Rant: No Self Respect!

I saw a good quote on Tumblr the other day, I'm going to see if I can remember it to start this post with:

'When you say "you have no self respect",

You really mean "I have no respect for you".

Don't assume you know how people feel about themselves.'

I think that was it.

(Speaking of Tumblr, I'm answering questions again - anonymous are accepted. Click HERE)

I am subscribed to Trisha Paytas on Youtube, I just really like how girly she is and she loves Hello Kitty, she's pretty much Gyaru in a way:

- Tan

- Blonde Hair

- Nose Contour

- 3-D Nails

- False Eyelashes

- Decoden

She even dressed as a 'Ganguro' once!:

People were saying terrible things about her here but I actually think she looked great!

Although I might not have the same opinions as her on certain subjects, I repect her opinion and I do like to listen to different views on life other than my own. I don't understand people who are subscribed to someone and they unsubscribe if they have a different opinion! I see it all the time, like this:

'I like all of your videos, but I hate you for saying Halloween is better than Christmas. Unsubscribed now.'

Woops, anyway - back to my origional rant!

So, I was watching a video of hers, here it is for anyone wondering:

>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XfJ_K9ucQ8 <<<<

Most people were saying how they hate her for having no self respect (which doesn't make sense at all. How can you hate someone for not respecting themselves? Surely if you don't respect yourself, you're self conscious. How can you hate someone for being self conscious?).

But, the thing is, I have seen absolutely no evidence that she has no self-respect. Self respect is respecting yourself (obviously!). I think people think self respect means respecting society's ideals for you.

If she is 'outrageous', 'slutty', 'contradicting', etc, then surely she wouldn't be respecting herself if she suppressed all of that to look/act just like everyone else!

Another thing is that, in the video she was drunk and acting silly/talking promiscuously, that's where a lot of the hate came from (I thought the video was really funny and cute!). I ask you to do one thing, imagine it was a guy in that video. I bet there would be no controversy involved! Guys are allowed to get drunk and act silly, but if a girl does it then "She has no self respect" and she's a "Train Wreck"! Females are conditioned to believe alcohol/sex/etc is for men to enjoy, females have to 'save' their bodies for one man. Here is another quote that I'll try to remember:

'Virginity was invented by men who thought their penis was so important it changed who a woman is'

When people see a promiscuous girl, they assume she's been taken advantage of by lots of different men. They say it's a 'serious, saddening issue' - isn't it possible she just enjoys it? 

As a girl who covers up and speaks politely most of the time, I can still respect the opinions of girls like Trisha. Even though, actually, I get called slutty sometimes just for wearing a lot of makeup!

Those who preach 'self respect' to others should start with just 'respect'. People need to respect each other. We're all different, and it makes the world more interesting. I believe people should be able to do whatever they want (as long as it harms no one and no thing).

I'm going to end this post how it started, because this quote is pretty much my whole 'rant' put into 3 lines:

'When you say "you have no self respect",

You really mean "I have no respect for you".

Don't assume you know how people feel about themselves.'

<3