Aug 6th 2008 6:07PM I'm a married mother in a rural locale. Does that clear my heterosexual credentials? Good.
Stockings. Hosiery. Legs.
*Sigh*
Scanning the pages on this new trend, I don't know whether to shake my head ruefully or laugh aloud.
Women wear jeans, stomp boots, baseball caps, wide leather belts. They drive cars, smoke, vote, and own property.
They cut their hair short, emerge from the home without makeup, and make their own purchases at Home Depot.
Women attend - and lead - business meetings, work in fields such as automobiles, technology, construction. Know and use databases and search engines, and how to operate computers.
In the previous generations, these things were what made a woman be stereotyped as a dyke. Are there any dykes in the room? Anyone? Anyone?
Hint: you used a computer to find this forum....
Now I step back a bit....
Men have been chefs for years, preparing confections of delicate nature and a balanced palate, much as women have done for many generations. Would you dare call Chef Ramsay of Hell's Kitchen odd, or a queer?
Men have been teachers for years, not just in the college campuses and universities, but in grade schools as well. Many generations ago, this was the forte of women, and women alone. I sincerely doubt that the gender credentials of the teaching staff of most public and private schools would need to be questioned.
Men have also worn earrings, necklaces; they've grown their hair long for years. They purchase hair products not only to clean the scalp, but also styling products, colorants, etc.
Much to the expanding market therein.
The 80's reintroduced pastel oxford shirts to the men's wardrobe.
Ladies: do any of your men use hair styling products, wear pastels, or own specific shaving products which do more than stiffen the stubble - such as aloe softening agents? Scents?
Do you doubt the veracity of your mens' claim to masculinity?
On another sidenote, I challenge anyone to tell a Scott to eliminate his kilt!
Fashion and fad is a fickle thing.
A "real man" and a "real woman" is more to be based upon the person, not on his or her choice of clothing.
Ladies: is your choice of denim jeans a "fetish"? Or is it a practical garment?
Gentlemen: is your choice of leather and/or vinyl goods, the snakeskin boots with the heels - is it a "fetish" or are these accessories purchased for practical purposes?
I'll never understand people....
