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[quote=Anonymous]Ohhhh I saw a documentary of the same name like 15-20 years ago. It was really good, or at least, that's how I remember it. I remember her friendship with Jim J. Bullock.

The thing that I took with me (and it was such a tiny bit, but it stuck) was why some people do things to their appearance that they know, objectively, don't look good. That even THEY don't think look very good.

I mean-- there can be a lot of reasons for that.

But in Tammy Faye's case, I remember it being pretty clear that she knew all the lashes and mascara were over the top, goopy, clumpy, and didn't look all that good. But she would rather look like a cartoon, even a poorly-drawn one, than to risk her lashes appearing literally a single millimeter skimpier than they looked with all of the goop on them.

She was extremely insecure and it was like an obsession and a compulsion with her, and she seemed to understand that.

I often thought that was the same principle at work with Trump and his spray tan and odd hair transplant/combover situation. Now, HE would probably never admit, even to himself, that it doesn't look good. But the point is that he'd rather look like he had "weird, unnatural" hair or skin than have anyone see him bald/balding or "pale." A fate worse than death for his ego. Only losers are bald and pale (or whatever).

I think some of the people who insist on appearing this way are more self-aware than others about why, but I think about the psychology behind it, often.  [/quote]

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