Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site masscomp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!masscomp!trb From: trb@masscomp.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: makeup Message-ID: <611@masscomp.UUCP> Date: Sun, 19-Aug-84 12:45:28 EDT Article-I.D.: masscomp.611 Posted: Sun Aug 19 12:45:28 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 20-Aug-84 01:54:25 EDT References: <185@pertec.UUCP> <4230@utzoo.UUCP> Organization: MASSCOMP, Westford, MA Lines: 37 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