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- From: wheeler@iscsvax.uni.edu
- Newsgroups: alt.transgendered
- Subject: Re: Female "Crossdressers"
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.144749.10073@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 14:47:44 -0600
- References: <C0vICu.BDo@cscns.com>
- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
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- In article <C0vICu.BDo@cscns.com>, rks@cscns.com (Gisle J. Benediktsson) writes:
- > I have been reading this group off and on and find the whole
- > concept of transexualism to be fascinating. Rarely have I heard
- > much from women who have an interest in transforming themselves
- > into men. I have seen a few on talk shows and so on but never
- > any serious discussion.
- >
- > Personally, I can't say that I have any interest in becoming a
- > male although androgyny is very appealing. I rather like the idea
- > of taking the "best from both" (in a manner of speaking). I'm
- > far from educated on this subject but the whole idea of dividing
- > ourselves into categories of apparel seems rather ludicrous.
- >
- > I prefer male clothing for several reasons: it is less expensive,
- > it is less frivolous, it is more confortable and usually wears
- > longer. I guess I really don't think about it beyond that. It
- > doesn't make me "feel" any particular way although I get some dd reactions
- > from others. Many figure that I am just a "butch" (substitute one letter
- > in that word for the assessment of various others. :-) and others
- > figure that I am just an overgrown tomboy. Personally, I prefer to
- > think of myself as somewhat androgynous and utilitarian.
- >
- > Any other women reading this group who see things similarly?
- >
- > Any male CDers who can cotribute to the whole discussion of androgyny
- > would be appreciated.
- >
- >
- > //gisle
- >
- Right on sister! As a female convert to overall (why would anyone wear tight jeans
- with a waistband?) I fully support women who wear "men's" clothes. Do you find
- yourself frustrated that people look at you as a butch or a tomboy because of
- the way you dress? Or do you think they respond negatively because they feel
- threatened? To expand the dialog a bit, do you think "women's clothes" need
- to be fussy or frilly? I think that the basic form of a skirt is very
- freedom-promoting and I think more people in western cultures should give it a
- try (beyond or in addition to the cross-dressing thing). Anyway, I just wanted
- to give you a thumbs up for your promotion of the androgynous look.
-
- Rebecca Wheeler
- Wheeler@uni.edu>
- > "You get what you settle for.."
- > Louise
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