Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Keep on dreaming, even if it breaks your heart.

Dear Male Population,

There's actually a lot of things that I could say to you, but right now let's focus on the fact that I'm getting pretty tired of hearing many of you (mostly those who are attracted to women) say that women don't need to wear makeup, because you prefer the "natural look". I would like to believe that those of you who say this, or something similar, have the best of intentions: you want women to feel good about themselves. However, by saying that women shouldn't wear makeup because you prefer their faces commando,  you are assuming that women choose to wear makeup solely to look appealing in your eyes. Heck, one could even say that a phrase such as this one implies that women make all of their decisions solely to appeal to the desires of your population, but we'll stick with the makeup thing for now.

Has it ever occurred to you that maybe, just maybe, certain women wear certain amounts of makeup because they actually like the way that it makes them look? That's right, you heard me (or read me) correctly: sometimes women do things because they want to, and they don't need to be makeup-shamed for it.

I know you're not exactly my main demographic, but maybe the few of you males who read this blog could spread the word? Guys talk about this kind of stuff, right? Riiiiiight?

Love,
Kenz