Ok, I've needed glasses for some time and I put it off for a while; I never like the idea of having to get up and put something on, I guess I saw it as a sort of weakness. I finally gave in and got a pair (don't snicker), however I didn't like what the shop offered. I've always been a bit of a different dresser, my teachers and mother say I dress like an 80 year old former accountant. 90% of my wardrobe has buttons and collars, the rest are sweaters, I own 0 shorts, and to me my 4 T-Shirts (all of which have Captain America on them) are underwear for formal dress. So I wanted some glasses that seemed a little more conservative. So I went online and found a frame that I rather liked, a classic blackframe, rimless, 50s style browline. Here is where things got weird.

When I returned to school (first off no one knew what the hell Browline meant, so I heard terms ranging from Horn-rimmed to Nerd glasses), I attracted the attention of people I don't really seek the company of. One of my friend's girlfriends is one of em'. Don't get me wrong, she's a nice person, but strange. Constantly dying her hair, purposely tattered jeans with random patches, that sort of thing. Anywho, I went to see my buddy and she was there, and she had yet to see my glasses. She gasped and offered to buy them from me. Before I could respond ( I was really confused), she took them off my face and put them on and then made a face. I snatched my glasses back and she looked at me and said "You need those to see?!" I said "Duh, why would I wear them if I didn't need them?" Then she pulled a pair of black framed trapazoidal glasses out of her bag and put them on and said she wore them but didn't need too. I asked her why and she said it was cool and a lot of people did it. Since then, I've had more people ask if I actually needed them.

The hell is this?!!

Why is this now a fashion trend? It's like pretending to a use a crutch. It is to correct a disability; a negative attribute that hinders your life! I honestly dislike wearing glasses but I can't touch my eye nor am I courageous enough to have lasic. Now people who have 20/20 vision basically mock me by wearing glasses. I pisses me off almost as much as people who wear Comic shirts but can't tell me what company make the hero. I once tried to engage a girl who was wearing a Superman shirt in conversation and she didn't even know what DC comics was. I'm getting off topic.

ANYWAY

What is this weird appeal to fake an impairment. I honestly feel offended when people do it. I'm asthmatic, whats are they going to do next? Have banaca enhalers? I just don't get it.