青春期是人體迅速生長發育的關鍵時期,也是兒童逐漸發育成為成年人的過渡期。這是一個很敏感的時期,無論是外在還是內在。這個時期的少男少女們對自身的外表總是特別在意,不自覺地和他人進行比較。受外界的影響,不少女生對成長的期望總是-變成一個性感的女性。但其實,我們是不是一定要性感?怎樣才算是性感?小編認為,你不必性感,但你一定要做自己,活出自己的個性,用知識充實自己。畢竟“Smart is a new sexy.”。
兩個月前,我的體重比現在重26磅(約23.6斤)。我一直都穿加大碼的衣服,聽到我說想買一件適合我穿的夾克衫時,導購員都被我逗樂了。
以前我總幻想自己擁有苗條的體型(我不可能真的“苗條”,因為我有著維京人高大的體型),一切看起來都那么美好:我會看著鏡中的自己,感覺自己就像一位女神(那種擁有超能力的女神,不是電影《五十度灰》里的那種),只要我走在大街上,人們就會向我投來各種玫瑰,我會成為下一季《全美超模大賽》的冠軍。
然而最主要的是,我只想體驗未曾有過的感受。我想感受性感。
嘿,我得澄清一點:我指的是為自己性感。我努力減肥,不是為了走在大街上有幾個百無聊賴(也無聊至極)的男生向我喊幾句粗言穢語,我只為自己而性感;我只是想感受性感,想對著鏡中的自己說“這女孩真贊!”可事實并非如此,即便我非常努力,這至今仍未成真……
我買來昂貴的維多利亞的秘密的閃亮文胸,結果只是瞪大眼睛看了好幾個星期,不禁想“我買它來干什么?”,接著我在易趣網上架了這些衣服,不過當然了,沒有人會想買你的二手文胸。我也不得不承認我愛死保守型內褲了。它們很舒適,而這正是作為內衣所應該具備的。滾回家吧,丁字褲;你丑死了,沒有人會喜歡你的。
我記得性感女性非常喜歡紅色。紅艷艷的雙唇、美甲和服飾。于是我也嘗試一番:紅唇讓我看起來像一個不好笑的小丑;紅色美甲在我的筆記本上留下許多劃痕,以至于我的作文看起來像是個兇案現場。我買的那條紅色裙子除了我之外,其他人穿起來都很好看,后來它成了我的普拉提老師的下一份生日禮物——千真萬確,她自己說想要那條裙子。
高跟鞋也是一樣能讓女生變女神的神物。可是我身高五尺十寸(約178厘米),穿11碼的鞋子(約43碼),還忍受不了哪怕一丁點的疼痛;穿高跟鞋對于我來說,簡直就是一大酷刑。
我的另外一個嘗試是參加尊巴舞課程,因為我發現他們常常舞動臀部(這是我對性感的另一個信念:翹臀性感。謝謝你,夏奇拉!)尊巴舞確實很有趣,不過抱歉,我的夢想沒有實現。參加課程的是一群年屆40、在大冬天里穿著背心看起來還很健美的女士,而我卻大汗淋漓,臉蛋紅得像熟透的石榴。
作為最后的反擊,我試著模仿那些我認為性感的人。于是我看了許多碧昂斯的音樂錄像帶,假裝自己擁有整個社區最性感的翹臀。可是事實證明,我并沒有這樣的翹臀,甚至沒法自欺欺人。
我停了片刻,思索起來:什么才叫性感?
詞典網釋義:“能引起性興趣或興奮的。顯露性欲的。”我希望傳遞與性相關的信息嗎?這聽起來怪怪的,你不覺得嗎,“顯露性欲”?我只能想象到這樣一個畫面:一股穿著女士內衣的微波,說著像“讓我們一起共度春宵吧,猛男”這樣的話。我想變成這樣一個奇奇怪怪的性欲微波嗎?當然不想。
接著,我翻查了更為人所熟知和可信的城市詞典網:“性感用以形容某個你認為異常吸引并希望與之發生關系的人”——查寧·塔圖姆。可是坦白地說,我并不喜歡那種有人“想和我發生關系”的想法——天啊,這個表達好可怕。我想要的是一個會唱莎拉·巴萊勒斯的歌給我聽,在我感覺腰酸背痛時(每一天、每時每刻、一直,僅供您參考)幫我按摩舒緩,和我一樣喜歡凍酸奶的人。
不過到了最后,我明白了:我不必變得性感。其他人也沒有必要刻意性感。
性感是主觀的:性感可以指阿德里亞娜·利馬,也可以指我,一個(冬天)12個星期不除腳毛的人;性感可以是妝容精致,也可以是素面朝天;性感可以是女演員也可以是咖啡師;性感可以是《魔力麥克》,也可以是《存儲大戰》。
為什么我要改變自己來“感受性感”?相反,我要致力于一個真正需要改變的概念:我們需要更多加大碼的模特,更多像利茲·雷蒙那樣害怕性感的人;更多艾米·舒默來提醒我們,臀部并沒有那么重要,女孩不需要化妝。我們需要意識到,有時候事情會與我們想象的不太一樣。請多一些不一樣的聲音吧。
所以到了最后,我也許不是《明星伙伴》劇組——雖然我還沒看過那部電視劇,但我已經嗅到了其中的性別歧視——認為的那種“真性感,伙計!”,但是我是一位機智、堅強、幽默的女生,如果這也不算性感,那就隨它去吧!
既然提到性感,那就不可避免地會提到幾個性感天王天后,你都認識嗎?
夏奇拉(Shakira):拉丁天后,哥倫比亞籍唱片銷量最高的歌手,以擅長各種扭臀舞蹈而著稱。2010年,由夏奇拉創作的歌曲《Wakawaka》被選為南非世界杯主題曲。
阿德里亞娜·利馬(Adriana Lima):巴西名模,是維多利亞的秘密品牌內衣簽約時間最長的模特,曾經被媒體選為世界上最性感女人之一。
查寧·塔圖姆(Channing Tatum):美國電影演員,好萊塢性感男神,2012年被《人物》雜志評為年度最性感男士,代表作有《舞出我人生》《特種部隊》《龍虎少年隊》《魔力麥克》。其中《魔力麥克》更是以查寧·塔圖姆的真實人生經歷改編而成,講述了“魔力麥克”訓練另一名年輕脫衣舞男(塔圖姆)的故事。
Two months ago, I was 26 pounds heavier. My clothing size was always an XL and the 1)sales associate was widely 2)amused when I asked for a jacket that would fit me.
When I used to imagine being skinny (I will never be truly “skinny” because I have the body type of a viking注1), everything seemed wonderful: I would look in the mirror and feel like a goddess (the one with the superpowers, not the 50 Shades注2 kind), people on the streets would throw all types of roses when I walked by, I would be the winner on the next season of Americas Next Top Model.
But mostly, I just wanted to experience something I never had before. I wanted to feel sexy.
And hey, just to 3)clarify: Sexy for myself. I didnt work hard to lose weight only so a couple of bored (and boring) guys could yell 4)nasty stuff at me on the streets, I did it for me; I was the one who wanted to feel sexy, to look at myself in the mirror and say “Damn, girl!” But it wasnt, and as hard as I try, it isnt happening...
I bought expensive Victorias Secret 5)glittering bras only to look at them weeks later and think “what the hell am I going to do with this”, then listed them on eBay but of course, no one will want to buy your used bra. And I should also admit that I LOVE 6)granny panties. They are comfortable, and that is all you need when it comes to underwear. Go home, 7)thongs; youre ugly and no one likes you.
I remembered sexy ladies wear a lot of red. Red on the lips, nails, and on their clothes. So I tried: red lipstick makes me look like an unfunny clown; red nails leave marks all over my notebooks, so my essays look like a murder scene. The red dress I bought looks good on anyone except me, its my 8)pilates instructors next birthday gift—seriously, she asked for it.
High heels are also supposed to make a girl feel great. But Im 510” tall, shoe size 11, and have zero 9)tolerance to pain; high heels to me are basically a 10)torture instrument.
Another thing I tried was 11)Zumba classes, because I noticed they move their hips a lot (another belief about sexiness: hips are sexy. Thanks, Shakira!). It definitely is fun, but nope, not making it happen. It was a bunch of 40-year-old ladies who wear 12)tank tops in winter and look awesome, whereas I am sweaty and my face looks 13)pomegrante red.
As a last resort, I tried to copy those who I thought were sexy. So I watched lots of Beyonce videos and went through life as if I had the best butt in the neighborhood. But truth be told, I dont, and I cant even pretend I do.
I stopped for a second and thought: whats being sexy?
Dictionary.com states: “Sexually interesting or exciting. 14)Radiating 15)sexuality” Do I want to radiate sexuality? And its weird, dont you think, to “radiate sexuality?” I can only picture a microwave in 16)lingerie, saying things like “lets spend the night together, you 17)stud”. Do I want to be a weirdly sexual microwave? Absolutely not.
Then, I turned to the more familiar and honest UrbanDictionary: “Sexy is used to describe someone who you think is amazingly attractive and you want in their pants”—Channing Tatum. But to be honest, I dont like the idea of anyone just “wanting in my pants”—god, what a horrible expression. I want someone who would sing Sara Bareilles注3 songs to me, massage my back when it hurts (which, for your information, is everyday, all the time, always), and love 18)froyo as much as I do.
But in the end, I understood: I dont need to become sexy. And neither does anybody.
Sexy is 19)subjective: sexy can be Adriana Lima or me, after 12 weeks of not shaving my legs (winter). Sexy is make up and no make up, actress and 20)barista, Magic Mike and Storage Wars注4.
Why should I change my ways to “feel sexy”? Instead, Im gonna work hard towards a concept that NEEDS to change: We need more plus sized models, more scared of sexiness Liz Lemons注5, more Amy Schumers注6 reminding us that butts are not so important and#girlyoudontneedmakeup. We need to understand that things can and will be different than how we 21)conceive them. Please.
So ultimately, I may not be what the Entourage注7 crew—havent even watched that show but I can already smell the 22)sexism—would think is “hot, dude!”, but I am a smart, strong, funny lady and if that isnt sexy, well, to hell with it.
注1:維京人,8—11世紀時劫掠歐洲西北海岸的北歐海盜。
注2:50 Shades 即Fifty Shades of Grey,《五十度灰》,環球影業出品的重口味性虐愛情片,改編自英國女性作家EL·詹姆絲的同名小說。
注3:莎拉·巴萊勒斯(Sara Bareilles),創作歌手和鋼琴家。
注4:《存儲大戰》(Storage Wars),A&E電視臺真人秀節目。
注5:利茲·雷蒙(Liz Lemon),電視劇《我為喜劇狂》(30 Rock)女主角,在劇中對性感漠不關心。
注6:艾米·舒默(Amy Schumer),美國著名演員、編劇和導演。今年4月,她發起“女孩,你不需要化妝”話題。
注7:《明星伙伴》(Entourage)是繼《欲望都市》之后HBO推出的以年輕人的都市生活為主題的喜劇。
詞匯積累
(1) sales associate 銷售助理
(2) amuse? v. 使發笑
(3) clarify v. 解釋,澄清
(4) nasty a. 下流的,低俗可厭的
(5) glitterring a. 光彩奪目的
(6) granny panty 保守型內褲
(7) thong n. 丁字褲
(8) pilates n. 普拉提
(9) tolerance n. 容忍,忍受
(10) torture n. 折磨
(11) Zumba n. 尊巴,一種健身舞
(12) tank top 背心
(13) pomegranate n. 石榴
(14) radiate v. 流露
(15) sexuality n. 性征
(16) lingerie n. 女用貼身內衣褲
(7) stud n. 男青年,性欲旺盛的男子
(18) froyo 即frozen yogurt,凍酸奶
(19) subjective a. 主觀的
(20) barista n. 咖啡師
(21) conceive v. 構想
(22) sexism n. (針對女性的)性別歧視