Posted on 03/13/2021 6:36:54 PM PST by nickcarraway
Golf shirt, NY Rangers ball cap and cargo shorts for me.
“How do they see your shoes?”
You presume they are extroverted Norwegians?
‘If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.’ — Red Green
Besides the makeup thing (no thanks, I’m a dude AND perfectly fine with it), what the heck is “zoom”? Whatever it is, I’m pretty sure I don’t need it, or want it.
I wore a tie for one of our weekly staff meetings. It got great laughs.
There ere have been times in history when men DID wear makeup of one sort or another.
The ancient Egyptian men did, especially eye makeup; and it was common among 18th Century men in the West. George Washington probably wore powder and rouge (not to mention a wig.)
Soon after the Revolution, makeup fell out of fashion for both men and women.
(I’ve had Indian men offer to gift me with kajal (kohl), in recent years. It’s used commonly there and is apparently a popular gift, originally believed to protect both medically and magically.)
Had a zoom call last week at 10:00am with our it department. My boss was sipping on his large coffee cup. Then he grabs a shot glass and hides it behind the cup. Does a shot. 2 minutes later he does another shot but forgets the coffee cup. Nobody said a word. lol
Lighting and camera angle are key....NOT makeup.
I took a conference call in the bathroom once. Only had to mute the phone one time.
Yah sure, some mascara and eyeshadow should help too. Fops.
——Well, males. Done know about “men”.——
We saw a male today wearing Uggs we were at a rest stop on I-10 west. Niece says that man is wearing Ugg’s and it’s 82 out. I said that’s not a man. Men don’t wear Ugg’s. 🤣
I use the technology constantly now. I hate it but I use it.
And when I’m on, I am often the only one with video. Don’t care. If other people are too bashful, lazy, or just don’t like to show their face, that is their business.
One of my professional strengths has been my face-to-face skills. I have banked on it my whole career, and I hate this crap, and I hate that we are forced to work this way. Of course, I am an open book, when I am angry, frustrated, or skeptical, it clearly shows. After one particularly contentious call, my boss was laughing at me later, and he said every single emotion shows clearly on my face. It is funny, but I am fine with that too. I am no poker player, and my communications with people are straightforward and open. I won’t do it any other way, and most people I interact with respond fine to that.
To my face, at least...:)
But that is how it is. So I make the best of it.
That said, if any man I knew put makeup on for any reason (except being filmed in a professional setting for livelihood purposes) I certainly wouldn’t think very highly of them as a man. And professionally, I would have serious reservations about their abilities.
One more point on this-I see it as an ongoing assault on masculinity in this country. The pusses and wimps in the media and society at large are doing everything they can to emasculate men.
Fortunately, my Zoom meetings are few and far between. Everyone on them already knows what I look like in person, and have already seen the wrinkles and age spots and scars and the gray in my hair and beard, all of which I have earned during the considerable number of years I have walked on this planet. On the rare occasions that I am on Zoom with people who haven’t had the close-up experience of the real me, it doesn’t really matter because in the line of work I do, what’s inside one’s head matters more than what’s on the surface.
Not men, f@gg0ts
nah, I just use my cat filter.
With the correct eyeliner and blush he could be as pretty as Catlyn Jenner.
Pull his man card!
The millennial soy boyz are at it again.
Knowing how the camera maximizes ever facial flaw, pore size, bags, skin that will look oily, and discoloration, I don’t have a problem with salesmen resorting to foundation for cover. All actors, newsmen, etc. use it, and more. Looks still matter, even with men, and if you’re trying to land a $$$ deal via Zoom, I can’t blame the guys for wanting to look their best.
A poofter’s gotta pooft.
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