tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015213982317225624.post8273801523371538725..comments2023-11-02T07:14:07.685-04:00Comments on Part Time Lolita: Coming Down to EarthRayRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12484240102552195716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015213982317225624.post-13561110866388775872010-04-14T12:18:15.762-04:002010-04-14T12:18:15.762-04:00I think you're right that sometimes you have t...I think you're right that sometimes you have to come down and face reality, but I also don't know why you can't do that in a pink room surrounded by things that make you comfortable and speak to you. There are some girls who are already lolitas and decide to become lifestylers on top of that, who affect the persona by drinking tea all the time and playing piano instead of getting a job; there's nothing wrong with that and I think it's those girls that your article is addressing, but more often I find that the girls are already deeply interested in things that are stereotypically "lifestyle," and then also happen to become lolitas. A friend of mine who's a lifestyle lolita has been embroidering since she was four years old, and then she got into lolita &was happy to know that her hobby "fit," if you know what I mean. If that's the case, if girls are still living their lives, supporting themselves or going to school or what-have-you, why should that change? If the tiara's built-in, how can you take it off? I do agree that non-lifestylers should be more vocal, tho - there's no reason the outside world should think we're all crazy Victorian wanna-be's! Just some of us :PMiss Lumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787979324951814676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015213982317225624.post-69004505508098409292010-04-08T11:33:21.052-04:002010-04-08T11:33:21.052-04:00You're completely right in that one cannot liv...You're completely right in that one cannot live all the time with her head in a frilly pink cloud, however lovely that thought is. <br />I don't agree with everything you're saying though - forgive me, perhaps it's only my reading, but you sound like you're condemning the 'lifestyle' girls, or accusing them for being the way they want to be.<br /> <br />I live my life as a proud romantic for the simple reason that it makes me happy to come home to a frilly pastel bedroom and mounds of useless antique curios. Just because I like to take afternoon tea out of a fanciful cup and saucer doesn't mean that I work any less hard at my degree, or that I don't get up and go to work on a weekend in order to afford it. It doesn't mean I ignore my bills or that my career will suffer, and it doesn't mean that I'm trying to be a little girl again. I am a woman. Just a woman who likes lace, teddies and beauty for its own sake. <br /><br />I entirely respect your stand on this, because there is always a time when the real world has to come first, money doesn't grow on trees and the birds and flowers won't promote anyone anywhere useful. But I just don't like the idea that living one's own way is being weird and abnormal and that I've got to give it up so that I can box myself into the lifescript norm. <br /><br />Like Miss Emily Jane said, isn't there room for all of us in this world? If that's what a young lady loves, is it anyone's place to tell her she shouldn't, any more than it's my place to tell you something like 'you can't be any kind of Lolita without living exactly X way'?<br /><br />Thank you for this article, though, as it's a good argument for your stand, and there are indeed some people who do need a wake-up call on the topic. <3Kylixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015213982317225624.post-23281516244759125332010-03-20T23:49:16.715-04:002010-03-20T23:49:16.715-04:00I think if you want to take off the tiara, take it...I think if you want to take off the tiara, take it off. But if you're happiest wearing it all the time and forever being the pink, fluffy, glitter girl..go for it! That's not quite me, but there's space in this world for all of us. And I'm fine with explaining to strangers that no, not all Lolitas want to be little girls forever, but some..well...do.Emily Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688177760156107525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015213982317225624.post-6474567522260399522010-03-20T13:32:24.258-04:002010-03-20T13:32:24.258-04:00I agree with this post. While I love a good cup of...I agree with this post. While I love a good cup of tea as much as the next girl, it's not like I hold tea parties every weekend while wearing my frilly best.<br /><br />Like you said, we're still normal girls underneath our clothing.Mykkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492580159493595698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015213982317225624.post-31076912475228304652010-03-19T15:55:34.458-04:002010-03-19T15:55:34.458-04:00@Littlekobaby
Hmm I don't know. I've seen ...@Littlekobaby<br />Hmm I don't know. I've seen people from several different walks of life into lolita. Sure, we get a lot of girls who are into quaintrelle(sp?) or 80's cute stuff, but there are thousands more with a whole range of different interests. You can look at the community listing alone on egl and you'll see communities for gamers, stoners, housewives, college kids, clubbers, the list goes on and on. We're an incredibly versatile group.RayRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12484240102552195716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015213982317225624.post-3366434547167031952010-03-19T14:56:25.782-04:002010-03-19T14:56:25.782-04:00I think the reason is that girls who have certain ...I think the reason is that girls who have certain interests are drawn to Lolita. Same reason kids who like Tim Burton, Poe and Metal are likely to wear Gothic fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015213982317225624.post-39858448641421017592010-03-19T11:49:15.934-04:002010-03-19T11:49:15.934-04:00I couldn't agree more.I couldn't agree more.indigo_tidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196540366805570776noreply@blogger.com