Our societyās obsession? I was not even aware of this obsession.
Iām not sure I understand the values of āweā here.
Have fun and do what you wish with your appearance, but itās wise to remember it looks completely different in person than it does on a two-dimensional medium like a mirror, screen, or portrait.
Yeah I wonder whyā¦ maybe because youāre not the target of that obsession.
waits for all the men of BoingBoing to continue to miss the point and maybe continue to wax vague poetic about āremembering to be wiseā. 'Cuz men 'splaining to women how to handle societal expectations of beauty is totally what we silly un-wise women needā¦ (Note: That was not a wise comment @ItoKagehisa, no matter how wise you think you were beingā¦)
I donāt wear makeup every day, but Iām very pale and my cheeks can get very red sometimes, and also I have very, very dark under eye circles (thanks, mom!), which sometimes are so dark that I look like Iāve been punched. Itās ridiculous. So sometimes I wear makeup. Especially on days like today when Iām getting all fancy for an important meeting/interview.
But not every day. Mostly because I am not a morning person. Like. At all. I do envy women who are really good at makeup application. I find it somewhat tedious but occasionally necessary.
And, when I was younger, I wore makeup about as often as I do now, which basically amounted to rarely. I was once told by two women that I should probably wear makeup if I wanted to look more professional and be taken seriously at the office. So for a while there I wore makeup basically every day. Then I was like fuck this, I hate this, I donāt care. Thankfully here in Vermont itās not nearly as uncommon to see bare-faced women pretty much everywhere, which is nice.
The whole āwear makeup to look more professionalā thing drove me crazy. I was so happy going from business to art because I didnāt have to live by those female dress-isms. Make-up, hose, etc.
Fuck hose, but I do wear tights and leggings a lot, but the difference is that I have a choice and they come in fun colors and patterns!
Pantyhose are the WOOOORST. Fortunately I live in Seattle and people would probably think it was weird if I was wearing them.
For the guys: maybe watch a ānaturalā makeup tutorial on youtube. Itās astonishing how much makeup it takes to look like youāre not wearing makeup. There are guys (and even women!) who think Kim Kardashianās look is ānatural no-makeupā. And thereās such a fine line - we get judged for wearing too much, and for not wearing enough.
Hereās another example: This photo is labeled āscar jo no makeupā:
Now thatās patently nonsense. Sheās wearing eyeliner, eyeshadow, foundation/powder of some kind - which necessitates blush, because otherwise your cheeks have no color, and lip gloss. Possibly mascara. Possibly brow makeup. AND the photo has probably had some 'shopping as well.
Actual photo of Scarlett without makeup (although probably still wearing lip balm):
Iām legendarily unwise. But I know that what the mirror shows me is not what I look like to others.
Personally, I donāt use makeup unless Iām on camera, but I do have fun with my hair. Iām fond of mullets and mohawks in inappropriate places, like corporate boardrooms and banksā¦ sometimes Iāll create a purposely ridiculous beard or elaborate mustachios, too.
If people donāt like what I look like, oh well. I suppose I will suffer the consequences, same as anybody else, and those consequences will be unique to the situation, same as anybody else. Luckily I live in a culture where eccentricity is tolerated, if not appreciated.
And like are you even picking up on the really blatant irony here? Look at your comments. Read the comments of several women in this thread. Watch the video again.
Ugh.
Amy Schumer is brilliant and hilarious and spot-on with her (American) insight about women in the US.
As the boys say
Just a little mascara and youāll look female!
Although I didnāt know they were so obsessedā¦
Oh my god please watch the video. Again. Over and over again. Until you get it. Thanks.
Also watch everything else Amy does. And Broad City.
Because those bitches GET. IT. In a way that you and the men Iāve replied to here never, ever will.
That clearly makes you uncomfortable and defensive but I donāt really care.
Cāmon fellas. Donāt make me use the p-word!
Hilariously, I actually had gummy BUTTERFLIES yesterday 
Penis?
More or less correct! 
What about Patriarchy?
Oh I know!
The priciest word I learned at Antioch:
Phallogocentrism!
You folks know a lot of āPā words! I am privileged to participate in such a forum!
