If It Ain't for Sale Take the Merchandise Out the Window!

                             

So, I'm happy to say that after about a few days of antying up (is "antying" even a word?) on advertising this blog I got three followers! Woop Woop! Now, to your standards three followers may sound wack, but I am a woman that do not despise humble beginnings. I just got to keep postiing cuz like I mentioned in my last post EYES WIDE SHUT there are people who will remain eyes wide shut until they SEE something. That's just the way the cookie crumbles. Which is cool with me. I will continue to post and advertise this baby till I reach the moon with three followers or 3000 followers!

Since I mentioned the word "advertise", I think it would be a good idea to start my next topic of discussion. 

A-D-V-E-R-T-I-S-E.

Advertise-to praise a commercial product: to publicize the qualities of a product, service, business, or event in order to encourage people to buy or use it. That was Bing.com's definition for advertise. If you think about it, everything you have ever bought had some kind of advertisement attached to it. Whether you believe so or not.

Businesses thrive on advertising their products. HOLLYWOOD would be nothing without their glittery advertisements. Companies spend big $benfranks$ on advertisements alone. It's one of those things, if no one knows anything about the product, how in the H E Double Hockey Sticks will we sell it? Morever, how will we get a return on our investment?

Yesterday during bible study (if you weren't there with me, shame on your whole life! lol) something remarkable happened! Say what? Yes! A DEBATE happened! (somebody scream YEAH!) I for one, go crazy when I'm in the midst of a debate. It's something about the rapid exchange of ideas that gets me excited! And if I am actually a debatee (i'm making up alot of words today lol) depending on whatever side I'm on, antag, protag, I can get very PASSIONATE about my stance without allowing things to get "too real". Cuz when ish gets real, wigs start flying! Ha! Ok, like I was saying, a debate sparked about a woman's way of dress and the effects of those ways on men. BOOM!

DudeA (we gone call him that for now) mentions something about a woman in a short skirt and the type of attention she will attract. ShawtyB mentioned the way she dressed didn't mean she was giving off the wrong impression and basically felt some kind of way for any man creature to pick up such foolery. My stance is the title of this wonderful post, "IF IT AIN'T FOR SALE, TAKE THE MERCHANDISE OUT THE WINDOW!"

Let's understand the logistics of this matter. Men have certain hardwires built in them. Some can be disengaged with the mere clippings of a few wires. Others, well let's just say they're moreso indentations of their manliness. What are those indentations? One of the fellas lastnight stated this fact; Men are visual. They like what they see and they see what they like. As a woman I can't really get mad at a man for percieving something about me even if its not true. Because it's really beyond him. Ladies look at yourselves as a business. Do you wanna come off as a raunchy STRIP CLUB or a classy GENLTEMAN'S CLUB? (me likey that idea!)

Now when I was younger I had terrible self esteem issues. I would wear things just to get attention. After being delivered from that, I slowly but surely transitioned from the "ghetto-getdownlilmama" attire to a more modest attire. But then I started exercising and let me tell you chile, I started finding that shawty had gifts. My waist got smaller, my hips got wider, my butt got bigger, and finally (somebody say YES LAWD!) my thighs caught up with my calves (I've always had mutant calves) The clothes that used to fit me modestly, (like overnight) wasn't fitting modestly anymore. I used to catch hell from some of the women at my church too! Cuz my income unfortunately didn't match my body's sudden change. Might I add, those were some of the most humiliating days of my life. (I've had plenty)

Present day, I believe when it comes to my dress, I think I've masterered that dilemma and I've figured out my body too. (kinda sorta like a cocoa cola bottle, a pear, and a marathoner all in one. ha!) I've had a couple one off situations where I didn't do a complete 360 in the mirror so some ground may have gone uncovered. Whew! (the struggle) You're thinking, does it really even take all that? And the answer my sisSTAR is YES! I don't want to put no merchandise in my window that is NOT for sale! Plus negative attention rubs me the wrong way and I hate being objectified. So I have to take the necessary steps to ensure that that DOESN'T HAPPEN!

Ladies, men may not be able to control how they see us but we can! Say what? Chile boom YES! Some restaurants have signs that read "No Shirt, No Service" You have to put up signs to let men know THIS AINT THAT AND THAT AINT THIS! You put your merchandise in the window with the intention to allow a man to only come window shopping. And guess what? He's going to want to come in, you silly WABBIT! If McDonalds advertised they were selling 10pc chicken nuggets for 99cents, everybody and they mamma gone be at McDonalds to get them chicken nuggets yo! And McDonalds can't get mad if they didn't really intend for everybody and they mama to come asking for them nuggets! You catch my drift shawtydowop?

Question? For special occassions, what kind of restaurants do you go too? I know my last three birthdays I looked for the ones that matched my fly. (wink) I literally sat my tail down and researched these places.The classy ones that had great reviews, the bomb.com food, and a killer ambiance. Not someplace RATCHET AND JANKY. You attract what you portray and give off and a man creature will take WHATEVER you give him! But you should want to be a man's invitation to a once in a lifetime special occasion (Marriage) not a hot minute soiree (Fling). Yeah, so you bought that outfit and you're positive you're slaying the scene and beat for the Gods but for one moment check to see if you have valuable merchandise sitting in your window that's not for sale. Do this, keep them inside while you subtly ADVERTISE that you still have them. It's called leaving something to the imagination. That's it, that's all, till next time!