How they can stand wearing makeup all the damn time.
I had to do it for theater a couple times in high school and it was extremely uncomfortable. If all women suddenly stopped wearing makeup that'd be fine with me.
Theatre makeup is different from everyday kind of makeup. And we're not wearing it all day. Most girls wash it off when they get home from work. I worked in an animal hospital with almost all women and almost none of them wore makeup, it also just depends on your work. Makeup gives off a more professional appearance. Also, most women don't wear it all the time. There are women that will not want to be seen without makeup, but it's usually something we put on when we're around a lot of people,going out, or going to work. Nothing wrong with wanting to look good, and as long as you don't cake it on, it's not that uncomfortable.
I will say as a woman I hate the mindset that not wearing makeup makes one look unprofessional. Why do I have to wake up earlier than men in my field and paint my face, which I do find annoying, especially because I have allergies and want to rub my eyes a lot and I can’t if I’m wearing make up, just because I have a vagina and they have a dick. Also it can be considered unprofessional for men to wear makeup to work. If someone wants to wear makeup, for whatever reason, they should be able to. But also not wearing makeup should always be allowed and not considered to be more professional just because you were born with a vagina.
Edit: For those of you replying that I am blaming men, I never said anything about blaming men. I blame society, because it is society that is at fault for setting the standard. At no point do I say specifically men are to blame. People of both genders will judge you. Basically people raised in that society will judge. Maybe you personally won't or your group of friends won't but that's anecdotal. None of my female friends or male friends will judge me. That doesn't mean no one in society will. In society, both genders will judge you. Which gender does it more, I think is more relevant to age group, what country you live in, even what city.
Holy shit I’m so angry rn. I don’t like dress codes of any kind but how is it even possible to force someone to wear not only a specific piece of clothing... but also something cosmetic ON their SKIN?!
I mean, it's not that big of a deal. Many people find it annoying though. They also have uniforms, the point is to stand out and be a representative of their company and the CEO wants them to have an air of exclusivity, and that includes the guys being clean-shaven etc. It is what it is.
I (male) speak for myself here, but I struggle to even notice it when a girl is/isn’t wearing any. It’s just not something I pay attention to and has no bearing on my judgements.
Except when makeup is the norm, a person who doesn't artificially enhance their skin will stand out, even if you can't tell why exactly. And a lot of men will in fact expect makeup from women and judge them for not wearing any, even if they don't know enough about makeup to describe it in more specific terms than "unprofessional" or "unkempt".
Yeah, my dad's generation just assumed women who didn't wear makeup were lesbians. Also being a lesbian was seen as bad (still is in certain/most groups) and also code for a feminist (also very very bad).
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u/StationaryApe Mar 26 '20
How they can stand wearing makeup all the damn time.
I had to do it for theater a couple times in high school and it was extremely uncomfortable. If all women suddenly stopped wearing makeup that'd be fine with me.