Man, what a pecking party this has turned into! Fun, eh?

Anyway, I think that no matter how much we talk about how women had to fight for the right to wear pants, the truth is, skirts and dresses are always going to be considered a woman's domain. No matter what.

Now, there may have been a time way back when, when a woman in pants would have been considered shocking. But there was never some huge societal upheaval that ushered in the era of women in pants. It just happened. Gradually, women just started wearing pants. And often, they were pants that were made for women.

Conversely, no matter how many men choose to walk around wearing skirts and dresses, society and the fashion world is not about to jump on some bandwagon that accepts this as normal behavior. He'll always be wearing women's clothing - clothing meant for women to wear. And no one is manufacturing skirts and dresses designed for men.

Now, take that a step further. When I wear a dress, I'm actually masquerading as a woman. I'm trying my hardest to acutally look like I'm female. I wear a wig, and breast-forms. I'm wearing makeup. I transform myself to the best of my ability. Women tossing on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt aren't doing that.

A woman wearing pants manages to feminize the whole look just by being a woman. A man wearing a skirt or a dress....well, let's just say he doesn't exactly masculinize that whole look (since it's not meant to ever be masculinized), and it certainly doesn't present a look that is appealing to a whole lot of people. But toss in the hair, the boobies, the lipstick, etc., and people find it very appealing.

So the whole question, when boiled down to gravy, is whether it's crossdressing for women to wear guy stuff. And the answer is no. But it is crossdressing for a guy to wear girls stuff. So yeah, it's not fair, but it's reality. And I doubt all the discussion and flare is going to ever change that.