No Matter What

No matter what I wear, as a woman, I can not escape being marked. When I wear more covered clothing, I’m questioned whether or not I just broke up with my boyfriend. When I show more skin, I'm scrutinized for which guy I’m actually dressed up for.

I personally do not wear makeup to school; however, the few times I have, multiple people asked me what the “special occasion” was. People simply could not fathom the idea that I was wearing makeup just because I wanted to.

Every day I’m judged for what I wear and how I look and am put in some female stereotype because of it. Girls can not go a day without being stereotyped, a problem that males do not have to deal with. Males are not scrutinized as they change up what they wear and how they look- they instead are accepted for it without being judged or type-casted.

At home, I face the daily struggle of fighting my parents for my clothes. Countless times I’ve been told “Esha your dress is short” or “your shirt is too tight” from my parents.  And, every time I ask her why it matters, she responds, “what will others say?” This is because revealing clothing ahs been marked as belonging to a girl with loose character.. .

How can I ever go umarked in my society?