I don’t think enough attention is given to how much of a difference makeup makes in a woman’s appearance and how it is socially acceptable for women to essentially reap enormous privilege by wearing a fucking disguise

These are the responses you get when you bring this up:

• Men can wear makeup too!

• if you mistake purple mascara and winged eyeliner as natural that’s a you problem (no one is talking about exotic makeup regimens like this)

• I’m not even wearing makeup here!

Once again, gaslighting lies and deflections. They know it’s bullshit, and that without makeup they would suffer an enormous loss of power.