Are crossdressers insulting to women?

[Carin]

Lets face it. For every argument that could be applied to CDers being an insult to Women and womanhood, there is another that could be applied to CDers being an insult to Men and manhood.

Take defensiveness out of the equation. Who of us would do it as an affront to the opposite sex? Oh I do agree that for the most part we do not flatter women in terms of the success (and lack thereof) of our emulation. But not by design.

A woman who looks at crossdressing from her world may see lots of wrongs. A woman who can look at crossdressing from his world can surely see the personal challenges and turmoil that would drive someone to take this challenging path that must (and do) exist.

But Dee said it better.

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So, easy answer, no Cd'ing isn't insulting. Complex answer, some of the behaviors can be.

I missed the additional pages of this thread on first draft.

It is NOT an act of honoring women that men dress like women.
Agreed
It is for the more superficial reasons you mention.
I assume you are referring to the "Clothes and makeup.. comment. Clothes and makeup help me to express my femininity. That is not the same as "Clothes and makeup make me a woman"

I've tried starting discussions about this but most CD'ers don't want to look deeper than below the surface (or at least that's the message their reactions here have given me).
I do

I am an understanding "GG"; however, I do get her point.

Kew's-2

I don't want to hijack this thread. To suggest that I do this for superficial reasons tears me apart. I don't presume to know why I do this, but it is not superficial. I would love to discuss this (amicably) if you care to expound your thoughts in a new thread (or by pm).