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Feb 27 '12
Merry is Scary: I feel like there's a tax on being a woman.

scarymerry:

My case in point- the things I need to be a healthy and socially acceptable human being that men don’t need to buy:

  • Makeup- I don’t wear a whole lot and buy a lot of things on the cheap. Some people might not consider makeup to be a necessity, but people do seriously judge women who don’t wear…

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