we should live our lives and what appearance to take on.  

So tell me, What is up with all the fake chicks?

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