Why be Normal?

 Currently in Provincetown, Massachusetts, Amiee, also known as “the bearded lady” is a professional body piercing artist.

 She makes no apologies for herself, in fact, she uses the fact that she is bearded to her advantage and runs her business under the name:  “Piercings by the Bearded Lady”.

What is interesting to me about the bearded lady is that she isn’t afraid to be herself and refuses to try and succumb to social norms about gender and beauty.

Yes, I think she is a bit over the top, but sometimes self expression can go to extremes.

To me, women who spend hours looking “perfect” are just as extreme.  I think you can argue that a woman who wears only the right clothes, the perfect make up, has their nails just so and would never be seen without their hair done could be considered just excessive.

I’m all for low maintainance myself, regardless.

No makeup, comfortable clothes, but also no piercings - they take too much time to clean, change, etc., and they hurt. 

I’ve seen Amiee quite a few times because she used to have her business in town.  I can say that she is gregarious, loud, and doesn’t apologize for who she is.  I respect this trait in anyone and although I think (yes, I have an opinion) that it’s all too much, I’m impressed that she takes what she has and goes with it. 

If more of us could accept ourselves for who we are, I think we’d be a little happier overall.

Afterall, why be normal?

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