Do you think Crossdressing is or may be coming too mainstream?
I do.
Does being too mainstream ever detract from the attraction of dressing?
Do you think Crossdressing is or may be coming too mainstream?
I do.
Does being too mainstream ever detract from the attraction of dressing?
I don't get the sense that it's becoming mainstream although it probably is tolerated more than it used to be simply because the social climate is generally more tolerant than it was twenty or thirty years ago.
Mainstream?! Are you joking? Cross dressing is absolutely still a taboo and as far from mainstream as you can get.
No Jenifer, its even more than that!Originally Posted by Jenniferathome
I agree, even in the more "accepting" parts of the country we are way out on the fringe.
Sorry, I did not make myself clear.....My fault.
By mainstream, I mean a lot of people/many more crossdressing, even if it is not accepted.
Hey if you just want to freak people out and be special I would recommend dressing as a mouse and frequenting cheese shops.
If there are more people crossdressing it's because there's more access to information on the subject and it is more visible at least in media terms.
But the desire to crossdress is hardly new and is documented going back many years even though most of us at some time or other have felt completely alone.
I think it's more likely that more people admit to it than ever.
OK, how did you count them?
No, "more" are not cross dressing. This site allows the very small percentage that do, an outlet. We are shadow people at best
I do agree that the existence of the transgender community is becoming known more generally. I certainly have witnessed this trend around me in everyday life, including coworkers moving to fulltime in their M to F lifestyle. The increased presence of the transgender community could easily translate into more people venturing to explore and maybe accept what was hidden inside of them. I was "male" for 55 years before Tina appeared one day. I wonder how many more will experience this revelation as time goes on and information flow increases?
There are a lot more gender diverse people out and about. CD's, TG, and TS's. There is more public awareness and understanding compared to 10, 20, 30 years ago.
Its not a bad thing. I think people should be comfortable dressing as they feel and going out without fear. Make it normal.
By saying "too mainstream" it makes it sound like a bad thing.
Kings Of Leon are mainstream, but I liked them before they were big and still do now.
Just as long as all these mainstream crossdressers don't sell out then I am happy
:P
Tara, the fab me!
Well, it's about time.......giggles
I don't think its more mainstream, but it does seem that clothing for men seem to be crossing over more toward the female styles and colors
I agree with Arbon. I don't think it's as mainstream as you are making it out to be BUT there sure are a lot more tolerant people than there use to be. Maybe it's just me, or I have become a magnet for all things TG, but it seems there (and I am at a lost for exact words here) are more and more TG related things surrounding me these days than there has ever been in the past.
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Heathr,
I think you have been reading too much of the forum.
It is slowly being accepted more in some areas, but others.....
Work on your elegance,
and beauty will follow.
Kind of doubtful my friend. Even if it was we are all unique individuals with our own unique styles.
Second star to the right and straight on till morning
I do think there is more acceptance of gender fluid people but I would hardly call it mainstream. I live in a liberal city but I don't know that I have ever seen a cd out in public. Well maybe I have and she was so passable I didn't notice. But being a cd, I do look all the time when not dressed and I never see a cd out.
I think it may appear more mainstream because of the internet and it's just easier for us to find more of us. But in the real world we are a very small (but cute) minority. Hugs Jaymee
I enjoy being a boy, being a GIRL like me!!!
...maybe when it does become mainstream, its going to be after people get bored of tattoos, piercings, for example. It will be the in thing to do. Wait...actually that already happened a little in the 80's with rock stars and recently in the fashion industry. It is going to happen in waves until finally all the kids do it al the time. Maybe it will be a social movement to show all the parents how wrong they were about gender discrimination....
...over the decades, I have noticed there is a huge shift to acceptance in the general population. But, as we see for many other things it takes generations to evolve....unless if you are in certain parts of the world where nothing seems to improve.
Chickie
The pink fog runs deep with this one. I suggest a lot of time on hot, sandy beaches, watching the babes who REALLY look good in bikinis.
Some causes of crossdressing you've probably never even considered: My TG biography at:http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...=1#post1490560
There's an addendum at post # 82 on that thread, too. It's about a ten minute read.
Why don't we understand our desire to dress, behave and feel like a girl? Because from childhood, boys are told that the worst possible thing we can be, is a sissy. This feeling is so ingrained into our psyche, that we will suppress any thoughts that connect us to being or wanting to be feminine, even to the point of creating separate personalities to assign those female feelings into.
Crossdressers make up only a small percentage of the population.
Just because this forum has lots of posts and threads, does not make it mainstream.
Just think about the number of members on this forum (over 27,000), compared to the number of muggles that use facebook (well over 1 billion).
Whenever I have worn a skirt in male mode, there have never been any issues at all.
Yeah but we are far more exclusive than Faceplate
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Lorileah,
Yes, we are far more exclusive.
Nope, not mainstream, but probably much closer to acceptance than 10-20 years ago. Mainstream in 10-20 years from now? Maybe, but definitely even more accepted.
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