Wear nice clothes. Have nice hair. Look good. Be careful yet carefree. Walk with purpose. Don’t argue. Act like a girl.

What if I don’t want to? Maybe I want to wear dark washed out jeans and a gray worn sweater. Maybe I’ll wear an ordinary cotton camp T-shirt. I’ll put my hair into the messy unbrushed ponytail, with a plain white headband. And leave it like that. Want me to dress nice? You get newer black skinny jeans. And the new black sweater. And maybe a curly ponytail. Without the headband.

Since the beginning of time girls have been told that they need to wear dresses and skirts. And to get someone to like you, you have to be pretty. If you like me you’ll like me as me. Not in a pretty blue dress. Or a cute skirt and top. You’ll like me in black skinnys, black lace-up combat boots and a sweater.

From the beginning of time. Yes girls were taught to be pretty and sit back and do nothing. But since the beginning of time girls have chosen to not just sit back and be pretty. But rather to stand up and speak out against what they want to change and for what they believe in. So let’s change this generation. And act like a girl.