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This is rediculous! I had no idea what u girls were talking about, until I checked out Lawren's posted website! These r REALLY WOMEN'S BRAS! Made to fit men!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawren
I had NO IDEA! I thot u all meant something like sports bras for guys with man boobs!:doh:
These man bras appear to try to appeal to "fetish" dressers!:sad:
Now, THAT'S JUST DISGUSTING!:Angry3:
In the interest of fairplay, I will concede a point here.
To those of you who dress 24/7 and/or only dress completely every time, the man bra is pointless. To the rest of us who, for whatever reason, require discretion this could be the solution to finding a bra that fits well.
However, the point still remains that this IS a step toward acceptance of the Tg sector in general.
This is not really an issue of personal preferences. It is an issue that the entire TG sector should band together on. If this catches on, then what is next? A man dress? So what if some do not want to wear anything "made for men". If this catches on, TGs will get more exposure among the mainstream populace. At first it might have some negative effect but like most fashion trends, if it becomes popular, it will also gain tolerance and then full acceptance in mainstream fashion.
In any case, this could make it much easier for those of you who only want to wear "female" things by making the concept of CDing socially accepted. Just by getting feminine style garments made for men into mainstream fashion it will make all CDs less of a standout on the streets. This will free those of you who insist on only female clothing to wear whatever you desire without being spotlighted.
I may be wrong, but I see this as a big step on the road to general acceptance for all TGs.
I am not trying to divide our ranks on this issue. I am trying to unify us toward full acceptance which, I believe, should be our common goal.
If you put on a man bra,tights for men and a man's utility kilt would you not be wearing men's clothing?? What happened to crossdressing??:confused:
Am I missing the point here? Men do not wear bras and this item (from what I can tell on the website) is not a utilitarian support garment it’s a bra. It doesn’t matter if you stick the word man in front of it the only person that would ever be wearing this is a crossdresser.
I actually think the thing is cute, and if I could figure out how to get one I would probably wear it :)
I don't want a Man Bra but I enjoy boy shorts.
I think Lawren is having a bit of fun with you all. And many of you have proven her point...."it's only acceptable is it's meant for a woman, even if it's a bra." Let us hope some mainline clothes company doesn't come out with men's nylon panties, that will cause a firestorm.
I think I have an interesting sub-question that's related. It occurs to me that if many of us see The Thing as to only wear clothing of The Opposite Sex, "to get that feeling;" then would our Transmen Brothers feel really compelled to wear this Manbra? After all, it is something being worn by The Opposite Sex?
And "The Spectrum" gets wider.
Peace and Love, Joanie
Well, I can think of quite a few GGs who might be interested. AA or A cups are hard to find! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Katie B
But seriously, I don't know why they featured it on a flat chested mannequin. It doesn't do a think for it. Surely it wouldn't have been difficult to find a model that could fill it?
well if they had one in my size.....I'd be happy to have one with all the frills and lace!
Sheeeeesh, y'all! A bra is a bra is a bra........sighs...
I agree 1000% with this sentiment. I refuse to have anything to do bras or skirts made for men, and I despair of those dreaded things called 'manties'. These are not for girls and I am a girl and I don't want to wear them. Plus -- what really gets in my craw (#1) is the fact that I see these types of items, especially manties as being exploitative of our community, enforcing an apartheid of sorts of CDers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jenny Beth
Also getting in craw (#2) that there are those who will wholeheartedly support such items as men's bras, while crying foul when GGs wear anything in anyway masculine, a la the menswear style white fly-front briefs made for women and sold at Silk and Satin in Canada that I had a thread about here (see image in thread):
http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...ad.php?t=95124
As I said then -- I'd wear 'em -- cause they're for girls. Would/ should a crossdressing GG wear 'em. Nope!
Huggles
Toni-Lynn
I have to agree with Lawren, again, as I did on a post in a related forum. Would I wear one? probably not, unless there was a need. I love the frill and lace waaay too much. Would I support the marketing. Yes, I would. Its a HUGE step forward for the trans community to actually have a manufacturer try to market foundation wear for the opposite sex. I know this is not the first time its been tried, but the failure of the 1st efforts were probably because of the close-minded, ignorant and arrogant attitudes of the trans community in general. YES, YOU!!!
I'm really tired of all the sniveling on this forum about acceptance of the general population toward CD's, yet when a chance comes along where success would help our cause, the same snivelers are at the forefront screaming "NEVER"! Grow up people and try to realize what this could men for our community as a whole. Even if you don't buy one, see if there are other things the manufactuer has to offer that WOULD suit your needs. Amber
I saw the pics and also a video on Youtube about the Manbra and I must admit it's intriguing to see this being marketed.
I don't think not being interested is hypocritical. It's obviously not about guys wearing a bra for functionality reasons, i.e they need the support, so it must be just about fashion. Ok, that's great, but IMHO I don't think it'll catch on over here in the west, not for the "regular Joe the street" anyway.
Crossdressers in boy mode? ... maybe (?) but I'm one of those, I wear a bra in boy mode all the time and I would much prefer to wear a woman's bra, because 1) it's made for a woman and I like to wear women's clothes, and 2) because women's bras are often much prettier than this one. This one seems rather plain and (non?) functional to me. :2c: