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[quote=Anonymous]
Your life is what you make of it. 
Appearance counts an enormous amount all throughout life for first impressions, dating and jobs. You're already at a disadvantage in the US and Europe if you're not white anyway.
But what's even more powerful is confidence and inner strength.

I was completely under my mother's control as a high schooler (long story) and wore the clothes she bought me, which were deliberately very modest, large and baggy. Sweatpants and turtlenecks instead of ripped jeans and crop tops. No make-up or going out with friends or watching TV. I definitely stood out amid all the pretty, pop-cultured, fancily-dressed girls in my wealthy private. And somehow no one made fun of me, everyone was really nice. Perhaps because I was nice to them, or because I was respected as a student, or because I lucked into a great school, or perhaps because I was so far out there, they felt sorry for me, who the hell knows. Some were patronizing in their kindness, but that was perfectly fine with me.

I ended up escaping my mother's house and learning how to dress better... but I still wear turtlenecks all winter![/quote]

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