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As a nonbinary person, I love seeing this in the NY Times. But I also have seen this question asked over and over again. (See the 90s where Utilikilts made a bi
by Pfhreak 8y ago
As a nonbinary person, I love seeing this in the NY Times. But I also have seen this question asked over and over again. (See the 90s where Utilikilts made a big splash over 'skirts'.)
The phenomena goes beyond just clothes, and includes makeup and grooming as well. There's a whole library of things that are available for managing your personal appearance, but men typically feel ashamed to try them out.
For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWyuB-Qyqu8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWyuB-Qyqu8
But that stuff is labelled 'girls stuff' and pretty aggressively mocked, yet we are much more comfortable when women are 'just one of the guys'. We're going to need more than just the occasional NY Times article to change that deeply held value.
- dev_dull 8y ago> The phenomena goes beyond just clothes, and includes makeup and grooming as well. There are many, many grooming products available for men with socially acceptable use, yet that market is much smaller compared to women. Even if the social constraints were shattered, would it really move the needle?