Covering up to be Free

I have often thought that countries like Afghanistan who make their women cover up were so repressive. The women wear head to toe black, long sleeved affairs with a head scarf and some have only a screen for their eyes. They have no self expression.

However, I thought about how life might be in the US if we were forced to do such a thing. We wouldn't have to worry about what to wear every day, we could just have 20 of the same outfits and wash them everyday. There would be no bad hair! Who would know (other than your husband) if you had frizzy, red, gray or thinning hair. You would save so much time and effort on makeup. Wrinkles and pimples would be easily concealed. There would be no more competition. Women wouldn't get hired or get dates simply because of their appearance. Men wouldn't be so preoccupied with porn, checking out women with shorts up to THERE, they would get more done at work since there would be like zero distractions, there would be less instances of cheating due to a lower temptation level and women would be left alone without crude comments from men. You would never hear someone whispering behind your back "Ugh, what is she wearing"? Unless perhaps your outfit was torn and raggedy.

What freedom it would be to wake up, wash your face, brush your teeth, take a shower, throw on your usual black ensemble and hit the road, with no worry of looking weird. I suppose this wouldn't work too well; you would be sweaty all the time and you would also look the same in every picture you ever took. Plus I would miss going shopping.