On the "freedom" of GGs to wear whatever they want

[Raya]

One thing I keep constantly seeing around here is these passive-aggressive complaints about how women are "free" to wear men's clothes without fearing retribution from society. I think this type of thinking is ignorant and harmful.

One thing everybody seems to forget is that past generations of women had to fight a long and hard battle against society to win this "freedom". They won it only because some women decided they'd had enough of dangerous, impractical clothing and were willing to fight to get it. They overcame all the narrow-minded men and even other women who wanted them to "stay in their place". Simply put, we're not going to win acceptance any easier, and we need all the friends we can get. What good does it really do when we attack women for enjoying the rights everybody should have had from the beginning?

If you look at how women are treated, you can easily see just how wrong this statement is. For every choice women have, society has a list of bullshit consequences for them. Sure, they can have the freedom to wear skirts, makeup, and long hair; but should they wear them they'll have to deal with every part of society that assumes that women dress the way they do for the sole purpose of giving men a hard-on. Sure, they have the "freedom" to opt for comfortable and durable men's wear, but if they make a habit of it, they'll have to endure the wrath of every part of society that feels threatened by the type of woman who doesn't care at all about how attractive she is to men. We CDs may know the disappointment of not being able to fit into something, but how many of us can say we understand what it's like to attach your very self-worth to whether or not you can fit into your jeans tomorrow morning?

Whenever you find yourself feeling jealous of this freedom women have, just try to understand what they have to go through everyday for it. Women had to fight for every freedom they enjoy today, and they--just like we--still have a long way to go. It can be hard to accept sometimes, but in some ways, we CDs have things a lot better than we think. Most importantly, none of this will improve unless we're willing to stand up and fight for them.

Wow. That got a bit longer than I expected