The Bra Issue

I hate bras. They are itchy and uncomfortable. I have about 30 bras. and at around $15 a pop thats a total of $450 spent on something i hate.

Yesterday i came back from class and it was hot, i mean HOT. I wore jeans and a tee shirt to class. So i strip down and put on some shorts and a tank top and i feel sooooo much better. You could see the red marks where my bra had been and i wondered why i wore it at all. Really: why? I am not endowed enought to need the support, nor am i small enough to need the padding (well, at least in my opinion). Its not cold enough to need the extra layer, so what was i wearing it for. You couldnt see through my shirt, the bra wasnt for protection. I decided i must be wearing it because somewhere down the line i was made to feel like i was supposed to wear it. And anyone who knows me knows that "supposed to" is not a good reason for me to do anything.

So i decided right then and there to end the cycle of oppression. None of the women in Sex and the City every wear bras (well, except charolette, i think) and neither will i! I felt free. I put my jeans back on and headed out to buy makeup and more tank tops (which i shouldnt be doing anyways cus i am dead broke). I got a little too carried away at first and headed ont in some high-heeled sandals. Two blocks later i realized that was a bad idea and went and changed into flats. Then i headed out and wasted my money on various items and returned feeling empowered. I began to spread my message to the women around me: 'bras are for suckers'! and it was all good and well until:

So i decided to go to the gym. A bunch of people i knew were there and i could use the exercise. Besides i hadnt been sleeping well (which i am gonna write about right after this) so i decided i should try exercising before bed (which didnt even help). But, alas, i could not go to the gym braless and me and my friend had already decided that wearing those tops with built-in bras would be cheating. Everyone knows that when you cheat, you only cheat yourself. I thought about the reasons i felt the need to wear a bra to the gym and even though there really were none (i dont run) i still couldnt bring myself to do it. so in the end i cheated and wore the tank top with the bra built in. I decided i would be cheating myself more if i never went to the gym again because i didnt want to wear bras, which almost makes sense.

But, for the rest of the summer, unless i am at the gym or you can see through my shirt, i am sticking to my pledge. Down with the lacey opression!