Jane Cosmetics at 2014 Championship

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Originally Posted by carolyn

I saw this booth yesterday in the pits and was instantly confused. I guess I just don't really understand why they were at the event. In a place where it is heavily emphasized that both males and females are capable of doing the same work on teams, whether its on the organizational side or the technical side, it was strange to see something that is so gender-targeted and has seemingly nothing to do with FIRST's mission.

For what it is worth several male members of our team took advantage of the booth to get eye shadow, lashes and other makeup done up just for kicks. I am not saying that they looked good after it, but did seem to have fun with it. Many of the female members of the team also seemed to like the idea.

I guess when it comes to FIRST I try to be open to support from a variety of sources. What does a company like J. C. Penny have to do with robots? Do they sell programmable controllers? Do they market aluminum flat stock? No, but they are a member of the community that sees the value of supporting our youth and recognize FIRST as a great way to do that. That is usually enough for me from any sponsor.