As a young person living with glasses you hear so many cliches all the time and they only get worse in your college years. You’d think in a world where glasses are becoming more and more popular people would back off with the dumb comments, but honestly it is just as bad as they were in the 90’s. Please stop the stupid jokes. We have all heard them before, so if you see someone with glasses please refrain from saying any of the following.

“Four-eyes”

I have been called “four-eyes” more than you can count. Since the day I got my glasses until now, there hasn’t been a month that I haven’t been called four-eyes. I have heard it plenty of times and so has everyone else. It really isn’t funny, fam.

“Why don’t you try wearing contacts?”

If I don’t wear contacts I have a reason for not wearing them. I might like the way I look with glasses. I might hate putting my finger in my eyes. I might not be able to afford contacts. You telling me to try them in not going to change my mind. I do not like contacts.

“You wear glasses? You must be so smart!”

Just because I wear glasses doesn’t mean I am intelligent. I could have gotten them from watching too much TV or playing too many video games. Not all people get their glasses from reading too much in the dark, so stop the stereotype.

“Have you considered getting LASIK?”

Everyone with glasses has thought about LASIK. If we haven’t gotten it yet, we probably do not want it. As for me, I do not have thousands of dollars to spend just to get rid of my $100 glasses. Also I like the way I look with glasses on.

“You’d look so pretty without your glasses on”

And you’d look so much prettier not talking to me. I’m just kidding, but in all seriousness girls who wear glasses all the time honestly feel more comfortable with them on. They are kind of like a safety net, so stop telling them people they would look better without them because glasses do not make them uglier.

“Are they real?”

No. They are fake. I just get up every morning and put on the same fake glasses that do nothing to advance my line of sight for fun. Of course they are real. I cannot see without them.

“Can I try your glasses on?”

No you cannot try my glasses on. I hate it when people try my glasses. You get fingerprints on the lenses. You can’t see out of them anyways. And you’re just going to have a dumb comment to say afterwards.

“How many fingers am I holding up?”

Taking my glasses off doesn’t make me magically see 20 fingers when you are only holding up two. I see the two fingers you are holding up, they are just a bit blurrier.

“Wow, you are so blind!”

Yes. I have bad vision. That is why I wear glasses. Thank you for pointing that out to me. I would have never known if you hadn’t told me.