Anna+C’s+OpEd+Article

Let me just tell you about what gets underneath my skin more than anything else (there are more things but for the sake of this assignment let’s pretend) about the male population:

“You should be more confident,” says teenage boy.

“I look for natural beauty,” says teenage boy.

“You would still look beautiful without makeup on,” says teenage boy.

When these usually well intentioned words fall out of a boy’s mouth, I feel more than a little obliged to punch them straight in the nose. First of all, I know you think you’re being sweet, in your condescending little way, but no. Stop. Stop right there. I have been wearing a full face of makeup since I was 8 years old, and I have NEVER attended a day of school with a naked face. Is this probably a sad reflection on the pressure society weighs down on young girls today to be beautiful? Yes. But you know what isn’t going to fix it? Stupid teenage boys telling us to be more confident while using that same breath to criticize another girl for looking “haggard.” I was taking the PSAT a few months ago and this stupid boy was sitting at my table before we began testing. He looked at his stupid friend and called a girl walking in the door the stupid word mentioned above. She looked literally the exact same as she does at school every single day except she didn’t have makeup on. They proceeded to guess she had been up the night before partying too hard. NO. Stop. Those same boys, if asked, would swear on their mother’s lives that every girl looks better without makeup and both would tell their girlfriend’s to be more confident. In fact, I have personally heard one of them express similar remarks. Not only is this a disgusting display of hypocrisy, but it’s pretty common. Guys like this spew these empty cliché’s hoping to make insecure girls swoon over the fact that these boys “genuinely” think they are beautiful. Aside from the fact that they have likely never seen you without makeup on to make this decision in the first place, they are lying to you. All they want is to come across as sensitive and sweet and ultimately get in your pants. Do not fall for this repulsive word vomit. If I hear one more teenage boy say these words I might just fall over dead, any of you reading who are guilty of this: you are thieves of precious air. You’re not cute, you’re not a good person, just stop. Moral of the story: none of you stupid boys have seen or ever will see me without makeup on so don’t say this to me or I will probz spit at you. (not really, but let’s pretend I’m this BA)