Dear “Makeup Shamer,”
I realize “makeup shamer” is a harsh name to be called, but that is essentially what you are. You criticize women for wearing makeup. You question women on why they wear makeup and the places they wear makeup.
Most women wear makeup for themselves. As a part of our human nature, we do things that make us feel good internally. Some women feel that putting on gold eye shadow, wearing red lipstick, filling in their eyebrows, and contouring their cheekbones are just a few makeup tricks that are fun to do and boost their confidence. Women look at doing their makeup as an art and form of self-expression. Shaming a woman for wearing makeup is like shaming a person for getting their ears pierced, or shaming someone for purchasing a pair of jeans they feel makes their butt look good.
The purpose of any type of shaming is to humiliate someone for doing what they like or just being the way they are. Social media has become a destructive factor in all forms of shaming. I recently came across this picture on Twitter and knew I had to write on this topic:
https://twitter.com/Manstagram_/status/60771115775...
First, she looks great with or without makeup. Second, makeup is used to enhance the beauty that is already there. Last, women are beginning to fight back against people who are shaming them for wearing makeup. This video posted on YouTube by NikkieTutorials has started a movement:
Photographs of people, who have applied makeup to half of their face while leaving the other half without makeup, have surfaced social media using the hashtag #THEPOWEROFMAKEUP:
(Photo credit: Instagram)
I have decided to participate in this movement by doing the same! There is just something about putting on gold eyeshadow, mascara, and eyeliner that gives me that little extra boost of "sass" for the day.
The act of you shaming a person for wearing makeup can be compared to someone shaming you for your form of self-expression or what makes you happy. I hope this letter has helped you understand that “makeup shaming” is wrong and should end, along with the other types of shaming.
Yours truly,
Jessica Thompson
