Or at lest a happier one. Repeat after me. OWPIDS. Go ahead and say it.
Obsession With Passing Is Downright Silly.
Unless (of course) you are one of those Humans that can READ MINDS? YOU can always tell 100% of the time whether that is a grin or grimace on someone's face?
43. Number of muscles in the Human face.
***Researchers at Ohio State University have found that humans can make 21 different facial expressions, a huge jump from the six emotions that were thought to be conveyed, including happy, sad, fearful, angry, disgusted and surprised.Apr 3, 2014***
When out in the RW, UNLESS a person walks up to you and tells you precisely what they think of your appearance, you won't KNOW for sure. You can make guesses till the cows come home. They might think you look HOT. or "fetchng"? Or totally and completely ridiculous.
How many are going to tell you out of the blue?
Or give you an HONEST answer no matter how nicely/how respectfully you ask them?
I can envision only one way one could know for sure.
Some type of contest. "Ladies" simply walked around on a stage in an outfit of their choice and an audience judged. Even IF they were not required to speak, their walk/carriage would give most away. And to keep things honest, HALF of the contestants would be GGs.
How about a different contest where many here might pull it off. Same mix of 50/50 as above but all seated at one giant table. A giant rotating turntable so the audience can get a good look at everyone.
So, if anyone has read this far... Can YOU read minds or do you know of anyone who can?
I think that most who want to "pass" when out in the RW "dressed" simply don't want any negative reactions from people? Just want to be left alone.
I fully believe that getting past the obsession about passing will set most CDers free to just have fun with it!