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Tumbulu

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63. It is not

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 12:05 AM

Jan 2020

You may think it is fashionable, great, good for you, enjoy.

But to many of us forcing women to wear that amount of make up is insulting and demeaning. Which is why I posted this in the first place.

What people chose to wear in their own lives is one thing. What for profit media enterprises appear to be forcing only their female employees to wear is another.

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Does anyone find it weird that false eyelashes and heavy make up [View all] Tumbulu Jan 2020 OP

I see false eyelashes everywhere. Things that used to be for 'glamor' are now de rigueur at Walmart CurtEastPoint Jan 2020 #1

I hate them on most women. Some seem barely able to open their eyes with them. hlthe2b Jan 2020 #4

I loath them, and cannot for the life of me figure out Tumbulu Jan 2020 #6

I wouldn't even know how to put them on. Bev54 Jan 2020 #20

I had some kickass ones for Halloween many years ago happybird Jan 2020 #33

I have tried, even though my own eyelashes are just fine.. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #81

they are back in style. some of riches youtubers are male who demonstrates makeup Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #92

Not sure I would trust someone with faces tattooed on their neck robbob Jan 2020 #114

A friend of mine had extremely thick eyelashes Clash City Rocker Jan 2020 #103

Much of it has to do with lighting and what the camera picks up. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #2

I am so sad that they are attacked! Tumbulu Jan 2020 #9

the black lady working at the post office had a new short fro one day + i told her she looked great. pansypoo53219 Jan 2020 #105

I am so glad! I remain furious that women are forced to straighten their hair! Tumbulu Jan 2020 #108

i watched a doc or about black hair & such + follow it. tho i have white hair(great hair genes). pansypoo53219 Jan 2020 #115

The fingernails are what gets me,bejewelled works of art. virgogal Jan 2020 #3

I know so many younger women who just love their work of art fingernails Tumbulu Jan 2020 #24

And they have to be so careful not to break them. Ilsa Jan 2020 #41

Some folks just like the look. Codeine Jan 2020 #5

It's one thing to personally like the look, but when did it become expected Tumbulu Jan 2020 #14

Let's compare two professional women: LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2020 #99

Some people look like they have caterpillars on their eyes OKNancy Jan 2020 #7

Or tarantulas (tarantulae?). 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #18

Me too, I can't stand any of it. Tumbulu Jan 2020 #25

I don't like nail polish, either. 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #27

I'm the same. Tumbulu Jan 2020 #30

Thank you for bringing it up. Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #8

It mystifies me. I feel as though it is a sort of Rip Van Winkle thing Tumbulu Jan 2020 #10

in my semi retirement i've taken to watching a lot of vlogs on youtube barbtries Jan 2020 #11

I wonder why, wow Tumbulu Jan 2020 #12

i am so serious. barbtries Jan 2020 #16

I'm with you and looking forward to it ending as a thing Tumbulu Jan 2020 #21

Yep...it's driven by all those Youtube beauty videos... Dream Girl Jan 2020 #34

DU gets a weird church lady vibe sometimes. nt Codeine Jan 2020 #13

Why do you say that? Tumbulu Jan 2020 #15

"Forced"? Codeine Jan 2020 #17

You might be right Tumbulu Jan 2020 #23

And I may be crazy ... mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #26

Great response Tumbulu Jan 2020 #29

Turn out the lights... Beartracks Jan 2020 #36

Did you call? lunatica Jan 2020 #46

Well, you know how to let ya self in dontcha? mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #50

LOL! lunatica Jan 2020 #58

And absent any information to the contrary Codeine Jan 2020 #32

I enjoy make up. Always have. When I was younger and didn't need it,my make up was much heavier Dream Girl Jan 2020 #38

Every single person on that stage is wearing make up. Tumbulu Jan 2020 #61

"Ridiculous" is a value judgement. Codeine Jan 2020 #70

And I have earned my right to express my judgements. As I am sure that you have earned your right. Tumbulu Jan 2020 #72

Ha! Tipperary Jan 2020 #19

Agreed. Kept having to check the URL. Stand and Fight Jan 2020 #96

You said it. Iggo Jan 2020 #111

fashions come and go eShirl Jan 2020 #22

We missed that by 100 years, lol n/t shanti Jan 2020 #74

I'm female, 63 years old, Dem2theMax Jan 2020 #87

Used to be women journalists wore suits. Then faux news came along and applegrove Jan 2020 #28

Oh yes, that's right, the sort of ridiculous over sexed costuming Tumbulu Jan 2020 #35

"Clown makeup"? Codeine Jan 2020 #51

It is not Tumbulu Jan 2020 #63

The brightly colored sausage casings they wear are ridiculous Ilsa Jan 2020 #48

Oh yes canadian female tv journalists wear makeup. Don't get me wrong. applegrove Jan 2020 #53

without some makeup, their facial features would not yellowdogintexas Jan 2020 #78

Yes. But they wear a bit more eye makeup. Noticed Klobuchar wore heavier applegrove Jan 2020 #82

Rachel Maddow seems professional to me too Tumbulu Jan 2020 #76

bodycon dresses Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #93

My pet peeve is all our local weathercasters-meteorologists wear cocktail dresses and MLAA Jan 2020 #31

That is so weird! Tumbulu Jan 2020 #37

It just feels unprofessional to me. Oh well! Time marches on. MLAA Jan 2020 #39

Those poor weathercasters in their skin tight dresses and cleavage Dream Girl Jan 2020 #40

And the stilettos! MLAA Jan 2020 #43

I thought it must only be my area. I blush when my Ladyfriend and I watch weather. Hoyt Jan 2020 #77

I find this thread weird tulipsandroses Jan 2020 #42

I agree....except I wonder that they are pressured to dress this way now in television new etc MLAA Jan 2020 #47

That is why I brought it up Tumbulu Jan 2020 #49

I agree with you lunatica Jan 2020 #57

I'm very unfashionable Codeine Jan 2020 #62

Your sig line is a great example for this thread lunatica Jan 2020 #66

Not all Wawannabe Jan 2020 #44

I am talking about the female journalists on television Tumbulu Jan 2020 #52

If you don't like the lashes then don't wear em. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #45

It's like I just walked into Codeine Jan 2020 #54

I don't, and I don't want anyone to be forced to wear them. I see no men forced to wear them Tumbulu Jan 2020 #59

Yes! Lulu KC Jan 2020 #55

I think it's odd Codeine Jan 2020 #60

If they want to, fine, why do you assume that it is their free will Tumbulu Jan 2020 #68

These are professional women. Educated. Intelligent. Codeine Jan 2020 #69

You make a good point Lulu KC Jan 2020 #98

Tammy Faye's Revenge! aikoaiko Jan 2020 #56

It's a style. It will pass. I don't feel like telling women what kind of makeup and Arkansas Granny Jan 2020 #64

I agree on a personal basis Tumbulu Jan 2020 #73

You should see Donald Trump! TheCowsCameHome Jan 2020 #65

Great one! Tumbulu Jan 2020 #67

yep Skittles Jan 2020 #71

Penciled in brows, cat-like eyeliner and false lashes have been in vogue for BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #75

I guess because I don't have a tv and I only see things online Tumbulu Jan 2020 #80

I have seen people of all ages wearing these styles BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #84

I like the "natural look" myself. Gore1FL Jan 2020 #79

That Huckabee woman... Toorich Jan 2020 #83

Makeup is super popular right now ismnotwasm Jan 2020 #85

If trump can wear a lot of makeup, why can't women? Poiuyt Jan 2020 #86

Those tarantula eyelashes are so fske and grotesque! How did they get popular??? SunSeeker Jan 2020 #88

I say if women *choose* to wear lots of makeup or false eyelashes... Sloumeau Jan 2020 #89

women on (US) TV are expected to do wedding level makeup and bodycon dresses Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #90

My daughter wears big,babydoll lashes xmas74 Jan 2020 #91

Kacie Hunt has totally changed her look poli-junkie Jan 2020 #94

Agreed. n/t Totally Tunsie Jan 2020 #106

I hold Kim Kardashian responsible for the fake eyelash trend. TidySum Jan 2020 #95

I think I find this post more weird than women CHOOSING false eyelashes. Stand and Fight Jan 2020 #97

False eyelashes have come quite a ways. EllieBC Jan 2020 #100

I hate tons of make up on elderly women like me. TruckFump Jan 2020 #101

Make up trends come and go, wax and wane so to speak. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #102

I lost lashes, nails and hair to chemo. I am Glimmer of Hope Jan 2020 #104

+100 Totally Tunsie Jan 2020 #107

Fuck yeah! Codeine Jan 2020 #112

I'll never forget Mika going off one day about Fox News' female anchors "glossy legs." NCLefty Jan 2020 #109

No. What the fuck. Iggo Jan 2020 #110

I think it is just a trend Zing Zing Zingbah Jan 2020 #113