Stop Hating on the "Prettified" Feminists

A big third-wave feminist issue today is feminists hating on other feminists. To be specific, feminists hating on other feminists for wearing nice clothes or wearing makeup or getting "prettified" so to speak. I am much too into consuming for my own good. I spend a crazy amount of money on makeup and clothes and shoes and hair products and everything in between. I spend hundreds a month on things I very clearly don't need. If it came down to buying myself dinner or buying new lipstick, I would go for the lipstick every time. While this might not align with your priorities, I love makeup and clothes, and I think it's worth it.

I believe that just because I love to buy pretty things and invest in things like makeup and dresses doesn't mean that I don't care about equality for everyone. Those two things aren't even related. My position on equality and my daily makeup routine don't correlate.

An important distinction I would like to make is that I don't dress for anyone else. I don't spend half an hour on my makeup every morning for a boy or a girl. I do it to make myself feel good. If you're putting on a dress and a ton of makeup for someone else, then maybe you should take a look at why that is. But I make a hard effort to make myself look nice everyday because it makes me feel empowered and makes me feel good.

Another aspect of this issue is the idea that feminists shouldn't be sexy because we're supposed to be dressing sexy yet staying pure exclusively for men. You can be sexy all you want. I bought a dress the other day exclusively because it made my boobs look really good. And in turn that makes me feel good about myself. I'm not doing it to 'be sexy' for anyone but myself.

In my opinion, one of the most important factors of feminism is the empowerment of women. Do what you want on your own terms. Dress how you want. Put on as much makeup as you want. Spend as much money on those things as you want (as long as you're not racking up bills). Don't let other people's judgments put you down and stop you from prettifying yourself to perfection.