For my cultural artifact I am picking something that is so common and overlooked that it doesn't even come to mind when thinking about gender in society and the indifference. I am talking about basic lipstick. A common beauty product that in recent days has not only been associated with binary women but everyone on the gender spectrum that wants to make their appearance more "feminine". This artifact says that you are feminine in some way, shape or form. A definition created by society. It does not attempt to challenge gender stereotypes or social norms at all. In fact it is one of the staples that holds up these outdated and misinforming norms together. This greatly impacts the way people think about gender identity and expression yet no one thinks of it very deep. They just see a person who is wearing lip stick and go "that person is feminine" subconsciously. It is so rooted in being a piece of the "gender norms" our society has created. It ma