Part of why it stung so much is that most feminist spaces i see online are, if not entirely celebratory towards transsexualism, at least tolerant.
It's unfortunate that makeup and beauty standards are such a divisive issue in feminism. It's an important issue because so many women face adverse effects to their health and financial well-being because of the beauty myth. Somehow that got translated in some spaces to, "You can't be a feminist if you wear makeup," which is unfair because, as i said above, there is no perfect feminist.
It seems to *me* that any feminist theory should recognize that women make many of their choices under the gun, so to speak. A woman who wears makeup will get praise for it, and she will get criticism. A woman who does not, will get praise for it, and will get criticism. So there is no winning for women on the makeup issue.
Secondly, my attitude is that women shouldn't have to give up a damn thing they don't want to give up.
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Date: 2007-01-05 09:49 pm (UTC)It's unfortunate that makeup and beauty standards are such a divisive issue in feminism. It's an important issue because so many women face adverse effects to their health and financial well-being because of the beauty myth. Somehow that got translated in some spaces to, "You can't be a feminist if you wear makeup," which is unfair because, as i said above, there is no perfect feminist.
It seems to *me* that any feminist theory should recognize that women make many of their choices under the gun, so to speak. A woman who wears makeup will get praise for it, and she will get criticism. A woman who does not, will get praise for it, and will get criticism. So there is no winning for women on the makeup issue.
Secondly, my attitude is that women shouldn't have to give up a damn thing they don't want to give up.