Author: Emma Hartley

Date: April 20, 2025

So, yesterday, my friends and I were playing this game of “Smash or Pass,” you know, the one where we rate celebrities and strangers based on their looks? The usual stuff. Anyway, one of the pictures that popped up was of this guy in baggy clothes. He’s an actor, or at least I think he is, but he looked like he was hiding underneath all that fabric. His face looked pretty good, but honestly, with the baggy hoodie and pants, there was no way I could make out his body.

My friends, though? They were all swooning over him, talking about how “his personality is just so attractive” and how he’d totally be a “smash.” I don’t know, I get the whole personality thing, but I straight-up blurted out, “I dunno, I can’t see his body under those clothes, so I dunno.” No hesitation. I wasn’t trying to be rude, but I just had to be honest.

I could tell it caught them off guard. Some of them laughed, while others gave me these side glances like I just said something out of line. I guess it was a bit too honest, but hey, it’s true, right? You can’t judge someone’s body if you can’t even see it!

I feel like sometimes we put too much emphasis on personality, and while I get that’s important, let’s be real—looks do play a part too. And if you can’t see a person’s features because they’re covered in a ton of loose clothes, I don’t know how you can make a call on them!

Anyway, was I being too blunt? I’m not sure, but it felt like the right thing to say at the time. I just didn’t expect it to stir things up so much. Maybe next time I’ll think twice before calling it as I see it.