In Deborah Tannen’s essay, “There Is No Unmarked Woman,” she concludes, “Some days you just want to get dressed and go about your business. But if you’re a woman, you can’t because there is no unmarked woman.” I could not agree with this statement more. Every day I get up, and it takes me at least 2-3 outfit changes to finally figure out what I want to wear to school. I do not do this because I’m trying to figure out what looks the best, I do this to figure out how comfortable I feel in each outfit for that day. Everyday I get up and basically figure out who I want to be for that day. I know it, and so does everyone else. As much as I’d like to say sweatpants are my favorite thing to wear to school, I can’t. They’re comfy and are exactly what I’d love to wear everyday, but I don’t want to be looked at as lazy, or someone who doesn’t have the effort to care about their appearance. But on the other hand, I enjoy dressing up from time to time. Yet it seems like everyone assumes there’s some special reason as to why I choose to wear a dress or skirt to school. I could wear sweatpants, but I choose not to because of the way people look at me for wearing them. I could wear dresses everyday, but choose not to because that thats “just trying way too hard.” It’s never a win. As the picture shows, even without the clothes, women are still judged by the things they don’t even have control of. It’s a 1950’s Pageant Judge guide that points out flaws in each of the body shapes, and illustrates what the winner should resemble. This points out everything- hips that are “too wide” or shoulder bones that are “too pronounced”- but these women can’t change the bone structure in their body to fit this image. It just goes to show how women are judged by everything they do, everything they say, and everything they are.
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