lara_myklund
05-23-2004, 06:05 PM
I posted this in the 'lounge' a few weeks ago, and no-one really looked at it (aawwww....), but I wasn't sure if this was cos no-one looks at posts there:
Got into a conversation at work today about how peoples attitudes have changed in the last few decades on a number of issues, such as homosexuality, gender and race.
It got me thinking, if society can radically alter it's attitudes to these (alright - there is still racism, sexism and homophobia, but nothing like the 50's 60's 70's or even 80's), maybe in the next decade or so, crossdressing might become much more openly accepted.
Things like a particularly thought-provoking film, a popular high-profile cross-dresser coming out of the closet, a crossdressing storyline in a Soap Opera, and there could be a dramatic change in attitudes - crossdressing could even become trendy!
The internet has given us a chance to communicate feelings like this, in a way that in the past might have been buried deep deep down (feel the love baby).
Five or maybe ten years ago could you have imagined participating in a forum of this sort? For the majority of crossdressers, it was a secret the they might well have taken to the grave.
If a few entreprenuers realised how much money there potentially is around cross-dressing, the marketing people could make big inroads into people perceptions, and internet sale could be the catalyst for this.
Crossdressing, something that was previously unmeasurable, suddenly is. Hit counters on sites like this speak for themselves.
It is amazing how quickly attitudes change when there is money to be made.
Am I too optimistic?
Got into a conversation at work today about how peoples attitudes have changed in the last few decades on a number of issues, such as homosexuality, gender and race.
It got me thinking, if society can radically alter it's attitudes to these (alright - there is still racism, sexism and homophobia, but nothing like the 50's 60's 70's or even 80's), maybe in the next decade or so, crossdressing might become much more openly accepted.
Things like a particularly thought-provoking film, a popular high-profile cross-dresser coming out of the closet, a crossdressing storyline in a Soap Opera, and there could be a dramatic change in attitudes - crossdressing could even become trendy!
The internet has given us a chance to communicate feelings like this, in a way that in the past might have been buried deep deep down (feel the love baby).
Five or maybe ten years ago could you have imagined participating in a forum of this sort? For the majority of crossdressers, it was a secret the they might well have taken to the grave.
If a few entreprenuers realised how much money there potentially is around cross-dressing, the marketing people could make big inroads into people perceptions, and internet sale could be the catalyst for this.
Crossdressing, something that was previously unmeasurable, suddenly is. Hit counters on sites like this speak for themselves.
It is amazing how quickly attitudes change when there is money to be made.
Am I too optimistic?