Sarah Palin without makeup, what do you ladies think?

I find it completely heartbreaking that anyone cares. Should a politician dress well/appropriately? I believe so. But thinking that makeup actually has effect on votes.. it makes me want to cry. Mostly out of anger. In Sweden, we just had headlines about a politicians handbag. Her friggin' handbag! I have no idea what she said in the last debate, but I know what purse she carries. Awesome world.

Wow. She looks quite lovely in the non-makeup photos. Thankfully she prefers to look like the clown she is, which makes it that much easier to dismiss her.

Who cares, she's a stupid bitch, let's ignore her. I don't want to hear about this idiot.

I think if she ditched the stripy hairdo, glossy lipstick, eye-widening glasses and slathered on makeup, men (a large number of her supporters) would associate her with "mother" or "wife" rather than "sex kitten" and may not line up to see her sign books.

But who are we kidding - we wouldn't be talking about her right now if she looked like this. She would have faded away a long time ago. As far as I see it, these decorations she piles on are the only thing keeping her the center of attention.

I hope this goes all over the internet - it's probably one of the only things she's likely to feel hurt by.

I think she would look more trustworthy and approachable with neutral colors like that. I don't like that weird beige lipstick/gloss, but I think with realistic colors or a bare face would be much nicer.

I find it really interesting that some comments here and on the other thread say things like she looks more intelligent/trustworthy/serious/etc. without the makeup and everything - meaning that makeup makes a woman seem less intelligent/trustworthy/serious/etc.

I think this kind of discussion needs to come up more often, because it seems like there's such a conflict for us women. I'm a scientist, and I normally dress casually, wear no makeup, etc., and part of me thinks that's a good choice because it helps me fit the stereotype of "good scientist" (see also: absentminded professor). But if I were to work in business, law, etc., I'd probably dress nicer and wear makeup, just because I think the work environments are more formal. Maybe part of the reason women face obstacles in the workplace is because of the subtle associations people have that equate time spent on appearance with lower intelligence/trustworthiness/etc.

Without the make up, glasses, and hair, she looks like a mother. It's sad that people focus on the dressing up aspect of female politicians. I actually like her, with or without glasses or makeup, and I think plenty of Americans, especially along the bible belt, have been able to see the motherly aspect of Sarah, as well.

Please don't downvote me for maintaining an alternate political viewpoint from the majority of reddit.

I hardly recognize her without her glasses. I think her speaking skills might decline if she can't read the teleprompter :)

When you run for office, you cater to the demographic that you want to vote for you. Obviously, she wanted the kind of person that would vote for someone who adds lots of accouterments to themselves. If she had not been made up, she would not have been as popular with that demographic, which was her entire goal.

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I think I don't give a shit at all about this.