I hope she gets picked.
Nobody ever wears makeup because they enjoy wearing makeup, it's just a mask to hide your flaws!
CringeWhy do you think you know why I wear makeup?
You're so wrong it's insulting.
Why are you here, if you think it's okay to tell women how to behave? If you think you're so elevated? If you think you're Not Like The Other Girls?
sorry let me rephrase.
wearing makeup that helps you confrom to beauty standards (even if you're doing it for different reasons) is obviously getting you more rewards from the patriarchy than not doing so.
how is advocating for women to try to be comfortable with their faces despite everyone around them covering their blemishes pick me behavior? it's not trying to win favor with men by throwing other women under the bus.
I like doing makeup because it's an ancient art form and I enjoy the ritual.
You are throwing me under the bus right now by taking away my agency and my own relationship with my body and face. You don't get a vote on that. You are reading intentions into my actions which are not fair or true.
What I do with my face is my business. That's the goal.
i specifically phrased this in a way that avoided assuming your intentions, and only pointed out the outcomes.
you may not be insecure about your face, but a climate where the majority of women are regularly covering their flaws is going to make other women more prone to insecurity.
I just don't think you're the expert on what the majority of women who wear makeup experience their world, and you should probably stick to speaking to your own experience rather than applying your experience to others.
Have a nice day.
respectfully, that sort of thinking shuts down class analysis. it's not subjective to say that a majority of women covering perceived flaws is going to make other women feel insecure. it's the rational conclusion. and it's similarly the reason the majority of women feel ashamed of their unshaven bodies.
i'm not telling you why you wear makeup or asking you to stop. i am asking you to consider how it contributes to a culture that negatively affects everyone else, and respect those who are against it because your choices affect others.
Oh, you're just awful to talk to, you know that?
Your intellect is not a club.
I'm done. You win, you're the smartest.