• InquisitiveApathy
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    6 months ago

    This has honestly always made me pretty sad. Celebrity photos I guess I understand since they have a financial incentive, but I miss when just a normal persons skin had texture and character. Our imperfections are what make us unique and there’s nothing wrong with simply being human.

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      6 months ago

      My wife says she likes the wrinkles. It shows maturity, and she doesn’t want a relationship with a little boy. As for myself, I can’t say I’ve paid any specific attention to the presence or absence of wrinkles.

      And if my hair goes any further, I’m going to shave it.

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      6 months ago

      same thing applies to makeup, so many people think the way to go is applying it like plaster to a wall, which makes them look like a clothes store mannequin

      No, it should be applied minimally so you still look like a god damn human, just a human with eyeliner or whatever

      fuck influencers and magazines and whoever else pushes this idea that you need to look glossy to be attractive, god damn

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        6 months ago

        No, it should be applied minimally so you still look like a god damn human

        I would be careful about telling people what they should look like. The societal pressures to look pretty is one thing, but ultimately it’s their body and if they want to put a bunch of makeup on that’s their right. Some people just do it because it’s fun afterall. You’d also be surprised the amount of product and effort goes into a “natural” look.

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          6 months ago

          Collectively though, society is not having fun. If you look at rates of depression among young people, particularly girls, the numbers have skyrocketed since the dawn of social media and a big part of that is anxiety over self-image.