Posted by Susan47 on May 2, 2005, at 15:31:16
In reply to Re: (Can I ask y'all something sensitive?) » Susan47, posted by 10derHeart on May 2, 2005, at 14:21:31
You're right. But you know, what you said about "clean up pretty nice"? I think that's the bias.. it doesn't Look Clean. I mean, the clothes can be absolutely brand-new, spiffy clean, ironed even, if you like, with a crease exactly in the middle, right there, in those stretch pants with the elastic ankles. But somehow, the idea that the person who's in them cares to take That Much, just That Much time with their appearance (remember you never get a second chance to make a first impression), well, I believe that's why I'm so biased against that clothing. I'm not kidding, I see a guy wearing the same outfit he could've jogged in, sweaty and smelly as sin, at the bank, and I just feel like gagging. It's the whole concept of how important are those who lay eyes on ME? Do I have a responsibility to appear clean, well-groomed, presentable? Not to stink?
I've been out with a few slobs. So yeah, I'm totally prejudiced. I'll admit it. None of it might even make sense to you. You could argue till you're blue in the face, even, really reasonably, and it would make no difference to me. Not one whit. Because aesthetics are really important to me. Not overwhelmingly so, as in, my nails are sometimes chipped and I have the occasional bout with exczema, it looks terrible. I wear hats because I can't stand the look of the hair I cut myself.
But I'm clean, and I try to look that way.
:-)
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