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Timothy Pakron

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Eni Turkeshi

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Initial Conclusion

At the end of the experiment, all the messages, views and likes will be the summation of the male activity on a hypothetical females dating profile. Wether the results uphold or negate the hypothesis, this social experiment with _vanessa_jane will hopefully shed light on the treatment of women that choose to wear or not to wear makeup and the consequences of  the male gaze. It is the judgement of the woman’s virtual image that shapes her in the male mind. Thus determining the potential of interactions between men and woman both positively or negatively. 

Essentially, dating sites are a place where people are meant to connect and broaden their scope of friendships and relationships, but if the virtual reality doesn’t do someone’s true self justice or exaggerates a persons qualities, how can the viewer trust what they are seeing. The use of makeup is just one outlet to test this reality.

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Steps

Step 1: Take 2 portraits with as many similarities as possible (same location, lighting, hair/clothes). The only differences should be that the 1st pictures is without makeup and the 2nd picture is with makeup. 

Step 2: Set up an OkCupid account. Upload the first portrait, make up or no make.

Fill out the questionnaire and go through the steps thoroughly so visitors won’t think you’re a robot. 

Step 3: Wait a week. Do not visit anyones profiles, do not check or respond to any messages. 

Step 4: At the end of the week, count the number of likes and visitors, take a screen shot of their mini profile. Read through the messages and copy the user info and text into a word document for an archive. 

Step 5: Upload the other portrait. *Repeat Steps 3, 4 + 5 for as many weeks as you like.*

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The presence of makeup has become so ingrained in our culture that men’s thoughts and words towards women is visible in their interactions.

Hypothesis

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Proposal Introduction

“Hi! I like to make costumes/anything DIY, workout (surf, swim, hike, box, run, bowl, etc.), cook + bake + drink beer. I have a sarcastic sense of humor and a need for adventure.”

I am not Vanessa Jane, but to the straight, male, ages 18-26 population on OkCupid I am. And in a week, they will see another “me”, the made up version of Vanessa with dark red lips and eyelinered eyes. The reason for this change- and deception- is to see if the amount of traffic (likes, visits, and messages) and types of traffic (rude, polite, welcoming or straight up weird) vary with the change of Vanessa’s virtual image. The purpose of this is to see if make up, subconsciously, changes mens’ perceptions of a women, or whether they consciously notice the change in Vanessa’s portrait.

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With Makeup // No Makeup 

Comparison Photos '14

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