all that glitters

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I’m sensitive about this whole judgment-about-appearance thing since some people seem to think it’s cool to tell me “I thought you would be dumb!” because I have blonde hair and am somewhat curvaceous.

YES, BECAUSE INTELLIGENCE IS DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. THAT’S NOT SOME OUTDATED VICTORIAN ARCHETYPE AT ALL, YO.

No, seriously, I’ve had several people say to me that I’m “smarter than I look” which is supposed to be some sort of compliment?  Because I “look” like I’d be stupid? WTF.