A response to Mr. Tito’s column about women in wrestling wearing makeup

In November of 2022, NoDQ.com columnist Mr. Tito wrote the next in regards to women in wrestling wearing makeup…
Can we cease excessively portray eyelids in Pro Wrestling? Could we cease utilizing extreme quantities of eyeliner or pretend eyelashes, too? Going overboard on make-up subtracts from the pure magnificence that a lot of our feminine wrestlers even have…
The following was handed alongside by Erin R in response to Mr. Tito…
I’ve by no means learn a NODQ opinion article and been mad after studying it. Maybe I didn’t agree with the article, however I used to be by no means indignant. I by no means felt compelled to remark. That all modified final weekend after I learn Mr. Tito’s article, principally blasting all women who put on makeup.
I’m a makeup wearer. I get pleasure from wearing makeup. I really feel higher about myself when I’m wearing makeup. Does that make me insecure and faux? The complete article was extremely condescending and written by somebody I assume has by no means worn makeup. It’s damned when you do, damned when you don’t. If a girl just isn’t wearing makeup, she is ugly and will put some on to be extra interesting to males. If she has on “an excessive amount of” makeup, she seems like a clown and have to be insecure. Did anybody take a second to suppose that possibly women aren’t wearing makeup for males? That a person’s opinion of them has nothing to do with why they put on makeup?
Makeup is enjoyable. Makeup is an artwork kind. It is a type of expression for a lot of. Performers on a regular basis, put on makeup to assist get into character. Makeup can utterly remodel you into your character. Wrestling is a stay efficiency. Actors in performs put on stage makeup. Stage makeup is understood to be a lot heavier than on a regular basis makeup. This makeup helps the viewers to see the actor’s facial expressions. How is wrestling any totally different? Being ready to see facial expressions is fairly essential in wrestling.
Mr. Tito introduced up feminine wrestlers from the 90s, like Sable and Sunny, saying that they had been/are thought of extraordinarily stunning, however they didn’t put on kilos of makeup. He conveniently forgets about the introduction of HD TV. When these women had been on TV, HD didn’t exist. Every imperfection can and can present. Makeup is accessible to attempt to cowl up no matter that feminine would love.
Or simply to put on as a result of it’s enjoyable. It just isn’t truthful to evaluate the wrestlers of the 90s to the feminine wrestlers at this time. He additionally mentions superstars posting makeup free selfies on social media; filters do exist. I don’t perceive why anybody cares what or how a lot makeup a girl wears. I don’t perceive why anybody feels they’ve the precise to touch upon a feminine’s look like that. All these women are stunning with or with out makeup. They aren’t wearing makeup for you. Men, your opinion on that is unwelcome.
Let’s by no means have this dialog once more.”

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