How Superficial Can You Be?!?

The game can't be starting...my liquid eyeliner hasn't da-rieddddd yet!

I mean, whoops, it's all about the sport. Yep. I'm an animal out on that court. An ANIMAL, I tell yah!

I'd just...rather be a koala than a grizzly bear. Is it so bad to wanna be cute while I tear the other team limb from limb?

The Completely Unofficial Superficial "Okay/Not Okay" List for Girls in Sports:

Very Okay: Grooming. As in, getting that hair out of the eyes, and putting deodorant on before a game.

Not Okay: Putting perfume on before a game. Especially roll-on perfume with a glitter component. When the other team breaks out in hives from all those chemicals-mixed-with-glitter-mixed-with-sweet-sweet-girl-sweat, you'll feel super bad.

Okay: "Mom, this sports bra says, 'extra support.' Since I'm such a hardcore athlete, I think I need it." (What You Just Did: Score yourself a totally padded bra without having to broach the Wonderbra subject with Mom.)

NOT Okay: Flashing truckers on the bus to away games.

EVEN IF: You're wearing a catcher's mask.

AND: It was a dare.

AND: Coach isn't even on the bus.

AND: You're going through a breakup.

AND: The trucker is kind of young and cute.

Seriously. NOT. OKAY.

Okay: "I'm slightly excited about the whole team wearing matching star stickers on our cheeks at the softball tournament."

NOT Okay, Although It's Possible the Writer of This Post May Have Used it as Her Mantra for a Few Days Years: "I'm not afraid of getting hit in the face with a ball zooming at 103 mph because insurance will pay for reconstructive surgery, and then I will be GORGEOUS."

Okay, But Maybe Get Over It: "I refuse to wear high tops because they make my ankles look fat."

NOT Okay: "I will wear only jellies. ONLY. JELLIES!!!!!!"

Okay: Pretending to modestly decline your crush's request to see you play, even though what you're really doing is making sure he doesn't see your Sports Face until you've been dating at least three months.

NOT Okay: Taking photos of other players' Sports Faces while you're on the bench, then circulating them around school.

EVEN IF: You're editor of the yearbook.

AND: You have a really great shot of Katie looking like Golum from Lord of the Rings.

AND: Katie is out to get you.

AND: No, really, she's out to get you.

ACTUALLY: Then it's okay.

What do you think, Sparklers, is it okay to bring superficial tendencies to the field?