my sister is one of those hardcore “makeup is empowering and art!!” people and yesterday she was so tired and slept in, but she was suppose to go to her friends house, so she legit called her friend and asked for *permission* to come over without makeup on, asked if anyone else would be there to see her without makeup on, and then apologized a thousand times in advance for been seen without makeup on. makeup isn’t empowering even for those who claim it is.