So I keep seeing all these
makeup positive / stop makeup shaming posts/hashtags lately.
First of all, can we stop making everything a social justice campaign? Yes, your makeup is empowering because of dumbfuck beauty standards and so you shouldn’t feel bad if you choose to wear it (or not wear it, whatever), however this issue certainly does not have the weight of, say, those beauty standards being racially-biased or women killing themselves to meet Photoshopped weight requirements. Still, I’m gonna weigh in here because makeup shaming is exhaustively stupid.
First there’s this nonsense:
‘I like a natural girl. I don’t like girls who wear too much makeup.’
Well, for starters, I give no fucks what you would like a woman to do with her face, my decisions about makeup will certainly not hinge on your opinions. Also, good fucking luck finding that Megan Fox supermodel beauty that Hollywood has convinced you you’re entitled to without wearing makeup. Also, like, you’re actually really such a naturalist that you’d reject a hot girl because she wears makeup? Please.
Or even more laughable:
‘Makeup is cheating.’
Yeah, and winning the genetic lottery of high cheek bones and narrow noses that fit the beauty standards you reinforce isn’t cheating? Whatever, dude, whatever. Not to mention by this logic going to gym is also cheating because I know your dumb ass didn’t come out of the womb with a six pack. How is that shit any different?
However – and most importantly to me – I am 100% PRO-glamor.
If everyone walked around like 80s Blitz Kids covered in glitter and big hair it would be HoE for me.
Being anti-makeup is being
anti-self expression,
anti-art,
anti-glam, and you can just fuck off with that.
Finally, stop fucking telling women what to do – we’ll do whatever we want. Stop being whiny control freak bitches and deal.
—natalie michelle
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