Wear this. Do that. Be pretty. In today’s society, that is all anyone ever hears: look the way society deems acceptable. However, being who you really are should be accepted, not frowned upon.

People should not change who they are or strive to be “perfect” just because others want them to. There is an expectation that everyone has to be society’s definition of beauty, even if it means defying scientific possibility in order to succeed. Women especially face great pressure to look flawless all the time, but that is simply impossible, and women shouldn’t be expected to do so.

“Everyone is beautiful, beauty is not defined by one, cookie cutting mold. There [are] all kinds; there is different types of beauty,” Danielle Fewkes, sophomore, said. “Any girl that you see in the hallway of this school is going to be beautiful no matter what.”

Everyone has their own perception of beauty, but society also impresses certain beauty standards on people. Everyone has to be one body shape now or else they won’t be able to fit or look good in the new trending clothing, and people who are slightly overweight or have a different body shape, feel insecure because they are not society’s idea of perfect.

“I think styles represent the person wearing it,” Connor Newman, senior, said. “You can tell who that person is by the clothes they wear.  What you wear kind of tells something about you.  So the more original you are, I think, the more original you are as a person.”

Men and women should wear what they want, when they want and be able to be considered beautiful. People should be judged by their inner beauty and not if they’re up to date with the latest trends. Big or small, thin or curvy, everyone’s unique and perfect in their own special way.

“I think [people] should stop listening to what other people tell them to do,” Newman said, “and focus on what they think is beautiful to themselves.”