[lbo-talk] Queen for a Day: My Gay Makeover

[Luke Benjamin Weiger]

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Liza Featherstone wrote:
> Also, I think it's a sign of progress that straight men are realizing they
> may not always have the privilege of looking bad. When women "needed" men
> more, economically and socially, they had to accept them no matter how
> terrible (sloppy, badly dressed/groomed) they looked.

Most of the money spent on products provided by the beauty industry and
most of the time spent grooming/preening is a colossal waste (and not
because looking good isn't important; it is, even if it shouldn't be).
Other than exercise, dieting, and/or plastic surgery, there's (usually)
not much any of us can do to improve the way we look.

-- Luke