Ladies, watch out! Men’s Rights Redditor warspite88 is on to you! Your painted faces don’t fool him! Your concealer cannot conceal the truth! He knows your lips aren’t really that red! He knows your eyelids aren’t really that blue!
Yes, that’s right: it’s time for another angry MRA rant explaining to us why women wearing makeup oppresses men, somehow.
In a post with the delightfully over-the-top title “Men’s rights are directly tied to the power of paint and powder. Ill explain,” warspite88 sets forth his theory:
It is my belief that women have become so beautiful through the use of makeup that most women and men are influenced dramatically and view women more as goddess and men as dogs. The power of makeup has helped to fuel a war against men’s basic human rights.
Uh, what?
Lets face it, men are ugly compared to women, right? Many men feel sorry for women or think it is oppressive that so many women wear makeup.
I’m pretty sure most men don’t get angry when a woman puts on lipstick. That’s just you, dude. Well, you and a thousand other MRAs.
Well, if you dig really deep into history and our modern use of makeup, you will see it points to one key element of humanity, Power.
Wait. I thought female power resided in the ass, not the face. Didn’t Warren Farrell write a book about that or something?
Power to attract those you want (or label unwanted attention as harassment as a result of powder power)
Powder power? Is that like miniskirt power? You are Warren Farrell, aren’t you?
Power to influence Power to feel good about yourself (vain or not) Just a few examples
Dude, sorry to interupt your little rant here, but would it kill you to put periods at the end of your sentences?
Makeup is expensive, a huge industry, so money and making others pay for your power is in high demand.
I had no idea the women were so devious. Making men pay for their makeup, which they then use to make men pay for … more makeup. Lather, rinse, repeat. It’s ingenious. At least until the makeup-using manipulator is found dead in her apartment, lipstick tube still in her hand, crushed by the gigantic boxes of makeup she conned poor male suckers into buying for her.
[W]e see it in every day life, in relationship, those trying to get relationships. we see it in business, court rooms, churches, places of power. We see it in schools, young girls even. We see it in the media oh yes those sexy Fox women, wonder why those women were hired? Why they put on so much makeup? Take a guess boys, take a guess white knights. Take a guess MRMs.
You seem a little fixated on the Fox News women.
The power of paint and powder to influence others minds, their reactions, their actions, it is one of the most deeply rooted human aspects of power projection yet few ever take it seriously. The power of makeup to make women beautiful to seduce and control a horny man or a white knight has built kingdoms, it has destroyed kingdoms, it has had major political influence around the world for all of history.
Behold, the most powerful woman in history:
Weird. I feel an almost irresistible urge to buy that woman some more makeup. MUS T RESIST.
There is a reason why most women use makeup, because it gives them power, subtle, acceptable power that few men can ignore.
Women’s sexuality, it is natural and men are pawns to it because men are wired to view women as sexual objects. … So when men see a woman dolled up with makeup more often than not his head falls head over heels with lust (not love) desire (not caring).
His HEAD falls HEAD over HEELS with LUST.
His HEAD.
Let’s just think about this for a second. How does a HEAD fall head over heels? A HEAD DOESN’T HAVE HEELS IT IS JUST A HEAD.
Does it borrow some heels for the occasion? Does it hold the heels in its mouth? So many questions.
The power of beauty and charisma that comes with paint and powder changes the world.
So how is it related to mens rights?
Oh, this oughtta be good.
Go outside, yes leave your computer. Go to any public place and watch people. Watch how men react to women who are dressed sexy or wear more makeup.
Uh, ok. But then I’d have to put on some pants.
Or just watch this stuff on TV.
Yeah, on second thought, let’s not go outside at all. Let’s base our entire knowledge of how men and women interact on old sitcoms and Fox News. You know, the news channel with all those sexy Fox women.
Anyway, so how does this relate to Men’s Rights?
Men are ugly compared to women with paint and powder right? How dare men show attraction to beautiful women, they must be pigs! Right?
Uh, what? Is this your actual argument? Are you actually trying to make some sort of sense? Or are you just typing?
White Knights love beautiful women on the outside , oh yes the white knight shield of justice is like a mirror to reflect the beauty of any female even a woman who murders her husband or rapes a boy.
Wat.
But a white knights sword is dripping with the blood of innocent men who dare even attempt equality with a beautiful woman.
Damn, this got dark, really dark, all of a sudden.
The power of paint and powder, it has affected every one of you reading this at some point in your life. it will again.
Well, not if one of those white knights has stabbed you to death, I mean, yikes! But let’s not get hung up on details.
It is not evil or wrong to wear makeup in my opinion but it is important that we become aware of how much of a paint and powder worshiping society we have become.
Is it any wonder men’s rights and well being have been left far behind in society that craves women and their paint and powder? Just saying.
Just saying?
JUST SAYING?!!
THAT’S how your ending this post?
Dude, your cockamamie thesis is that evil makeup-wearing, husband-murdering, boy-raping women rule the world, while easily manipulated white knights are going around wantonly stabbing any Men’s Rights Activists they can find.
And you end your rant with “just saying?”
Really? I mean, if you’re going to put it out there, fucking put it out there! Commit to it! End with something, you know, dramatic.
“By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged!”
You know, something like that. Something cool.
End strong! End big!
Just saying.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering about that Grabthar’s hammer thing:
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Johanna Roberts
“That said, these type of rants really drive me insane because someone like me who can’t wear makeup for health reasons is always, ALWAYS called ugly and told to cover it up somehow. This rant is just… How do these guys get these ideas?”
I’m so sorry to hear that ::hugs::
these guys just HATE women. They can’t stand us being happy or having any power. And they kinda have some misandry going on too. But they’re mostly just using ‘science’ to excuse men behavior towards women.
I saw this poster by the mras that it says: “just because you’re on your period doesn’t give you the right to hit” or something like that and I was like BUTT SCIENCE!
So yeah anyway you can’t win with these guys
And if you shine it on Redeads, they freeze and you can kill them easy.
I guess Tammy Faye Bakker was the most powerful woman in the world?
Hamlet expressed an opinion very like this dude’s — “God has given you one face and you make yourselves another.” So, you know, it’s not exactly a fresh sentiment.
Also, has this guy never heard of drag queens?
@fruitloopsie
Yeah, it’s a no-win situation of the worst kind. And holy shit, that’s a terrible poster. o.O And yet not surprising when it comes from such rare intellectual stock. Well, I wish it was rare. Opinions like this do seem way too common. But yeah, I have lupus and while I don’t get an obvious butterfly rash, I get sores and hives from time to time and I can’t wear make up because it makes it worse, not better. And when I go out without fail some guy will make a comment on it, if not to me to my husband because that woman in the wheel chair obviously can’t be talked to! (Or something) Long story short, the attitude drives me insane. We don’t exist to be judged solely on our looks.
Makeup that is literally powerful:
http://cosmeticsandskin.com/aba/glowing-complexion.php
On the paint and powder thing, maybe warspite88 is just a really big Tammy Wynette fan? Seems unlikely, but she did do this song:
(That’s from Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad, naturally.)
Eh, I hate when someone likens make-up usage to lying. Give me a fucking break.
Also… don’t these guys hate feminists because we don’t always wear makeup & stuff? How much cognitive dissonance can one little brain hold?
http://youtu.be/lET-WXTsSwc
WWTH
“This guy sees himself, a man as a dog. He has multiple heads. Is he Cerberus?”
http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121126182851/disney/images/4/4a/Hercules-disneyscreencaps.com-9426.jpg
Obvious solution to this dilemma: Men need to start wearing makeup. Then women will become their unwitting sex slaves and be forced into the makeup-buying role, instead.
The battle of the sexes will be won by Maybelline.
Speaking of makeup, when I have more money I’m going to try to wear goth makeup. I’ve always wanted dark lipstick, and I think even now I can pull off a decent goth look. First I need to get better at using foundation, though. Last time I got it in my eyebrows on accident. X_X
I wonder, do guys who think this way believe that there exists women who look like magazine cover shots when they wake up? Or are they just looking for an excuse to call women evil liars?
Can I apply makeup to my ass? That seems easier than learning the Imperius curse.
**Giggle** Yeah, Ally, been there. It’s especially noticeable if you’re a brunette, like I am. Try a very light swipe of Vaseline on each eyebrow before applying foundation. It should do the trick.
Emil, WTF does what you like women to wear/look like have to do with anything? We don’t need notes from your boner either.
Shiraz,
Me too. Men commonly shave and that alters the appearance of their faces. They trim their nose hair and unruly eyebrow hairs. They get tats. They use mouth wash, cologne, etc for strictly cosmetic reasons and no one calls them conformist, lying, pretending so & sos.
But women get this:
http://www.memecenter.com/fun/2204451/1-for-the-author-great-gal
“I am a better, less sexist kind of man because I tell women that my penis prefers them without makeup.”
No. You fail feminism and must retake all 101 level courses before commenting again.
Lea, it has to do with what I like. I apologize if I gave the impression that I think my opinion matters to anyone but myself. I was just trying to show in the simplest terms how people have different opinions and tastes and can’t be reduced to “men”, “white knights” and “evil women” the way our warspite88 seems to think.
Pro tip – random feminists commenting on a blog are very rarely interested in what random men think about what we put on our faces. This should be obvious, but apparently it needs to be restated regularly in every feminist space ever.
I will NEVER EVER EVER understand this argument: “Women buy lots of things, therefore men/Betas/the government are buying women lots of things.” Huh?
If only Helen of Troy had put down the rouge…
Well, this guy does think that women still use “powder and paint”, so perhaps he is visiting us from a time period during which women were not yet allowed to have their own bank accounts.
And by the way, I don’t trim my nose hair or eyebrows, I don’t have tattoos, I don’t use cologne, I limit my oral hygiene to the barest minimum to not make my dentist angry with me, and when it comes to shaving I tend to put it off until I can make excuses like “everyone will think I don’t care about them enough to look presentable if I don’t shave” or “I’ll be less hot if I shave” to justify it. I am, you might say, committed to honesty.
Though I reiterate this doesn’t give me any right to tell anyone else how to look or act.
TIL that the oppressive and narrow beauty standards that women are held to is actually a source of power.
And here I thought that the constant pressure to look like a young, thin, white, air-brushed model from a fashion magazine, or else, as a woman, one is worthless was, y’know, a symptom of a bigoted and oppressive society.
And of course, it’s always better to (attempt to) “influence Power” than actually, directly have any kind of power yourself. Better to just powder your nose and put on your lipstick and hope a man finds you pretty enough to give the time of day than actually be able to decide what todo with your life yourself.
We should start powdering our magic butts, then we’d really rule the world. Mwah hah hah, and so on.