YFriday, July 28, 2006
pseudo-princess
i know it's mean to mock at those who have a lack of taste when it comes to clothes... and to be fair, i admit to commiting fashion faux pas in my life. but hey, even if i was caught by the fashion police, i bet the charges pressed against me for my "crimes" wont be as serious as that for being decked in a puffy-sleeved white top, "pweety pink" balloon skirt, and, how can i forget? a headband lined with fake pearls and a pink bow to emphasis that bit of "girliness". urghhhhh. fake crown!
one look at her at the canteen, and the first thing that hits you (after you recover from the severe shock/gagging) is the word "princess-wannabe". you'll be surprised. there are people our age who THINK they ARE princesses and DRESS like one. maybe it's ok for us to think we're princesses. there are girls who like to be treated with respect, showered with gifts, feel protected, be pampered, dream of that knight who'll come into their lives and save them, and live happily ever after. ok, im sounding extreme but anyways, i am FINE with that "i aspire to be a princess" attitude. afterall, i have a secret wish to be a princess too!
right, did i just hear you cough? ): sigh. yes, i do dream of being a princess... but i think i need to clear the air about my princess dream. pretty princesses playing damsel in distress arent for me. i wanna be an arrow-shooting Amazon princess warrior. uh huh.. quite a mouthful but basically a princess that kicks real butt! a princess warrior who cuts off her right breast to use the bow more easily. yes i know this is a fantasy, just like the "im a pretty princess to be worshiped" mentality - nothing but a fantasy. that's it. i dont go round being dressing myself as an Amazon even though i know i've got the wild hair to carry off the look. neither will i slit my right breast and walk around the sunny island of singapore with a bow and arrow! like over my dead body.
so, little princess-wannabe is petite and fair. (those bullshit fairytales about royalty all have FAIR princesses dont they?) she thinks she is a princess - that's fine with me. everyone is entitled to have their own fantasies. but to go to the exteremes and don princessy clothes, accessories and have princessy curly dyed brown locks is too much to take. it makes her look desperate and crazed and immature. sorta like as if she won the worst-dressed title in a halloween party if you know what i mean. what can i say? most fantasies are unrealistic. that's why they are fantasies. coming to school dressed as a princess surely doesnt help in being respected and treated like royalty.... .
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