I wonder sometimes when GG says that if they remember being say 13 or 14 and "boy crazy" and how when a boy. a certain boy in particular said "niiice" did they at that time feel objectified.
I know that may sound strange but consider a couple things.
1. most of the TGs here are used to NOT being noticed. We blend in on an everyday basis. We are not movie stars looks or athletes or male models. When we dress we either like what we see or we freak out that we are men in a dress. When a man or woman says even something as simple as "you look good" it is something we are not used to. And it feels good. GG's have become jaded (maybe) and have become hardened to the over attention so they either ignore it or reject it.
2. In many cases here when we do dress up it takes us a looooong time (
) and having attention is the reason (at least for me because if I want to be ignored I will stay home or just go out in my daily clothes...which are from the women's department but no one notices cuz they are shorts and polos and slip on shoes and you get the point). GG's dress more for their SO's (or to attract a SO) and they only want the SO to notice but the nature of going out puts you where there is collateral attraction. Wouldn't it be nice to wear a neon sign that says "This ain't for you..it is for my sweet babboo only". I am sure that to a certain extent a male dressed in a nice suit at a bar or party gets the same thing , it is just that men, in general don't pay attention unless the woman is on their radar.
I for one like attention from both sexes but since I venture mostly to gay venues I guess I kind of feel safe that gay guys may say nice things but they won't attack me and the lesbians may like me as a friend but there is NO way they want more. Sort of a force field for me. "Straight" guys (and I say that sarcastically because c'mon so very few of "us" are good enough to not be read by even the most causal observer) who hit on me or even remark about me are not straight I don't care what they say. Still it is nice when they tell me how "pretty" I am.
I think that maybe the TG (read those in the CD area) are kind of stuck in the age area that the GG's were in when they were tweens. Some of us mature and we do the same as the GG's, we ignore the obviously hormonal and sociological driven looks and comments. But as I said before, if I spend two hours getting made up and dressed someone better notice.