Passing

http://meganwallent.com/2008/12/05/passing/
12/5/2008

It's not a four letter word.

I thought that it wouldn't be a big deal. It actually kind of is.

Fitting in turns out to be even more important, and probably the most critical element to passing. What do I mean by fitting in?

The next time you are in a public place – look around. Look for the person – man, woman, doesn't matter - who is the outlier. In Miami Beach, look for the dude w/the rad chest hair, and the shirt unbuttoned down to his navel. At Microsoft on campus, being overdressed is the exception. Jeans is the official uniform of your average 'Softie. Even wearing shorts in January won't get you noticed. In Washington, DC, not being dressed in business clothes (professional suit) will get you noticed.

Of course it is a big deal, of course it matters!  Like I said many moons ago on this very forum....if we lived in a cave, isolated from the human race, then perhaps it wouldn't be such a "big deal", but that isn't the case now, is it?

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