What I've Learned So Far

Everything that I've learned so far has made me realize that no matter what I have to stay true to myself. I am the type of person who is constantly trying to go against what society wants me to believe and make my own beliefs. The industry(fashion) I want to be in has a lot of negative stereotypes and I am aware of that and it may seem hypocritical of me, since I try to defy them, but it’s the major that I want and grabs my attentions. I see myself enjoying going to work, unlike other whom choose a career based on income.

While writing my fable I realized how superficial my major is, but also how you have to fit a certain body type and certain way of dressing, and honestly in middle school I would of change every aspect of myself to fit that “perfect” category but now even though those stereotypes exist I want to defy them, because I promised myself going into college that for no reason was I going to change who I was, not even to fit it.

Many of the things we have read in class, the people in that group accept all the discourses and metaphor that exist within that group, but there is no law saying that you have to accept them, and practice them. That’s what I want to do I want to oppress all of the discourses or at least try my hardest to minimize if impossible. Most people always tend to just go with what many view as “correct” and follow the discourses society make us believe are “truths”, because if we don’t follow them, we are seen as misfits or fucking weirdo’s. And to those who are afraid to just be who they really are I have one thing for you, “Who the fuck cares!!” Be yourself, if there is something that pisses me off in this world more than loud chewing are people who I can tell are trying really hard to fit the “norm”. Be your fucking self for crying out loud.

I know what I’m getting myself into going into the fashion industry, but it doesn’t mean I will change my own beliefs and the reason I say that is because I passed the whole pretending to be someone I’m not stage, and I have acknowledge and accepted all the stereotypes but that fact that I know is how I stay true to myself. I know all of us have analyzed the different types of discourses our majors have, now don’t practice them if they are bad of course, but rather acknowledge them but don’t practice them, keep in mind everything you belief in, who you are, and oppress them if against what you really believe in! There is nothing more rewarding than being yourself no matter how weird you are.