I'm too "Prissy", so I'm told

[Crankin]

Why is it "prissy" to like manicures or pedicures, shave, etc? I know some will say woman are trying to adhere to someone else's idea of beauty, but why isn't it OK to like these things and also OK to not like them? I doubt anyone who knows me would call me prissy, but by some of the standards here, I would be a major priss! I wear make up. Not especially for cycling, like get up in the morning for a ride and put make up on, but like, I wear it every day in real life. I shave. I usually have nail polish on, do it myself, but have been known to get a manicure and or pedicure a few times a year. I love massages and so does my husband. I go when my muscles are really sore, like after a very tough or long ride. I wear skirts, pants, and dresses. I love fashion. I used to never wear pants to work because I had trouble finding them in my size (petites) but now I do wear them about half the time. OK, so shoot me. On the other hand, I don't mind getting dirty, snot rockets, or peeing (or more) in the woods. I didn't cry when I crashed recently (OK, I swore a bit) and I wear my road rash proudly. Mountain biking is scary to me only because at age 53, I don't really relish the thought of getting hurt, but yet I will keep trying to get over my fear. My cycling friends probably think these qualities are "normal" and my "other" friends think what I do is freakish. Sometimes people are a little surprised when they find out I like the "dirty" and tough aspects of sports, because this probably isn't the image I'm giving off in a professional or social situation. But all of these things are part of who I am and I don't think that I have to explain or justify any of it.

[mimitabby]

Why is it "prissy" to like manicures or pedicures, shave, etc? I know some will say woman are trying to adhere to someone else's idea of beauty, but why isn't it OK to like these things and also OK to not like them? I doubt anyone who knows me would call me prissy, but by some of the standards here, I would be a major priss! I wear make up. Not especially for cycling, like get up in the morning for a ride and put make up on, but like, I wear it every day in real life. I shave. I usually have nail polish on, do it myself, but have been known to get a manicure and or pedicure a few times a year. I love massages and so does my husband. I go when my muscles are really sore, like after a very tough or long ride. I wear skirts, pants, and dresses. I love fashion. I used to never wear pants to work because I had trouble finding them in my size (petites) but now I do wear them about half the time. OK, so shoot me. On the other hand, I don't mind getting dirty, snot rockets, or peeing (or more) in the woods. I didn't cry when I crashed recently (OK, I swore a bit) and I wear my road rash proudly. Mountain biking is scary to me only because at age 53, I don't really relish the thought of getting hurt, but yet I will keep trying to get over my fear. My cycling friends probably think these qualities are "normal" and my "other" friends think what I do is freakish. Sometimes people are a little surprised when they find out I like the "dirty" and tough aspects of sports, because this probably isn't the image I'm giving off in a professional or social situation. But all of these things are part of who I am and I don't think that I have to explain or justify any of it.

Robyn, it's not a value judgement, we just are noticing that some of us tend to be more one than the other. Prissy might not be the term I would have used, but I didn't start the thread. What I see here is a wonderful spectrum of all kinds of women who all like to ride bikes, some leaving snot rockets, some carefully blowing their noses.
So enjoy what you are, and if you don't want to talk about it (which obviously is not the case or you wouldn't have posted ) don't talk about it.

[Crankin]

I didn't think that people _here_ were making value judgements. I do think that in general, though, most of the world does. And you're right, prissy doesn't seem to be the right word for this. Everyone has a different tolerance for some of the "grosser" things in life. Mine is pretty high, despite my outwardly prissy appearance. I think that's what I was trying to say. Most of the woman I've ridden with fall across a very wide spectrum on the prissy scale.
Just don't take my make up away... (kidding ,everyone)

[CyclChyk]

Trust me when I say you don't want to take my make up away and I am NOT kidding ! I am definately not one of those "looks real good" in the morning chicks.......

Does farting negate the "priss" factor? Just wondering.............