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A Girl’s Guide to Economics

I like lipstick as much as the next gal. But can we quit attributing my purchases to the 'Lipstick Index,' please?

By Jessica Bennett | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Apr 23, 2009

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  • Posted By: techresmgt @ 04/25/2009 8:05:47 AM

    Sure, let's focus on idiotic and meaningless issues of women, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. With the bandwidth shortage being what it is; obviously the media have ditched universally their 'journalistic' quality control programs in this slow economy. We can only pray for a recovery soon. The only time women need to attract a man for financial gain is in divorce court, when he dies, and when he is breathing air. At any other time they don't think they should have to share equally. That is the fact, Jack. (and Jane)

    • Posted By: iamahyperbola @ 04/25/2009 10:16:55 PM

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    • Posted By: kitanachan @ 04/25/2009 5:14:32 PM

      Even though I read this article to find out what the "Lipstick Index" was, I have to say that I find your comment offensive. Not all women's issues are "idiotic" and "meaningless," nor is journalism taking a dive for the worst because some articles happen to focus on women. Men and women are affected equally by the economy and everyone is grasping for some kind of foot hold, and this article is less about an "idiotic" woman issue as much as it just asking for a outdated term to not be used in describing the unique situation we reside in.

    • Posted By: kitanachan @ 04/25/2009 5:10:46 PM

      Even though I read this article just to find out what the "Lipstick Index" was, I find your comment offensive. Not all womens issues are "meaningless," nor is journalism taking a dive for the worse because there are articles that focus on women.

  • Posted By: cindydrake @ 04/25/2009 7:58:58 AM

    I bought some lipstick yesterday for the first time in a year or more, but there is no correlation to the economy. I have a good-paying job and my household is economically sound. I just needed some lipstick, didn't know I was contributing to some mythological urban-legend of an economic indicator . . .

  • Posted By: Greg the Third @ 04/25/2009 12:22:45 AM

    The point ia made. Either this theory behind this is bogus, times have changed and women don't feel a need to attract men for financial gain, or this recession is so bad not even cosmetics have been spared. I must insist on one point of instruction, however. Please do not take population studies personally. This often happens in the medical fields as well with regards to studies about diseases. Population studies study trends in large groups. The findings usually have no bearing whatsoever when you turn the focus from the group to any particular individual. So as an individual it is a mistake to take any conclusions about the group personally. It is equally mistaken to take a conclusion about a group tendency and generalize it to the entire group and every individual in that group. In brief, when you take a population study finding and try to apply it to an individual it fails to be of any help predicting their behavior. It is like comparing apples and oranges.

  • Posted By: holycowonline @ 04/24/2009 1:39:44 PM

    I find it interesting that you wrote an entire article on the one thing you are sick of hearing about. You just perpetuated the myth.

  • Posted By: pandahays @ 04/23/2009 5:35:52 PM

    This article was a waste of internet space.

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