Stereotypes

As a woman in the sciences, I understand that overall we're a homely lot. The only time I have on makeup at work is when I forget to take it off from the evening before. In fact, my beauty routine consists of only wrinkle cream and hair dye, and I'm sure the same goes for 90% of my female co-workers. We rarely dress up, do our hair, and are routinely mistaken for men if prime time tv is any authority on the subject.

"But you call Becky 'sport'."



I've noticed that the same nonchalance towards style is present in the majors science classes. Sure, when class starts there are always a few girls who try their hardest, but the sheer oppression of the class always gets to them, and the first thing to hit the bench is the morning dress-up routine.

I hope one day to not skip directly to End of Semester.

So when I see a woman with makeup applied with a trowel, fake boobs the size of a late alphabet letter, and no less than four Bump-Its in her hair, she definitely stands out. (It could have been her 5 inch wedge heels or skin-tight spandex uniform, but something caught my attention.)



(This foul-mouthed Dave Chappelle video may or may not be relevant. And irreverent.)

I couldn't get Sesame Street's "One of these things is doing it's own thing" song out of my head for days. She definitely stood out, not only in an advanced physics class, but on the planet Earth in general. Every day she showed up looking like either a professional model or a high-price call girl. I was truly impressed that she had so much time to dedicate to her appearance until I learned she was only auditing the class and hadn't completed a single homework assignment or exam. I thought the room seemed a bit less slutty on test days.