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Anyone else finding the BearFaced campaign deeply depressing?

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tweetytwitcher · 05/11/2012 11:02

Specifically the way that it treats the concept of an un-made-up woman as so unusual, almost like a freak-show. Something outrageous that you do to raise money, while at the same time the women involved blather on about empowerment.

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Alameda · 05/11/2012 11:56

I don't get it though? Who wears that much makeup in real life anyway?

DioneTheDiabolist · 05/11/2012 11:52

I like it. Let's face it, the only women worth sponsoring will be those who wear loads of make up. Why not get them to try a day without and raise some money for charity at the same time?

EmpressOfTheSevenRomanCandles · 05/11/2012 11:49

There's plenty of pro tweets on Twitter about it with #bearfaced. Let's balance things a bit.

Alameda · 05/11/2012 11:48

mascara and lip balm = huge personal effort, rarely undertaken

MrsMangoBiscuit · 05/11/2012 11:46

I'm confused, what is mascara and highlighter if not make-up?

Friday the 9th I'm off work, you'd have to sponsor me TO wear make up for me to even consider it that day. Same goes for getting dressed! Grin

Alameda · 05/11/2012 11:41

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UptoapointLordCopper · 05/11/2012 11:37

Another one here who thinks this is bollocks. So depressing. Angry

EmpressOfTheSevenRomanCandles · 05/11/2012 11:36

Children In Need, Alameda. Apparently women not wearing make up is SO radical that it deserves to be sponsored. I'm going to go tweet about it.

Alameda · 05/11/2012 11:32

what is it? I never wear make up but don't look anything like as nice as a bear :(

maybenow · 05/11/2012 11:32

ahahahahahahahahah - hahahahaha - sorry, i can't quite get over how ridiculous it would be if i asked people to sponsor me to not wear make up..... hahahahaha.......

i can't even get people to sponsor me to run anything less than a full marathon because they know i run for fun anyway...

summerflower · 05/11/2012 11:29

Agree, it is ridiculous on so many levels. Not least because the model on the BBC webpage for this (which I have just looked at) clearly has make up on and also looks airbrushed.

EmpressOfTheSevenRomanCandles · 05/11/2012 11:20

Yes. Apparently the "Bear" part is about wanting women to wear paw marks on their faces. Not about them looking like bears without makeup, oh no...

What a load of bollocks.

Trills · 05/11/2012 11:11

It encourages people to confuse "bare" and "bear".

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tweetytwitcher · 05/11/2012 11:09

Exactly. If it's so special I want a medal every bloody morning. Except I don't, I don't want anyone to look at me or anyone else and think 'ooooh she's not wearing make up'. Either in a positive or negative way. I want to it to be utterly unremarkable.

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EmpressOfTheSevenRomanCandles · 05/11/2012 11:06

Ridiculous.

I haven't worn makeup for about 20 years - maybe I should backdate my sponsorship?