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blibla@slrpnk.net to memes@lemmy.world · 23 hours ago

men aren't men anymore

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blibla@slrpnk.net to memes@lemmy.world · 23 hours ago
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    And wasn’t the makeup to hide chlamydia / syphilis etc?

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      I think it’s also for the opposite? I mean, the white face, rosy cheeks and red lips were popularized due to the romantization of tuberculosis. The guy on the left could literally have tuberculosis looking at his face.

      One of the many sources: https://historycollection.com/tuberculosis-became-the-victorian-standard-of-beauty/

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      Sure and perume was becase you didn’t bathe … And yet we still use both

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      The powdered wife served the same purpose.

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