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From: dw@rocksvax.UUCP (Don Wegeng)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: RE: sex, makeup and vanity
Message-ID: <360@rocksvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24-Aug-84 11:30:42 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 24 11:30:42 1984
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I guess that I have to jump into this discussion...

I do not agree that women who wear a lot of makeup are necessarily
trying to hide behind a mask (or whatever).  Have you ever noticed
that these women seem to have friends that also wear a lot of makeup?
Have you also noticed that the same is true for women that do not
seem to be wearing much/any makeup?  I have noticed this quite often.

This kind of behavior is common among peer groups.  I would dare say
that most of us do the same thing, although it does not necessarily
involve makeup.  I personally like to wear jeans to work, as do
many of my friends.  However, this kind of behavior is only now
becoming acceptable around here, and there are still a lot of
male engineers who prefer to wear tie, for they feel that this is
a more respectable way for a "professional" to dress..  We sometimes
refer to these people as "stuffed shirts".  Some of the engineers
who prefer to wear ties look down at us for not trying to look
"professional".  Who is right?  Probably neither group, but of course
this is my own opinion.

Some of the contributors to this discussion seem to be looking
down at women who wear a lot of makeup.  I don't understand why.
Who are we judge their actions?  Do you want them to judge you
in a similar way, just because you do not chose to conform to
their standard?  It is possible that you are no more attractive to
them than they are to you.  Sounds like a tie to me.

For those of you that are curious, in general I prefer women who
do not wear much makeup.  There are a lot of exceptions to this
rule, though.  It is quite possible for a woman to wear what might
be considered to be a "lot" of makeup, and still look good (to me).
It all depends on how she does it.

Comments?


-- 
/Don

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