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blibla@slrpnk.net to memes@lemmy.world · 1 个月前

men aren't men anymore

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men aren't men anymore

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blibla@slrpnk.net to memes@lemmy.world · 1 个月前
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    And wasn’t the makeup to hide chlamydia / syphilis etc?

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

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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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        Thanks for the lovely rabbit hole to fall into

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      The powdered wig served the same purpose.

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        Don’t forget the wig for down under, the merkin!

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          Fam be jerkin for that Merkin.

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