i'm in a bit of a conundrum. i'm a radfem, and i believe makeup is harmful to women, takes hi their time and money, and is a vastly unhealthy way to view your body.
so, i'm anti-makeup for many many reasons, but the subculture i'm a part of, the elaborate makeup is a very large part of. and truly, i think goth makeup rocks. i personally don't think it's as unhealthy as other forms of makeup. i do think there's a difference between contouring and lashes and lip liner to make you look identical to what men want, identical to other women, and makes you look, by mens' definition, "sexy", and the elaborate goth makeup that goth girls like to do.
i think there is a difference between
granted, there are goth fetishists, but typically goth makeup isn't done for male approval.
really all i do for my goth makeup is heavy eyeliner, sometimes designs like that spider web, if i feel like it some black eyeshadow, and maybe black lipstick (that seems like more when i write it out, but it really only takes me 10 mins, 2 if i only do eyeliner).
my question is, should i stop doing goth makeup? and if goth makeup is also unhealthy, can we change the narrative that you need to wear it to be goth?