Source: Why Men Are the Way They Are (1988), p. 71-72.
“Male makeup is men’s titles, status and paying for dates. Makeup is what both sexes use to bridge the gap between the power they have and the power they’d like to have. Both male and female makeup are compensations for feelings of powerlessness.”
Source: Why Men Are the Way They Are (1988), p. 215.
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“At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt.”
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