Much ado about nothing

In the long course of history so many of the things that get people all riled up are only temporary fads.

Like how we dress, or dress our children. Long haired boys were considered terrible rebels in the sixties when the Beatles came on the scene, but it was totally the opposite in ancient history. Men wearing skirts was normal for the ancient Romans, Scots, and many other cultures, but here?

White wigs on the lords and ladies of the olden days was fine, but green and pink hair today raises eyebrows and speaking of eyebrows, piercing them probably brings more pain to critical observers than I suspect it did to their wearers. Pink was once a color for boys only. Purple was for royalty and black was simply functional.

I'm personally not a fan of tattoos because they are permanent and much of what I loved in 1968 does not define me today, but if other people find them desirable why should it bother me?

It is the same way when people identify as the opposite sex. If they feel they are more one way than another, who are we to argue with them? Personally I would like to see gender labeling replaced by something more honest.

How is it okay to take labels for granted when most of the people I know are not the stereotypical perfect model of any one thing. Ugly can cover a beautiful heart and beauty can cover an abyss of hatefulness. Once you get to know people those monikers don't mean much.

In the long run all this ado about nothing is often only a power play by people whose agendas really have nothing to do with what is happening.