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As for the makeup on men thing, I think it's stupid. What do men need makeup for? It's bad enough that women are pressured into wearing makeup so they can look sexually desirable to men, but why would men want to wear it? All they need is some sunscreen to protect their skin.
Ugh makeup shaming needs to die a fiery death.Maybe they don't "need" to wear it, but what if they want to wear it. I think it looks nice sometimes.
My male cousin wears lipstick sometimes when he's out and about, not because he "needs" it (does anyone?), but because he likes the way it looks.
Ugh makeup shaming needs to die a fiery death.
I think makeup is silly, on both women and men, and I wish women and society in general would get over the expection that women need to wear makeup in order to look "polished" or "professional." IMO, it's part of the emphasis on superficiality that society constantly falls victim to and that individuals buy into out of a lack of self confidence - so many women are actually afraid of being seen without their mask of makeup.
Which the media perpetuate, of course. I think it was on the People website that I saw a feature called "Celebrities Without Makeup!" Oh, the horror!
BBC News - The sex manual for ultra-Orthodox Jews
I thought this was interesting. I remember the sex education at my convent school was an absolute joke. It was basically this is a biological description of heterosexual penetrative sex and don't do it unless you're married.
http://feministcurrent.com/5618/its-not-about-you-beyond-kink-shaming/I like makeup. I wear it almost every day. I think eyeliner is the best. I really like being able to cover up my zits and under eye circles. Does that make makeup an inherently ‘good’ thing? Does it mean that makeup is feminist and progressive because I am feminist and progressive? Does it mean that the only possible reason I could ‘enjoy’ wearing makeup is because I like it, point blank? No. Of course not. I wear makeup because I grew up in a culture that scrutinizes women’s looks and values their appearances above all else. I live in a consumer culture that invents flaws and insecurities in order to be able to sell us things that will ‘fix’ our flaws.
So makeup isn’t really the best. There are many aspects of the beauty industry that can and should be critiqued. But does that make me a terrible person because I wear makeup? No. Does it mean I’m not a real feminist because I wear makeup? Of course not. But it also doesn’t mean it’s perfectly fine and awesome and that I shouldn’t explore or acknowledge the fact that I wear makeup because I was taught and bought into the idea that, in one way or another, I was going to be judged based on my appearance and that I’ve been convinced and have convinced myself that I needed to wear makeup in order to avoid looking ugly and sick.
I’m not perfect. No one is. But every time someone criticizes the beauty industry, do I get all offended and up in arms and pretend like I’m being personally attacked? No. Because criticizing oppressive practices and an oppressive culture is not the same thing as saying that I, as an individual, am a terrible person.
shouldn't be made to feel bad about it
If someone makes a critique of the beauty industry, including make-up, and you take it personally and assume someone is trying to make you feel like a bad person, I don't agree with you.
Huh? Wasn't making people feel bad about their personal choices the whole point of that thread of yours?
I’m not perfect. No one is. But every time someone criticizes the beauty industry, do I get all offended and up in arms and pretend like I’m being personally attacked? No. Because criticizing oppressive practices and an oppressive culture is not the same thing as saying that I, as an individual, am a terrible person.