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You know who I admire?

A Japanese Harajuku school girl that is able to cut out a Hello Kitty! fabric, wrap it around her anorexic body, tie it with some leather lace, chop her hair with industrial scissors, hairspray it into a representation of post-Hiroshima, and walk the streets of Tokyo not giving a fuck. Because unlike some American girl of equivalent age and social status who will rebel against her parents until she is gifted with that Coach bag she saw in Teen Vogue or some other crap mainstream magazine only to inspire jealousy among her classmates, the Japanese girl has more value than the conforming blondie.

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We see people always trying to look like their idols, whether it be Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, Lady GaGa, Lil' Wayne, or whomever it is that inspires them. Yet, all (or many) of these idols have created their own image without reflecting on the rest of society. So instead of being inspired to copy them or copy anyone in general, be inspired to take the initiative and create your own image. There is no recipe about doing this the right way; you just have to find your drive and let it take you wherever it wants.

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Eventually you will realize that by creating your own unique self image, whether it be that of a Harajuku girl, a hipster living in Williamsburg, a pretentious LA club-goer, a nocturnal raver, or a million different examples, will not only make you into a unique person, but will also raise admiration in others, just as your idols have caused in you.