aspie-girl-power:

bassiter:

otterbadger:

bassiter:

straight boys often have literally no idea how makeup works, it’s absolutely fucking wild like they really think it’s ALL lipstick and eyeshadow??? i’ll mention wearing makeup (i’m a gay dude) n they’ll be like “so you do drag?” and i’m “uh no i actually wear it to look more masculine if anything” and they’ll look SO fucking confused 

“i’m literally wearing makeup right now,” i’ll say.

“what?? no you’re not!!!” they all vehemently insist, now searching for the Femininity in my face.

“i have concealer on to cover up my acne and make my whole face less red in general, my eyebrows are filled in to make them look bushier, and i’ve contoured my cheekbones, my jawline, and around my eyes all to look more defined so i look both more masculine and older. yall have never seen, and WILL never see me without makeup on.”

and even with that explanation, they remain baffled more often than not. they’ve gone their whole lives only knowing that makeup is a Girly Substance with no thought given to the actual purpose of each type of makeup, to the point that they’re completely unable to conceptualize it as a thing that could alter your face in a non-feminine way. they’ll have expressions that make it seem like their brain is rebooting so that they don’t actually have to process any of that information.

it’s so fucking sad tbh

Reblogging. Trans men out there could probably do with this boost actually. I’m not sure if it would necessarily occur to folk to use makeup to look more masculine!

i am trans actually! and makeup definitely is part of how i manage to pass. darkening eyebrows and cheek n jaw contouring does fucking wonders

Reblogging bc boys should be able to wear makeup too

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