do you wear makeup?

[viking97]

btw the reason ppl are being so weird is because its middle school and i'm pretty sure i'm the only boy who's done it so far.

OP, don't let anyone call you a sissy or a pansy or anything similar because of your makeup.

Wearing makeup as a guy in middle school takes balls of STEEL. I certainly didn't have that kind of confidence in middle school.

thank you that means a lot to me.

 

[TankCopter]

A lot of the girls at my school wear eyeliner/mascara, foundation (I tell you, they cake the stuff on. They either look like they have clay for a face or dipped thier faces in terracotta) and the like to school, but it's not something anyone really cares about. I usually just slap on some foundation to make my skin even, and then I don't put on much. Not enough to be noticeable. People love telling me I should wear mascara though. I love telling them no C:

 

[Klarinette]

I don't bother wearing make-up. There were a few phases through my teen years where I did, but overall, I don't feel I need to...

 

[Marble Dragon]

Get a waterproof eyeliner or a liquid one. Although no matter how good your eyeliner is, you always need to touch it up during the day, it' pretty much impossible to make it last all day.

Anyway, I'm a girl so I really have no opinion on guys who wear makeup. Do it if you want, I can so you should be able to as well.

Although, I just read that you were in middle school and most girls don't even wear makeup then.
Isn't that like 12-13? Why would you need makeup that young?

Middle School goes from about 11-14 where I live. I hardly know any girls who don't wear makeup in middle school. I personally don't, because I think it's unnecessary, but that's just me. Heck, I like the way I look, I don't need makeup. Maybe if I was going to something really formal, I would wear a hint of it, but never a whole lot.

As for guys who wear makeup? I don't know any, actually, but I think it would be interesting to meet one.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

No i don't because I'm not an attention whore like you seem to be and I'm not gay or emo or goth or scene

I'm with Catchphrase on this one men don't wear make up

Sure they do, they do it all the time.

We are clear on what defines a persons gender, and it isn't whether they wear make-up or not. Google it if you don't believe me.

I don't wear make-up...doesn't mean that I never will.

You'd be better off pointing out me, peel15's and everyone with a similar opinion's sexual insecurity... Or something to that extent. It would still be completely needless, but it would be less patronizing.

I'm not convinced it's insecurity...just a lack of thought. Gender roles(like everything else)are in a constant state of flux...it's just arrogant to assert any position too firmly.

Some people say that having long hair isn't manly. But by their same small minded definitions of manly behaviour, those hairy vikings were the manliest men to ever walk the earth.

 

[Acier]

Easy enough to answer, Actual. The swastika was originally designed as a symbol of anarchy through the Black Ram Group which surfaced in 1982. Ta-da!

Ah, cool, that makes sense. Had to look it up on wikipedia though, so the message might have been lost on most people who saw it and didn't understand. And I can't see why people would be offended by this:

The swastika is a symbol of the sun.

It does resemble another symbol a little... That you should have seen before, which may or may not tell you why people were offended:

Nazism [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wgh3P0eqLmk/SS31VOSbBNI/AAAAAAAADCQ/blQwQPnoxas/s400/swastika.png].

It was also a symbol of movement in ancient art. And often early figures in a "swastika pose" were drawn that way to show the energy in they're actions.


/art history interjection

That's quite interesting... Care to elaborate?

Spoiler: Laocoon

Spoiler: Gorgon on te West Pediment of te Temple of Artemis at Corfu, Greece

First is hellenistic and the other is ancient Aegean, I believe Greek Gemometric had some straight up Swastikas on that pottery but I could be wrong. There is another good hellenistic statue of the woman who was shot by Apollo because she pissed off his mom, but alas, I forgot her name. But as you can see both of the central figures are in a swastika shaped stance, creating dynamic movement. In the latter's case it was because the swastika stance was the best way they had at showing it (They didn't quite understand how bodies worked yet) Myron's Diskobolos is another good example, but it's lurking on the edges or torquing as well.

EDIT Gorgon is greek as well. Mah Bad

 

[Iconsting]

What part of it? Everything?

The part about gay men not being men.

I do not include "metrosexuals" into my definition of "man" so I will not include homosexuals either.

I have nothing against any sexual preference in specific, like I don't have anything against emo or scene kids...

I already agreed that there is are anatomical similarities, obviously... Har har. But beyond that, the mentality of a gay man is extremely far from what I think is a "man".

Well that's not a generalization at all.

What?

Why do you care? Should I have written "While I find that some men that I percieve to have non-straight preferences more-or-less also have other values and morals than myself"? Are we really playing so child-friendly?

You find absolutely nothing wrong with the bold text? No stereotyping in the form of flamboyant homosexuals being grouped in with all homosexuals? Are you sure that's not condescending? Not at all?

How is it condescending?
I am talking about behaviour, likes, dislikes, interest...

While I do not have a world of experience, I do have some. There are not many similarities there.

And by grouping all homosexuals together in that category, you have stereotyped anyone who is attracted to males as completely flamboyant, which is ridiculously condescending.

That's true. How am I to dispute that?
What is your point?

It's prejudice. It's everywhere.

Just like you, with me lumping all homosexuals into the same flamboyant category, probably think of me as an ignorant idiot, and may or may not expect me to be racist.

Just like everyone judges everyone all the time.

Are you saying that the general consensus is that gays are not flamboyant, girly, self-obsessed people? Are you really being serious?

In order, my point is that your post presents absolute bigotry and generalization on your part, which may or may not be intentional.

What, so just because a lot of people have prejudices that makes it okay? Is that what you're implying?

The idea that I probably thought you stupid for making a generalization isn't a very solid argument, it's all based on assumption.

And yes, gays aren't all flamboyant, girly, or self-obsessed. That makes absolute perfect sense.

 

[Claudia Carlsen]

Nope, never got into the habit; however sometimes I wish I knew how to. I only wear nail polish (clear); I own foundation, rarely use it. I like lipstick, but use it less often than before.

 

[LuzGutierrez]

i've been wondering if there are other boys that wear makeup, and stuff.

I'm a girl, I don't wear make-up at all. I just don't find it very appealing to slap some chemicals and STUFF on my face, even IF it's to look "prettier" in some people's eyes. Honestly, I don't care as much...

its middle school

Um, I think that's your problem. My sister didn't start putting the crap on until she was in High School, and I'm in college and still don't put on the stuff. I don't think most people, if not JUST girls, start using it regularly until 8th to 9th grade, if even...

 

[Blatherscythe]

Erm, I'm a guy who isn't and emo, goth, twihard (don't think there are any), or a flamboyent homsexual.

 

[Just Pman]

When a woman wears make-up, it becomes attractive (usually)
When a man wears make-up, it just looks like a guy wearing make-up.

 

[Enigmers]

No, though I grow my hair longer than most and used to get some flak for that.

 

[Sir Kemper]

Don't wear make-up, already ugly enough as is, don't need to exasabate the problem.