The way we present ourselves isn’t always about “beauty.” It’s a reflection of culture, politics, and who holds the power. Let’s talk Republican Makeup.
I think it has a lot to do with the construction of appearance as "effort." The look for contemporary metropolitan working women is minimal and "clean," effortless. They're supposed to be focusing on more important things and be taken seriously as a result (even if, of course, they're also supposed to be doing the labor of upkeep just offstage). The fake tan bleach blonde Fox newscaster look is about drawing attention to the effort. They see the superficial performance of femininity as an inherent good, so it doesn't need to be subtle or understated.
As a democrat myself I am shocked by you talking about people’s looks and relabeling it as “it’s really their policies”. You called it mean girl and then continued to talk about it? I’ve followed you since Covid this is not ok.
Mean Girls is a movie. Commenting on someones contour, to me at least, isn’t shocking. The policies being enacted are. It’s not relabeling it to their policies, it’s commenting on the trend (like a celebrity trend which everyone seems very comfortable to do) and realizing how we choose to show up is going to vary. Ultimately, we’re all performing drag daily. In a safe society, ideally, you’re being yourself. Can’t say that’s what’s happening in America.
If that is your take you have entirely missed the point. I am not trying to be a jerk, but please read it again because it’s actually such a smart and deep point of view about beauty standards and choices.
‘beauty in the absence of safety is a mask’ 👏🏼
I think it has a lot to do with the construction of appearance as "effort." The look for contemporary metropolitan working women is minimal and "clean," effortless. They're supposed to be focusing on more important things and be taken seriously as a result (even if, of course, they're also supposed to be doing the labor of upkeep just offstage). The fake tan bleach blonde Fox newscaster look is about drawing attention to the effort. They see the superficial performance of femininity as an inherent good, so it doesn't need to be subtle or understated.
As a democrat myself I am shocked by you talking about people’s looks and relabeling it as “it’s really their policies”. You called it mean girl and then continued to talk about it? I’ve followed you since Covid this is not ok.
Mean Girls is a movie. Commenting on someones contour, to me at least, isn’t shocking. The policies being enacted are. It’s not relabeling it to their policies, it’s commenting on the trend (like a celebrity trend which everyone seems very comfortable to do) and realizing how we choose to show up is going to vary. Ultimately, we’re all performing drag daily. In a safe society, ideally, you’re being yourself. Can’t say that’s what’s happening in America.
If that is your take you have entirely missed the point. I am not trying to be a jerk, but please read it again because it’s actually such a smart and deep point of view about beauty standards and choices.