Colored Nails

             Societies Reaction to Both Men and Women
             Our assignment was simple, paint another person of the opposite sex's fingernails and have them observe the reactions of people around them. There were two subjects in this assignment. Subject One: Female, average height, very outgoing and friendly, loves to have color on her nails. Subject Two: Male, taller than average (6'3") college student with a semi-pale complexion. Likes to wear t-shirts and jeans and has a very easygoing attitude.
             Upon completion of this assignment, it was required that we report on the reactions and attitudes of the people that observed the color on the subject's fingernails. The subjects were interviewed at the end of the assignment with the same set of questions. The following are the questions and answers given by each subject. An overall analysis of the assignment will follow the questions and answers given by each subject.
             Subject One: Female, average height, very outgoing and friendly, loves to have color on her nails.
             I chose the color purple because it is my favorite. The second time around, I chose burgundy simply because I didn't receive any comments the first time, so I went with something more noticeable.
             2. Describe the painting of each other's nails.
             It was strange feelings having a man paint my nails. It felt as if I had stepped out of the normal boundaries of society by having a man paint them. When I normally get them done, I am used to females with some skill and knowledge of the art painting them. With a male painting them, I was
             unsure what they were going to look like when he was done. I didn't know if there was going to be polish all over my fingers or not.
             3. What did you think when you first finished painting and looked at your hands?
             Wow, for someone who has never done this before, he did a good job. I will actually be able to do everything like normal and not feel embarrassed about how my ...

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