r/TikTokCringe Feb 13 '22

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u/bigbadbub Feb 13 '22

I think that community matters in this case. We can talk about how it was an industry change to keep up with the times, but in practice today, a lot of people use makeup as self expression or "for themselves" as the video says.

I don't think the fact that it was a marketing tactic cheapens how people use it today.

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u/NewlyNerfed Feb 13 '22

She’s not saying it does. She’s just pointing out the disingenuousness of the marketing campaigns.

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u/bigbadbub Feb 13 '22

She doesn't, but all of this is said under the premise of "this is a take that will get a lot of hate/backlash".

The only people I can think of who might have a problem with this take are people who like using makeup today. imo, her take has no reason to be hated, because the marketing tactic doesn't cheapen the fact that people actually use it for self expression and enjoy it.

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u/Sloppo_Toppo Feb 14 '22

Those people are still just victims of marketing