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Subject: Re: makeup
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Date: Sun, 19-Aug-84 12:45:28 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 19 12:45:28 1984
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I usually find makeup unnecessary, I often find makeup unflattering.
Chris (utzoo!nonh) says it's hardly likely that women who wear makeup
"will submit articles saying 'yes, I wear makeup' so they can be
pilloried on the net."  He proceeds to ask why we are being so mean to
each other, "Why can't we be nicer, politer, and more willing to give
each other the benefit of the doubt?"

Very interstingly, he adds this postscript to his note:

"The truth will set you free.  But first it will make you miserable."

One one hand, Chris suggests that we live the truth, on the other hand,
he suggests that we live a lie.  Often, in my experience, people
believe that there's no place for expressing a dissenting view, that
it's better to stay quiet.  What a pitiful way to live your life.

If you're going to wear makeup, realize that you are making a
statement.  You are saying "I've chosen to do this to myself," for your
own benefit, by altering the view you're presenting to others.  If I,
or if lots of us, say that we think that your appearance isn't enhanced
by this practice, then I think it's foolish to say that we're
insensitive.

I guess I'm a fan of a softer sell.  When I see a mask, I hope to be
enticed by a hint which leads to an unexpected pleasure rather than
being assaulted by an unconscious attack.  Much of the time, I get the
impression that people who make themselves up don't take a good look at
themselves when they are finished.

If you want to satisfy only yourself, then do what you like.  If you
want to satisfy me, then you must consider my tastes.  Don't
automatically expect me to be satisfied by your whims.  I accept that
constraint, the way I act offends many people.  I choose not to
satisfy them, and I accept the consequences.  When you make yourself
up as you like, you should be making the same choice.

	Andy Tannenbaum   Masscomp Inc  Westford MA   (617) 692-6200 x274