What's with the No Lens?

Due to my computer's sudden death yesterday night, things are sort of on a late schedule for today. It's okay though, my poor Mac will pull in there as it's being treated for a hardware malfunction and should be back by Friday. That being said, it's time for another Random Thought Monday. 

As I sit and reflect on mankind's unique ways of living, I question this one thing that I have been pondering for quite some time now. Why is there a craze for young women wearing glasses with just the frame and no lens? Sorry to point out just the women, but I haven't seen men do this... Yet. And these aren't just any old glasses either. These are those big rectangular thick framed glasses. This goes to show how times have changed when it comes to appearance. Years ago, when I was growing up, wearing glasses were like this one big sin. They were ugly. They made you look nerdy. And kids used to get mocked at by being called "four eyes." Looking at our time now, wearing glasses has become a big trend. It's become so much of an accessory that people who don't need them are just wearing the frame with no lens whatsoever. 

I'm sorry, but if you're going to do this, why not just put a non-prescripted lens? Or, just sit very close to the television and/or computer screen so you could potentially weaken your eyesight. I mean, you want to wear glasses anyway, don't you? Why not have a reason to wear one instead of making yourself look silly. And yes, you do look silly. It's like wearing those fake glasses with the very large nose attached to it. Oh, and to the people who don't know me, I happen to wear glasses myself. And they're prescription. Call me "four eyes", call me what you will... I could proudly say that I have a reason to wear my glasses, AND it's an accessory.

And this has been a random thought...