Douglas Giles, PhD
1 min readAug 20, 2020

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"Rape" probably is too strong a term, but "objectification" is a good one because what makeup does is minimize people's individual features and cover it up with what others think a person should look like, resulting in homogenization. The cosmetics industry is selling "look like this" not "look like yoruself."

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Douglas Giles, PhD
Douglas Giles, PhD

Written by Douglas Giles, PhD

Philosopher by trade & temperament, professor for 21 years, bringing philosophy out of its ivory tower and into everyday life. https://dgilesauthor.com/

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