I Don't Really Know How To Explain This...
However, I'm going to try my best.
So, I was visiting my good friend ivesia19 a couple of weeks ago, and we came across this file on my computer entitled "Badass Week." Being the inquisitive girl she is, my good friend asked, "What the hell is that?"
Ashamedly, I opened the file and started to tell the tale of my freshman year at a super-conservative/preppy/repressed/etc. college (which she knows about since we lived next door to each other). I would often sink into fits of crankiness to due to heavy workload and a general intolerance of my tastes in music, clothing, and lifestyle. This prompted another of my friends and I to declare periodic "Badass Week"s in which we did and wore whatever the hell we wanted and adopted a demeanor that discouraged any criticism (or personal interactions, really). The inspiration for most of this behavior sprung from frequent viewings of the movie Fight Club and the reading and re-reading of copious amounts of Chuck Palahniuk books.
Meanwhile, in Alabama, my older sister was going through similar situations at an even more conservative university. I explained the ritual of Badass Week, but she didn't seem to get it. My verbal skills sadly lacking, I set about creating a handbook of sorts, filled with rules, picture examples, and various behavioral explanations.
Thus, this manifesto document was born.
So here we are. ivesia19 told me I absolutely must share these revelations with the world, threatening me with complete and utter annihilation if I refused.
Okay, the rules of badass week are the following:
1) You must act like you do not care about what anyone thinks about you, at all, period. The thought of the week is "Screw you guys! Your capitalist, conformist dogma means nothing to me!"
2) You must develop a badass strut, whatever that may be. You can drag a foot like Quasimodo, or you can chicken walk like Mick Jagger, or you can do the Brad Pitt in Fight Club walk, which is a long striding, butt rolling, "I don't care about you, I am super hot", fast walk.
3) That is about it. But in order to clear up some of your confusion, I will give you some examples.

Example No.1: Fight Club is always badass, but here are a few reasons why. Smoking is badass (I know, I know, you don’t need to start smoking, but you could just hold your hands like you have a cigarette in them, or maybe take a really deep breath every now and then like you really want to smoke.) Smoking in inappropriate places is always extra badass (like a bathtub, or church, or maybe in the DH at Furman University) You will notice the beer next to the bathtub. That is also badass. Not binge drinking, being drunk is not badass, but drinking in inappropriate places is (see the examples that apply to smoking).

Fighting is also badass, as is any kind of martial arts (not the Jackie Chan kind, but the House of Flying Daggers kind). Even stopping in the middle of the quad and striking a martial arts-esqe pose is badass. You just have to do it, threaten someone with bodily harm (any passer by will do, this is especially effective on people who wear seersucker), and then brush yourself off and move on with your day. Make sure to keep your badass scowl up and running the entire time you do this. We don’t want people to think you are cute, we want people to be a little scared and slightly pissed off that you are so much more badass than them. Also, sleeveless shirts are definitely badass, unless you are RyanRossohwaitthatwasjustthelightinga boy with girl arms, then you must refrain and cover them with something black, preferably leather.
Rice cakes are not badass, although they are quite delicious. (Okay, old picture. Forgive the bangs and my roommate’s posters and focus!)

Now, here is a picture with many things badass. One, notice the apathetic look on Marla Singer’s face. That is what we adopt when walking around, doing mundane things, and when we are approached/spoken to by people that we do not care to socialize with (which is usually most anyone). Also, notice that Edward Norton is in Marla’s personal space. This is a common tool of badassery, which we use in order to annoy/scare people in order to get away from them faster or to prove a point. Also, don’t shower or overly groom yourself. These things are not badass.
Breaking things is always badass. So is throwing things, or even punching/kicking things. And rocking out, that is always badass.

Some good examples of how to dress and accessorize during badass week. Their apathetic looks, and scowls are also nice. In addition, notice the rocker badass posture. (Another old picture, but such a fine example, imo)
Fight club, as we have said, is always badass. Palahniuk is also extremely badass. So am I. (Still am.)
Scowling, moreover, and wielding weapons is badass. Notice I said wield the weapon, not use it. Your badass scowl should intimidate others so that you do not have to use your weapon. Violence is not badass. The threat of violence is badass. This might seem to contradict the earlier claim that fighting is badass, but if you review the concepts in the book/movie Fight Club, you will realize that fighting is a much different sort of violence, seeking to break through the constraints of civilized society.
Smiling is not badass. Fight your instincts on this one miss sorority girl.
In conclusion, this is badass week do whatever the hell you want!!!!!!
Love Always,
Caroline
So, I was visiting my good friend ivesia19 a couple of weeks ago, and we came across this file on my computer entitled "Badass Week." Being the inquisitive girl she is, my good friend asked, "What the hell is that?"
Ashamedly, I opened the file and started to tell the tale of my freshman year at a super-conservative/preppy/repressed/etc. college (which she knows about since we lived next door to each other). I would often sink into fits of crankiness to due to heavy workload and a general intolerance of my tastes in music, clothing, and lifestyle. This prompted another of my friends and I to declare periodic "Badass Week"s in which we did and wore whatever the hell we wanted and adopted a demeanor that discouraged any criticism (or personal interactions, really). The inspiration for most of this behavior sprung from frequent viewings of the movie Fight Club and the reading and re-reading of copious amounts of Chuck Palahniuk books.
Meanwhile, in Alabama, my older sister was going through similar situations at an even more conservative university. I explained the ritual of Badass Week, but she didn't seem to get it. My verbal skills sadly lacking, I set about creating a handbook of sorts, filled with rules, picture examples, and various behavioral explanations.
Thus, this manifesto document was born.
So here we are. ivesia19 told me I absolutely must share these revelations with the world, threatening me with complete and utter annihilation if I refused.
Okay, the rules of badass week are the following:
1) You must act like you do not care about what anyone thinks about you, at all, period. The thought of the week is "Screw you guys! Your capitalist, conformist dogma means nothing to me!"
2) You must develop a badass strut, whatever that may be. You can drag a foot like Quasimodo, or you can chicken walk like Mick Jagger, or you can do the Brad Pitt in Fight Club walk, which is a long striding, butt rolling, "I don't care about you, I am super hot", fast walk.
3) That is about it. But in order to clear up some of your confusion, I will give you some examples.

Example No.1: Fight Club is always badass, but here are a few reasons why. Smoking is badass (I know, I know, you don’t need to start smoking, but you could just hold your hands like you have a cigarette in them, or maybe take a really deep breath every now and then like you really want to smoke.) Smoking in inappropriate places is always extra badass (like a bathtub, or church, or maybe in the DH at Furman University) You will notice the beer next to the bathtub. That is also badass. Not binge drinking, being drunk is not badass, but drinking in inappropriate places is (see the examples that apply to smoking).

Fighting is also badass, as is any kind of martial arts (not the Jackie Chan kind, but the House of Flying Daggers kind). Even stopping in the middle of the quad and striking a martial arts-esqe pose is badass. You just have to do it, threaten someone with bodily harm (any passer by will do, this is especially effective on people who wear seersucker), and then brush yourself off and move on with your day. Make sure to keep your badass scowl up and running the entire time you do this. We don’t want people to think you are cute, we want people to be a little scared and slightly pissed off that you are so much more badass than them. Also, sleeveless shirts are definitely badass, unless you are RyanRossohwaitthatwasjustthelightinga boy with girl arms, then you must refrain and cover them with something black, preferably leather.

Rice cakes are not badass, although they are quite delicious. (Okay, old picture. Forgive the bangs and my roommate’s posters and focus!)

Now, here is a picture with many things badass. One, notice the apathetic look on Marla Singer’s face. That is what we adopt when walking around, doing mundane things, and when we are approached/spoken to by people that we do not care to socialize with (which is usually most anyone). Also, notice that Edward Norton is in Marla’s personal space. This is a common tool of badassery, which we use in order to annoy/scare people in order to get away from them faster or to prove a point. Also, don’t shower or overly groom yourself. These things are not badass.

Breaking things is always badass. So is throwing things, or even punching/kicking things. And rocking out, that is always badass.

Some good examples of how to dress and accessorize during badass week. Their apathetic looks, and scowls are also nice. In addition, notice the rocker badass posture. (Another old picture, but such a fine example, imo)

Fight club, as we have said, is always badass. Palahniuk is also extremely badass. So am I. (Still am.)

Scowling, moreover, and wielding weapons is badass. Notice I said wield the weapon, not use it. Your badass scowl should intimidate others so that you do not have to use your weapon. Violence is not badass. The threat of violence is badass. This might seem to contradict the earlier claim that fighting is badass, but if you review the concepts in the book/movie Fight Club, you will realize that fighting is a much different sort of violence, seeking to break through the constraints of civilized society.

Smiling is not badass. Fight your instincts on this one miss sorority girl.
In conclusion, this is badass week do whatever the hell you want!!!!!!
Love Always,
Caroline