Quote Originally Posted by Greenie View Post
Somewhere along the lines, my idea of SOCIALLY gender nuetrul got turned into forcing everyone into the same clothes!!!
yeah...but threads do that a lot here. Not that I have ever done it myself

Quote Originally Posted by PaulaQ View Post
I saw no way to interpret your statement about stereotypical feminine presentation as meaning anything but the rather hyper femme way some of us present as being a throwback to the bad old days of repression of women.
I think people in "our" situation do tend to see that type of question in that manner Paula. We have had to "live" through being in the public eye and we get hit from all sides. The CD's don't usually say anything to me about how I dress (except to compliment) but other TSs seem to think I should be them...wear what they wear and this same critique comes from the GG side on occasion. Typically
You really should wear jeans (slacks) instead of dresses and skirts. You will fit in better
or
you know your skirts are too short, no woman your age (my age? like I really CARE how old I am?) would ever wear that.
and similar veins even having GGs offer to show me how to dress "appropriately". And I am conservative usually, it is just that I prefer dresses and skirts when the weather allows it.

But like you I read the question in how I view CDs on occasion and how "I" think they are doing a disservice to the T community and the GG community with the exaggerated looks. I often don't like the look but I realize that from a different angle I will get the same from other people (see above). I went through the overly sexual look in my path. I have done that looking for something I "thought" I was supposed to have or how I was "supposed" to be (we all know that Tgs are just looking for sex right?). So I am not surprised that those who have been in the public eye read that as overly exaggerated dressing.

I think Greenie has cleared up her meaning though