<p>I don’t feel pressure to look good, I like to look nice on my own. Though currently right now I have a health problem ( food intolerance etc…) and ofcourse it will affect my current appearance. With that said, not being in a healthy condition right now I rather not go out in public, nor even use a acne kit etc… until my health is great again. It’s a long story of my health, but when it’s diagnose I’m sure it will be included in my college essays ( or the essay a lone if there is a option for it) adn a explanation of my grades, and I can look healthy/ like myself again.</p>
<p>I’m 6’2, 152, and apparently that is on the lower end of normal weight even though I think I look pretty skinny. I’ve never really had an issue with how I look, because it gets me what I want, and I would not be me any other way.</p>
<p>I am an 18 year old male living in Eugene, Oregon. I feel no pressure to look good because I already look better than everyone else out here. Everyone here wears either farmer’s clothing, hippy garb, or wankster stuff. Also, a lot of the male adults have long hair and earrings. I, on the other hand, am clean shaven, I wear Brooks Brothers, Jos A Bank, Nordstrom, and Lands End.</p>
<p>Okay, so it’s “non-standard”. That doesn’t make it not a word. </p>
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<p>Pretty legit source. Anyways, being that this is not an English essay and just the internet, I don’t think the fact that I refrained from using a “proper” word should really affect too many people. </p>
<p>Izzy Busy Bee, I really hope that you do not hurt me.</p>
<p>As an Asian male and I suppose I do. I do not want to look like an nerd after all. Sometimes I feel like I’m being a metro haha.</p>
<p>It does separate me from the other asians at my school who do similar things. It is quite interesting that even though I am just like them in many ways (good tennis, violin, top grades/SATs, math team and other nerdy things), the way people perceive is me very different.</p>
<p>I feel a lot of pressure to look good. I always feel like people are judging me on my looks. I was obese growing up, and although I didn’t get taunted at school, I was, at home. My parents and relatives would make snide remarks about my weight and at the time it seriously made me question the value of my life. Today, my childhood experiences still affect me, and the feeling of being ugly and fat have not gone away, despite being underweight now. These thoughts consume my every waking hour, and it stops me from being happy. I know I need help, but I’m just hoping it will go away on its own.</p>
<p>…I can’t believe I just admitted that all online.</p>
<p>Of course there is pressure. There’s even more since I work at abercrombie and corporate comes around to make sure everyone is up to standard. The standard is very high at abercrombie so it kinda rly sucks. At school, ehhh not so much. I go to a “nerd” school lol. I do think, though, that appearance is extremely important, regardless what people say. Individuality. That word makes people think that everyone is accepting. PEOPLE ARE NOT ALWAYS ACCEPTING!!! STOP USING THAT AS AN EXCUSE AND COMPLAIN THAT PEOPLE ARE MEAN TO YOU!!! Yes, I do think that everyone should express themselves, but do it with people you trust and/or family. Not everyone needs to know how much you hate your life by all the black you wear. ughh im sry but ppl need to learn the world is NOT nice.</p>
<p>To a certain extent, yes. I was pretty chubby when I was about 12 (Most people were, but still…) and I managed to lose all the weight in the 8th grade (I was around 125-130 pounds). However, because I started at a very demanding high school this past year, it means I have less time to exercise and take care of myself. I do martial arts, and I went from easily going for 3 days every week to going 3 times if I’m lucky. I gained a good 15 pounds, and I can’t wait till I’m finally able to get it off. The people around me usually compliment me on my looks, but the big thing is when my mom tells me to stop “desperately eating”. Definitely not fun.</p>