Men wearing makeup: This is not right. What is your opinion?

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:44:06 -0400

Is there a problem with men wearing makeup that doesn't have a valid reason besides wanting to wear it I say yes and thats not right what's your opinion

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jun 3 at 2015 6:49 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:49:53 -0400

It all depends who you ask.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Jun 3 at 2015 6:51 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:51:35 -0400

General McChrystal was on Daily show the other night. He was wearing makeup.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 3 at 2015 7:18 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:18:12 -0400

In general like any man wearing makeup? Definately not my cup of tea but hey who am i to try to tell someone how to live their life.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jun 3 at 2015 9:09 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:09:44 -0400

I'm Scary Enough and I think Makeup would just compound the problem.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 3 at 2015 10:44 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 22:44:37 -0400

Were they on duty at the time they were wearing the make-up? Was their wearing of said make-up disrupting your life in any way shape or form?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 4 at 2015 1:54 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 01:54:49 -0400

My opinion is that I couldn't care less. I am a female who wears a baseball cap, T-shirts, and khakis. I also think it's sexy when men wear eyeliner, and simply do not care what others think.
And, just a heads-up...every dude you see on the nightly news is wearing make-up.

Response by LT Jessica Kellogg made Jun 4 at 2015 7:09 AM

LT Jessica Kellogg — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 07:09:24 -0400

Who cares. (Unless in violation of uniform regs) Whether a man or woman chooses to wear make up has absolutely impact of me or my life.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Jun 4 at 2015 7:13 AM

SrA Edward Vong — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 07:13:25 -0400

It is not considered the social norm unless you are appearing on TV. Nonetheless, I can care less what others do, and if one makes a big deal out of it, it will become a big deal. There are other things to worry about.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 4 at 2015 11:18 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:18:22 -0400

this is a pretty broad question without any back story or anything but in my opinion nothing is wrong with it in or out of uniform

Response by SP5 Michael Rathbun made Jun 4 at 2015 10:13 PM

SP5 Michael Rathbun — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 22:13:57 -0400

Foof. Whatever someone wants to do will work until/unless it compromises the mission.

Personally, the only time I bother with makeup is in live theatre when I need to make sure that nobody is blinded by the reflections off the chrome dome where the hair used to be.

Response by SGT Hector Rojas, AIGA, SHA made Jun 5 at 2015 2:06 AM

SGT Hector Rojas, AIGA, SHA — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 02:06:14 -0400

CPL Private RallyPoint Member have you any idea how ignorant and narrow minded this statement is?

Some men wear base/foundation to conceal rosacea or other skin diseases. You wouldn't know because well...you don't know.

Just because in your narrow view something is not right...doesn't make it not right. Just your opinion.

Men have been wearing makeup for as long as pigments have been available.

Want to talk about manly man warriors wearing makeup? Meet the Romans, or the Greeks, what about the Scots or the Picts? Have you heard of the Lakota, or the Crow?

Believe it or not, the early records of use of makeup is actually by men in China, thousands of years ago. Woman adopted it. Not the other way around.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2015 2:16 AM

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 02:16:43 -0400

I personally would not use the word "right" or "wrong" as I cannot pass judgment of right or wrong on a matter that does not harm another human being or impede their rights. But in a professional environment I would use appropriate versus inappropriate.

Professionally speaking, I do not see any reason why anyone male or female should be wearing makeup during work hours. I believe that everyone should be held to the same standard in this regard unless there is a good reason.

Otherwise, you do you. If women are almost expected to put on makeup and constantly be enhancing their physical appearance, I am not sure why men should not be allowed to. That's a double standard and I'm not about those.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 5 at 2015 2:22 AM

PO1 John Miller — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 02:22:07 -0400

Is it noticeable? Is it distracting? Were they doing it in uniform? I'm not sure about Army regulations but Navy regulations do not cover men wearing makeup. With that said, I personally wouldn't give 2 s**ts if one of the guys who worked for me wore makeup so long as it wasn't noticeable in uniform.

If it isn't noticeable, what's really the issue? How does what this Solider want to do (as long as it's within regulations) have any bearing whatsoever on your life?

Response by SSG John Erny made Jun 5 at 2015 12:35 PM

SSG John Erny — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:35:00 -0400

Remember the head bangers from the 80's? It was kind of fad then, also it was common across the pond in places like Germany.