4 panel comic of two people holding drinks, talking
1
Blue: You wear too much makeup.
Pink: You consume too much oxygen
2
Blue: It’s just my opinion, you’d look better withou-
Pink: So would you. Without oxygen
3
Pink applies lipstick
4
Pink: Fuck your opinions.
Mothers telling their sons how to dress should not factor into how equals talk to each other.
Most of the phenomenon you describe that I’ve seen came from teenagers. My wife is an emotionally aware 30-something, so she knows better.
Also, if you straight-up look like a slob, that’s not gender-specific like the comic. Comic guy has never been a woman, doesn’t know why comic gal wears makeup, and yet he feels like his opinion should matter (it shouldn’t).