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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2012-11-08 05:48 pm

[ SECRET POST #2137 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2137 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[personal profile] sistermagpie 2012-11-09 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
I guess I meant that it sounded like we're talking about the raw materials. For instance, Hollywood is full of people who are impeccably groomed and have access to the best fashion designers and professional hair and makeup artists. But the character actors and actresses are still routinely recognized as such compared to the "beautiful" people. Likewise, I'm sure there are drag queens considered to have a better face/body for drag starting out that gives them an advantage.

Of course there's more to being attractive than what you've got genetically, but it just sounded like the secret was so focused on conforming to society's agreed-upon definition of "pretty" it seemed like she had to be talking about that. If she just means that she believes in trying as hard as you can to conform to that no matter what you stat with I misunderstood what she's saying. That's more disagreeing with their choice not to do that more than feeling sorry for them for being ugly imo.

(Anonymous) 2012-11-09 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
But the character actors and actresses are still routinely recognized as such compared to the "beautiful" people.

Exactly. You can give Steve Buscemi every makeup artist in the country and he still wouldn't be conventionally attractive if you wanted the makeup to look normal. That's part of the thing with drag queens- the makeup usually has a specific, over-the-top style that wouldn't go over well for day-to-day wear. They may look great on stage or at parades, but it's very obvious they're wearing copious amounts of makeup and fake hairpieces.