A PSA for Women

Remember when the world had good ideas? When people were able to come up with something original and not have to worry about whether or not they're infringing on other peoples' ideas? I can not possibly be the first person to pose this question, and am surely not the last. I almost starting typing song lyrics. SONG LYRICS, for crying out loud! Why didn't I start off with something from my head? Something that's been swirling around in my mind and just waiting around like some random person who didn't bother to call in for an appointment for the DMV so they're stuck standing in line for hours until they get to the front and find out that they needed to be in a different line, with a different form, and they can't come back until they have the correct form and information and can juggle.
Speaking of things that seem to have left the world, where is the class of women? My friend (my best friend, and I love her very much) wore shorts with knee high socks and knee high, high heeled boots with a tank top to her birthday party. I honestly asked her what her asking price was. I mean, she's gorgeous and tiny, so it looked okay on her, but even on her it was pushing it. I remember wearing that one day at school and have never felt so uncomfortable in my entire freshman year of college. Granted, it was hotter than I thought it was and the boots ended up being little death traps for my poor feet, but at least they had a flat foot.
Now, I really don't think I could be labeled as "old-fashioned". I find a lot of the new fashions out this season to actually be harkening back to the days of the 1970s, but no one buying it really knows because they don't know the history of fashion, just that it has a high price tag and a designer label. I'm starting to think even fashion designers just drag things out of the back of their closet, update the colors, and call it a new and original design. But when you think about it, it isn't like everyone just got dumb; we've all pushed a lot of stuff to as far was we're willing to let it go. Go onto google.com and look up Lady Gaga. Doesn't she look just ridiculous? Of course she does: she's pushed the envelope of fashion, and the majority of Americans, even people on Earth, are willing to follow in her footsteps.
Which brings me back to the question of the missing class in the preteen/teen/young women. Heck, even the middle aged women are getting in on it. If you're over 30 and wearing a mini skirt, I have one question for you: WHY??? I mean, if you have just FABULOUS legs and can pull it off well, then by all means, pull on some tights or pantyhose and go for it. But don't flop around in a mini skirt and tank top with bare legs showing and heels like you're 16. Because no matter what your plastic surgeon tells you, you're not 16. You're 36. It's time to realize that 20 years is really a difference. Also, a message to all the young teeny-boppers out there: look down. Seriously, just tilt your head and look down at your feet. Do you see them? If yes, then don't wear tiny, low cut shirts. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW (and even if you DO have something to show, why are you giving out the goods to unworthy patrons? Like those idiot boys in your math class who keep sharpening their pencils because every time they do they have to walk past your desk and they act like they want to know where you are on the worksheet while drool is practically running out of their mouths while they're trying to use their X-ray vision to see right through your head and down your shirt.) And don't try to justify it (this includes those moms that BUY these clothes for these little girls) by saying because there's nothing to show then it's not scandelous.

The answer here is NO.

Moms, don't start teaching your daughter that it's okay to start showing their cleavage before it even exists. And girls, if you're saying that you can't see your feet because of your stomach, I'd like to take this moment to point out that as long as you're eating healthy foods and getting adequete exercise, you do NOT have to worry about it: things redistribute during pubity. It's the same reason guys suddenly have hair on their chest, legs, arms, and other places you shouldn't be seeing at your age, their voices drop, and they have a sudden urge to hurl rocks at things.
So ladies, I know it's 2010. We have the right to vote, we're still being paid less than men (stupid, I know, but true), and the news makes a HUGE deal if four women win places in the American government on one night. I'm not saying become a bra burning feminist, or one of those feminist that get offended by everything a man says to them; that's just dumb. All I'm saying is that it's not that hard to dress with some class. Stop flashing your crotch, your non existant boobs/cleavage, your cleavage that's starting to get liver spots and needs a bra, corset, and girdle to hold them up. Stop looking like you're in your 20s. I don't even LOOK like I'm in my 20s, and I AM in my 20s. So moms, teach your daughters it's okay to wear a one piece bathing suit, that short shorts are not appropriate attire for their friend's 9th birthday party, and just because the kid V neck halters look "oh so cute", they don't have to wear things that revealing. And daughters, if you feel like you know a woman who's still dressing like their a kid/teen, it's time to call it like it is. Having a childlike sense of wonder=good. Having a childlike wardrobe=bad.