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https://sites.psu.edu/aedm/2015/09/30/cultural-artifacts/ My Cultural Artifact The chosen artifact that I picked was lipstick because I felt it represents a feminine part of being a women. This cultural artifact says a lot about gender expression because of how women put it on to express how they want to look. Reinforcing ideas of gender expression because it's been around for so many centuries and decades. From a different point in time women go back to as far as the 1800’s wearing shades of red to marvelous events. This does not push back traditional ideas but brings it forward to our present day. To add on, in a way it does go against tradition in a way because of how it is now not only being used for women but also for men. This goes against the tradition of only women wearing lipstick and completely goes against something a traditional man would do back in the day. This cultural artifact has changed the way I think