From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 6 08:44:39 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE87237B401 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 08:44:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (A17-250-248-86.apple.com [17.250.248.86]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5CF743F3F for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 08:44:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lomion@mac.com) Received: from asmtp01.mac.com (asmtp01-qfe3 [10.13.10.65]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id h46Fib0x019298 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 08:44:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mac.com ([67.98.154.9]) by asmtp01.mac.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id HEH2ED00.86Y; Tue, 6 May 2003 08:44:37 -0700 Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 11:44:52 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) To: naddy@mips.inka.de (Christian Weisgerber) From: Larry Sica In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help buying American lipstick X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 15:44:40 -0000 On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 10:32 AM, Christian Weisgerber wrote: > sektie wrote: > >> Go figure that everyone has a comment, but no one offers to help. > > Well, I got one offer of assistance. I hope that works out. > Sounds like a bunch of programmers and computer geeks discussing something...hmmmm >> Then again, what guy wants to be seen buying a case of lipstick >> from his local Wal-Mart? > > I didn't think that this is such a cultural taboo in the US. I > guess I'm losing my touch with American culture. Besides, I expect > there are at least a few women on this mailing list. > > The US still has some issues in regards to things like this. Recently a high ranking republican made some comments that could be construed as very anti-gay (I think they were) and has made them in the past. The gist was he equated homosexuality with incest, polygamy and bestiality iirc. Now I know a man wearing lipstick isn't necessarily gay, I was using that to illustrate a point. The US is very confused when it deals with this stuff, you have views ranging from rabid anti-whatever to very tolerant. The taboo about men wearing make-up is kind of funny in how it works. Actors wear make-up all the time, it just isn't talked about. Double standard I guess. And for the record you can wear whatever you want it doesn't bother me as a taboo, but I still find humor in it..hence my comments. No malice intended, i just thought it would be a good joke.. --Larry