anyone else get frustrated with this?
one that bothers me is Movies!
any time people list CDing movies it is NEVER what i'd consider CDers... it's always TS or one where it is done as a joke or costume (Doubtfire / Tootsie / Some Like It Hot / etc) or over the top Drag stuff like To Wong Foo or queen of the dessert (!) ... rocky horror...
or stories of famous or non-famous people... it's always TS because that is who they are and it's full time... I guess no one wants to be known as a part-timer and get people confused that they are either TS or Gay or a Drag Queen or want to be a woman from now on...?
so in a way yes it helps further the transgender cause but as a crossdresser I don't think it makes people any less confused about us!
and even with famous people it's more allowed if you are just some quirky figure or a musician putting on a show...
obviously Eddie Izzard being one of the most popular choices or that one British artist (?) where they get away with it because of their profession
same with ones that did it for shock (?) such as Dennis Rodman or Marilyn Manson ... even with people like that soccer player married to the spice girl or steven tyler or scott weiland or whomever else it's more for the shock or lark or just some fun little quirk
ed wood... J. Edgar Hoover... Divine!
to say nothing of movies where it's not just a gag but rather a deranged serial killer (psycho / buffalo bill / leatherface... all based off the same guy!)
it drives me up a wall!
I think I've heard some say Well a normal every-day crossdresser wouldn't make much for an interesting character / show / movie!
bullplop!
that could be quite interesting even on its own but that could also just be one part of a rich character who could be many other things...
famous people in their real lives coming out... movies portraying it not just as a joke or a lark... I just don't see it happening
and for that people will mostly remain in the closet or be seen as weird by the mainstream at large...
either as a joke to be mocked or a creepy person to be feared / disgusted by!
also that THING about women not crossdressing when they wear men's clothes or men's fashion-inspired clothings? the idear that they are not trying to emulate men?
it's a good point but it falls apart when a man wears girly clothing but does NOT emulate a female... no fake breasts maybe a beard acting just like you always do!
it'd STILL look / be considered odd ... and probably always will!