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Life Of A Salesman
Make-Up May Just Save Your Life, Or, You Know, Not

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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
05/18/09

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What's a 'man's job' anyway? (But okay, that pic sort of makes me love him.)
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LolaQuinn is full of beans
05/18/09

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Good for him and all, and it's a shame that this is even newsworthy, but my first thought in this was the whole "glass elevator" effect. When a "woman takes over a man's job" as he so eloquently puts it, they often have to struggle to gain the approval that a man would in the same position...but when a man takes over a "woman's job," they're often promoted much faster, paid more, and treated better by superiors than an equally qualified woman. So, yeah.
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snappletree
05/18/09

@LolaQuinn: Exactly--are there articles about female truck drivers?
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LolaQuinn is full of beans
05/18/09

@snappletree: Yes. See also: Men who teach elementary school. They get bumped up to administrative positions faster than you can wipe a first grader's nose.
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Easybreezy
05/18/09

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He is too cute with his tray of makeup and serious face. Good for him!
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Anne is Spiderman
05/18/09

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I guess that this is cool, but the "women are taking over men's jobs" thing kind of bothers me. I can't articulate it properly, I haven't had coffee yet. But I will at one point be able to articulate why this annoys me.
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LolaQuinn is full of beans
05/18/09

@Anne is Spiderman: See me, two comments below you. At least, that's how his comment struck me.
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Rare Affinity
05/18/09

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I am nit impressed that he feels he can turn up to cold sell Avon products in his apaprently paint speckled work clothes. I would not expect him to wear the product in his case but I would expect him to turn up clean and smart. Reese Witherspoon look out! Victor would be a hell of a lot cheaper than you and he is already a hit with the ladies it seems.
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Flackette Goes Retro
05/18/09

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I'm more concerned about the fact that he's colour blind.
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Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
05/18/09

@Flackette Goes Retro: I know. How is he going to tell me which is the foundation shade I should buy?
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misspell
05/18/09

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I wonder how well he does compared to his female coworkers, though - I don't think I would be completely psyched to invite that guy into my house to test out his lotions and dust his powders. Not that I would do that with a female salesperson, either, but it seems like it might be points against him. Despite the fact that he looks pretty fucking thrilled.
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misspell
05/18/09

@misspell: Oops. Technology fail. My first comment disappeared, so I did it again. Apologies.
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Clare116
05/18/09

@misspell: I wonder if it would work in his favor, that he could push products in a way that women can't. "Trust me, men LOVE very red lips/very pale lips/whatever I've got to unload."
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misspell
05/18/09

@Clare116: I see that that could work if he was the spitting image of Viggo or Johnny Depp or something, but this guy? That would almost be a recommendation NOT to buy that particular shade of ________.

@LaComtesse: Now see, that's so crazy that I would almost consider inviting them in. But I ultimately definitely wouldn't.
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misspell
05/18/09

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I wonder how well he does, compared to his female coworkers - I'm not sure that I would invite that guy in to smell his lotions or dust his powders. Not that I would do that with women, either, but it seems like a harder sell for him, despite the fact that he looks pretty fuckin thrilled.
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morninggloria
05/18/09

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Crab-ford upon Avon.
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saintbernadette
05/18/09

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And he looks so thrilled about it.
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kithkin
05/18/09

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"They say there's greater gender equality in the workplace now, which is great, and I thought Avon sounded like a good gig, so here I am and it's a shame it's newsworthy.."

Fixed it!
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AthertonMerriweather
05/18/09

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If he can tell me what to use to get rid of these under-eye circles, then give him my number!
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LadyFabulous
05/18/09

@AthertonMerriweather: They need to be licked away by unicorns.
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Ailatan
05/18/09

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Oh! I used to sell Avon when I was in high school, I paid for our graduation trip with that money.
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
05/18/09

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I know Dianne Wiest, and you sir, are no Dianne Wiest!
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hortense
05/18/09

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All I can see is Creed from the Office, saying "No, I don't sell them. I just carry them around."
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