We’ve written numerous times about Megan Fox’s alleged less-than-desirable appearance when appearing au natural. (Check out the Megan Fox without makeup thread, here.)
So it’s no surprise to us that Ms. Fox felt the need to defend herself with a series of images at her Facebook site, the gist of which are, “look ma, no Botox.”
It is, however, pathetic. Not for Megan Fox. Rather, as a commentary on her critics.
(By the way, please, no emails, boyos… yes, she’s wearing eye shadow! &tc. The photos were posted in response to allegations she’s using botox. Ms. Fox makes various facial movements in an effort to dispel. Sheesh…)
What is the big deal about celebrities without, makeup? It’s a repeated theme in coverage. We think it’s several factors:
1. Reporters, web-geeks, and open-source programmers love to show how clever they are. Check out the comments on Rihanna at various sites like the Destiny Forum and other sub-literate discussion boards. If you can see through everything, you can’t see anything.
2. Chance and nature. Who looks great first thing in the morning… or heading home drunk or high from a party — or, ulp, getting arrested?
Few of us. Sooner or later, some reporter or photog gets a glance at someone getting into a car, or squinting their face against the flashbulbs and — gotcha! — proves to the world that the world they pimp out for internet clicks is not what it seems.
BMFD.
3. Other women are jealous. We hate to say it, but it happens. Check out the discussion of makeup in The Last Picture Show.
Anyway, that’s our analysis. It matters, not because Megan Fox has anything to prove… but because the culture, and the aforementioned scum-bags, are exposed by their periodic forays into Makeupgate.
Ironic, that. What do some of these reporters look like, “without their makeup”? And how good do their motives look? You wanna make some posts, boys and girls? Ya, we thought so.
Megan Fox Fan Group. Makeup welcome.
Megan Fox without makeup — resources
Megan Fox at WithougMake.com
Megan Fox without makeup at ZeroMaekup.com.