No worries – happily, there is no need to be tired or to call my beliefs “feminist” in quotes, because I never said that women can’t do whatever they want to do. I absolutely promise I wasn’t judging you personally. Mostly because I’ve never met you.

If you reread the post, you will notice that I made a special note to say things like “I’m not saying that women who wear makeup are tools of the patriarchy” and “my beauty standards just don’t include face paint and torture devices. Everyone must decide this line for themselves…” and “I don’t blame women for their choices…”

I’m perfectly OK with judging other women, however – and men. I am constantly getting flak from otherwise smart lefties for being “judgmental” every time I say that I think something is fucked up, and I’ve come to believe that “now, now, don’t be judgmental” is code for “toe the liberal line – don’t disagree with anything any liberal might do” and I’m not down with that.

Also: it’s impolite to lecture me on what “never” to say.

Also: I’m not a sweetie.

LOVE,
Lagusta

frankly, i’m getting a little tired of “feminism” stating i can’t put pots of goop on myself if i want to, because sometimes i do. granted, i can’t be within 20 feet of a sephora without gasping, but regardless, i do like my pots of goo here and there (tho to reclaim some hairy-legged cred, most of those pots of goo get made in someone’s house, and purchased off Etsy).

watch yourself, sweetie, before you start JUDGING other women as you say you sometimes do, or you’re just fucking up your own feminist cause. don’t judge, don’t ever say “they” – because she is you, and we are WE, whether we have fun with lipstick and pots of goo, or don’t. LOVE.