Crop tops. I love the way they look and everything else about them. But I am too shy to wear them, without a camisole underneath that is. I can wear them when I’m at home, but when I leave the door I feel like I have to cover up. Why do I feel this way? It’s not like I’m uncomfortable in my own body, it’s just that I’m afraid to go out in my crop tops because I feel that I will be judged merely on my appearance. I look at other women wearing crop tops and admire them for being confident enough to show their skin. I was watching an episode of Trendy or Trashy that brought up a lot of questions, they basically react to crop tops, and while all of the men said crop tops were trendy, it left me feeling…weird. Why should a woman be judged by the clothes she is wearing? And people always tell others that shirts such as crop tops that show your midriff only look good people that have “abs,” Also in the video, they always mentioned how much skin was exposed through the tops, and whether they found it acceptable or not.
In the show, a man and a woman, I don’t know there names, look at crop top designs on women and feel they have the authority to say whether she looks good in the shirt. I was watching the video out of curiosity, however, I came to realize that we tend to think that women can be controlled and that we can decide what they wear. Why can’t women just wear whatever they want on their own bodies? I don’t know, I just found it kind of annoying. As long as you are comfortable in your own body, wear them.
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I love crop tops too. I had to comment, you see, as I was actually thinking about ordering my first one online this afternoon. I didn’t, but now I think I definitely should LOL… It seems like we’ll always be judged based on our bodies no matter what we wear, so why not wear them anyway if you like them. Anyway, crop tops are badass.
Crop tops are adorable, and anyone who wants to wear them, or anything else, should be able to do so without fear of negative and judgmental reactions from other people. Society as a whole seems to think that it’s perfectly fine to police other peoples’ fashions and bodies, especially women’s fashions and bodies and any configurations of the two. In the face of that, I can’t blame you or anyone for being hesitant to step outside without wearing something that gels with what society would deem acceptable for you. Whenever it’s warm I’ll toss a glance towards a pair of shorts, then remember my legs are unshaven and decide being cool on a hot day isn’t worth the reactions I’ll get if I don’t wear jeans. If a body is outside the “norm” then it must be hidden, or else it is “trashy.”
I actually have a crop top that I bought from amazon a few weeks ago. When I bought it i was excited, and eager to wear something new with all of the confidence in the world. And then It came in the mail and to this day it still remains in my closet. I’m not really sure what happened, the disconnect between the version of myself i had in my head and the “realistic” version of myself. Its so frustrating to feel as though I cant wear something just because I don’t fit into a specific category.