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While this is a male/female issue, I want to point out that men can wear skirts too, and women can wear trousers as well. It's not the 40s any more. The tweet m

by est31 4y ago

While this is a male/female issue, I want to point out that men can wear skirts too, and women can wear trousers as well. It's not the 40s any more. The tweet mentioned gender nowhere.

gcr 4y ago
in the USA at least, men who wear skirts are frequently treated worse by their colleagues, for example. So there's complexity here. Though not explicitly mentioned, this sort of thing is "gendered" in the sense that crossdressing still carries social and professional consequences (even for women, to some extent). Which is a shame, because crossdressing is awesome. (i'm not the one who's downvoting you)
- Philip-J-Fry 4y ago
  The issue is that men wearing skirts is referred to as "crossdressing". When really it should just be men wearing what they like. If a man wears a skirt, then it's a man wearing a skirt. That's the real way forward. "crossdressing" has a stigma because the very meaning of that word comes from gendering clothing. So you need to stop using that term.
- bradknowles 4y ago
  I've worn a kilt. That's not cross-dressing. But that was at SCA events, not a work environment. I don't think you'll find glass staircases at SCA events. TBH, I'm not a fan of glass treads on staircases, I'm not a fan of glass rails on staircases, in fact I'm not really a fan of anything glass in any part of a stairway or staircase construction. Windows next to a stairway are okay, but I think that's about as far as I'd go. OTOH, glass does wear better than marble, and marble is frequently pretty slippery. So, maybe no marble treads, either. Some other types of stone would be okay (e.g., granite), but only if they were properly prepared so that they wouldn't be slippery, and would have rounded edges in case you fall.
brickshed 4y ago
I don't think they were making an anti-trans comment, you're right though, people should be allowed to wear what they want and others mustn't abuse them for it.
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NullPrefix 4y ago
According to the statistics, about half kilt wearers aren't wearing anyting under the kilts
- mauvehaus 4y ago
  The difference between a kilt and a skirt is whether or not you're wearing underwear. I mean, not technically, but it usually shuts up anybody who wants to give you a hard time about wearing a skirt.
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by est31 4y ago

While this is a male/female issue, I want to point out that men can wear skirts too, and women can wear trousers as well. It's not the 40s any more. The tweet mentioned gender nowhere.

gcr 4y ago

in the USA at least, men who wear skirts are frequently treated worse by their colleagues, for example. So there's complexity here. Though not explicitly mentioned, this sort of thing is "gendered" in the sense that crossdressing still carries social and professional consequences (even for women, to some extent). Which is a shame, because crossdressing is awesome. (i'm not the one who's downvoting you)

Philip-J-Fry 4y ago
The issue is that men wearing skirts is referred to as "crossdressing". When really it should just be men wearing what they like. If a man wears a skirt, then it's a man wearing a skirt. That's the real way forward. "crossdressing" has a stigma because the very meaning of that word comes from gendering clothing. So you need to stop using that term.
bradknowles 4y ago
I've worn a kilt. That's not cross-dressing. But that was at SCA events, not a work environment. I don't think you'll find glass staircases at SCA events. TBH, I'm not a fan of glass treads on staircases, I'm not a fan of glass rails on staircases, in fact I'm not really a fan of anything glass in any part of a stairway or staircase construction. Windows next to a stairway are okay, but I think that's about as far as I'd go. OTOH, glass does wear better than marble, and marble is frequently pretty slippery. So, maybe no marble treads, either. Some other types of stone would be okay (e.g., granite), but only if they were properly prepared so that they wouldn't be slippery, and would have rounded edges in case you fall.

brickshed 4y ago

I don't think they were making an anti-trans comment, you're right though, people should be allowed to wear what they want and others mustn't abuse them for it.

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NullPrefix 4y ago

According to the statistics, about half kilt wearers aren't wearing anyting under the kilts

mauvehaus 4y ago
The difference between a kilt and a skirt is whether or not you're wearing underwear. I mean, not technically, but it usually shuts up anybody who wants to give you a hard time about wearing a skirt.
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