worldof20something

Ok, so I’ll admit it…  I’ve watched it more than a couple times.  Every episode, Stacy and Clinton trash a person’s entire wardrobe, give them five thousand bucks to spend on “good-looking” clothes, and transform them into a fabulous new person.

See the problem here?  Let’s take a closer look.

The unsuspecting fashion disasters that star as subjects of the show don’t care about fashion.  They like being themselves, and haven’t wasted time worrying about how other people see them.  They dress in comfortable clothes or clothes that have sentimental value to them, instead of dressing in clothes that are geared towards being aesthetically pleasing to others.

By the end of the show, they’re not the same person.  They usually say something along the lines of, “Oh my GAWSH!  I never knew how AMAZING I could look with just a little bit of effort!”  And we viewers are left to think about what a wonderful deed Clinton and Stacy have done for this once-lost fashion diva.

But what they’ve really done is created another clone: another person that strives to be like everyone else; another person who feels that they will be judged solely by what they look like on the outside.

Contrary to the notion put forth by TV show, “What Not to Wear,” there’s more to life than looking good.  It’s your inner beauty that counts, and if any TV show tries to tell you otherwise, it’s time to find the remote!

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