solitics:

xthegirlwithkaleidoscopeyesx:

I don’t wear makeup to ‘kill men with my winged eyeliner’ or to ‘slay misogynists with my red lipstick’, I wear makeup because I’ve internalized patriarchal concepts of beauty and because I want to survive in a world where 99% of the time a woman is judged solely by her appearance.

And that’s why it holds no value in these arguments to say “but it empowers me! It hides my insecurities therefore boosts my confidence”.
Okay sure, but why does it empower you? Why do you have insecurities about your face? Why do you feel happier with make up? Could it be because of the fact the rigid epitome of beauty has been ingrained in to you as has the fact your value is determined by your closeness to this epitome? Or is it just your own personal feelings that exist in a vacuum (hint it’s not the second option)