I’m Not A Radical Feminist, But….
“‘It is important for transsexuals to look beautiful as they consider themselves female,’ said Sulastri Ariffin, co-ordinator of the transsexual programme at PT Foundation, an organisation that provides support, education and counselling to transsexuals, drug users and sex workers. She said transsexuals would go straight for branded cosmetics, such as Elizabeth Arden and Christian Dior. ‘We do not care about the price of make-up as we want to look great, just like normal women,’ she said.” - New Straits Times Online
What the fuck? First of all, most transsexual women I know can’t afford such high price cosmetics. Hell, most I know are just trying to keep their jobs, housing, and sheltering themselves from violence. Furthermore, speaking for transsexuals without making the distinction between M2F’s and F2M’s is rude and inherently sexist. I don’t know any F2M’s that buy makeup, much less high end makeup.
Secondly, does that mean that women that don’t wear makeup don’t “look great?” Some of the most beautiful women don’t wear makeup. I consider myself femme, but I don’t think applying makeup, by itself, makes me beautiful.
What crap.
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By Megerber, January 4, 2007 @ 6:01 pm
got here from your livejournal piece http://mzmartipants.livejournal.com/388969.html
regarding this (http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/12/15/any-excuse-to-denigrate-lipstick)
you know. I can fully understand that a lot of women (of any sort) don’t wear make up. That being said, the majority do wear something. I think the main point of it is that is the person taking care of themselves and their appearance. That could mean anything from having a clean face and hair, clean nails, and makeup if they wear it. I can see that this was not the most articulate way to express that, but I think that is the point. You know how when you are sick or feeling bad, and you don’t wash your hair or dress in clean clothes or pajamas, you feel like just lying in your filth and illness and wallowing? And the difference it makes in your outlook and the way you feel if you have a shower, brush your hair and maybe put on even lip balm and clean clothes?
By Sholomanarchy, January 5, 2007 @ 3:45 pm
What crap indeed.
By Clive, January 8, 2007 @ 5:36 pm
Hey you wacky broad or dude, whatever you are. Just shut up and put some make up on already, will ya ? Transexuals of course need to apply make up and alter their appearance to convincingly portray the opposite sex. You know it’s true. Ru Paul never would have made it as a supermodel without his make up. Would he ? WOULD HE ?! So quit bitching and shave your pits too. Nobody likes a hairy transexual ! Nevermind, make up probably won’t help. I looked at your pictures. Just buy a paper bag, they’re cheaper anyway.
By Marti Abernathey, January 8, 2007 @ 7:13 pm
LOL. Will you marry me? I think I love you. You make no damn sense. First of all, Ru Paul is a man. He does drag for a living…Super models are performing. As far as how I look, I could give two shits less about what you think. Every day I live and interact with people in this world as a woman, even without makeup. Oh, and I don’t do paper, I do plastic.
Ass.