I'm pretty damned liberal. I don't care who anyone dates or marries as long as they are happy. I don't care if your hair is purple or green or blonde, I don't care if you have tattoos and piercings, I don't care about your religion or political views.
That being said: I think that everyone needs to know the situation they are walking into and behave correspondingly. I wouldn't go for a job interview in a short skirt and tank top for instance. I wouldn't attend a college class in that outfit either. Yet young people are doing it every day. C'mon, guys, you have common sense, I've seen it! I don't care if you're 16 or 46, think about what you're doing and who could possibly see you or hear you and behave accordingly. Sure, you can say 'I'm expressing my individuality'. You can't live on individuality. Seriously. You'll starve to death in the freezing cold winter. You need a job, you need an education. If you feel that strongly about showing your individuality, go into a field where it's embraced. Honestly, with what I do and where I work - I have to look a certain way. I don't really care as I care more about what I do than how I look. Once you speak to me, my individuality shows through. You can't hide that.
Just take a minute and think about how much farther you'll travel (and faster too!) if you just quit rebelling quite so hard and be confident in who you really are.
