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“masculine man”. Patriarchal ideologies suggest that men are not to wear anything

that is considered feminine, including makeup of any sort. Wearing lipstick due to
their androgynous nature defies traditional ideals of masculinity, promoting the

notion that men and women should have no fixed boundaries of what they can and

can not wear due to the gender they identify with. Although the meaning has been
debated, in our representation of androgyny the act of Connor and Jay smearing

their lipstick reinforces the idea of gender transgression. Lipstick, when red and

purple, connote seductive, promiscuous ideals. This is due to how sexualised and
feminine the colours have become; traditional ideals of femininity influenced

women.