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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is someone forcing you to wear makeup, op?

I wear makeup because it makes ME feel more put together.  It gives me an extra boost of confidence. I wear it for the same reason I cut my hair and style it.  I also buy clothes that are flattering on me instead of wearing just the clothes that cover me up.

I think this is what people who don't have a clue what feminism is about think feminism is about.[/quote]

No one has a gun to my head and says, "WEAR MAKEUP."

But since I was a little girl, I have been receiving messages that tell me, "being pretty is very important" "visible acne is bad" "large pores are bad" "dark circles are bad" "eye bags are bad" "normal skin tone is 'uneven'"  "natural hair is 'undone' or 'slovenly'"

Basically that the natural female state is bad or should be covered up/hidden/beautified.

These messages have made it so no one has to come to my face and TELL ME to wear makeup. I do because not doing so is unacceptable if I wanted to be treated and seen as a normal attractive young woman.[/quote]

I see those as two separate issues.  Let me start by saying that I still find your use of the word "oppressive" strange.  I think women not being allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia is oppressive.  I do not think that women succumbing to a very powerful advertising conglomerate is oppressive.

I do think people who spend a little extra time on their appearance will do better professionally for example.  But that speak to more than them falling for the idea that we must wear make up.  I work with plenty of very successful women who wear almost zero make up.  They buy clothes that fit, they cut their hair, they dress appropriately for the occation.  To me, how you present yourself to the world is telling everyone else that you care about being in their presence.  So, I don't think people who wear makeup wear it because they think (necessarily) that they have to.  Again, they wear it because they like it.  [/quote]

Precisely.  I sat next to a woman at dinner last night at a very nice restaurant who had on zero makeup, but she was beautiful and put-together - she had on well-fitting stylish clothes and nice eyeglasses and well-cut hair.

Does getting a nice haircut oppress us as women?[/quote]

Apparently we must stop wearing making, styling our hair, shaving our legs go buy some Tevas and a Subaru if we are to be real feminists.[/quote]

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