Quote Originally Posted by sandra-leigh
Try walking along naked on the streets and see if the results of your non-conformity allows you to "reach your full potential".
[SIZE="2"]So, you equate nonconformity with nakedness? Is this appropriate for a crossdressing forum? [/SIZE]

[SIZE="2"]That’s OK, Sandra, I know what’s going on – you don’t like what I write, or you don’t like ME, so you run a fine tooth comb through my posts in an effort to find some bone of contention to use against me, completely avoiding the "thread." You know, I get the feeling that if I wrote, “Some people can’t walk the walk OR talk the talk,” you would immediately attempt to discredit me by making a pithy pronouncement about your friend, the paraplegic mute...

In your case, I guess that picking apart other member’s posts qualifies as “reaching your full potential?” Instead of using me as a nonconformist whipping girl, why don’t you shape your own jumbled thoughts into words and make them available as cannon fodder? I won’t be reading them, of course, but others may be amused by your...ahem...insights...[/SIZE]

Quote Originally Posted by drushin703
...are the prison systems of america places where the non-conformist go to learn to behave? Or, are prisons just places where extremist are housed because of their actions against a conformist society.
[SIZE="2"]Let me clarify something – when I’m talking about conformity, I’m specifically talking about conforming to gender roles as outlined and reinforced by society. Many of us balk at “playing by the rules,” a conformist notion to be sure, but that is not the topic here. Indeed, if we didn’t adhere to rules, we wouldn’t be having this (attempt at a) discussion, would we?[/SIZE]

Quote Originally Posted by Marissa
It must be a lonely and majestic view upon the highest of all mountain tops of which you stand alone in a world of 'non-conformists'..the sole person who will never keep the same pace or stride of one who walks beside you.
Fred, as much as you state being a non-conformist, your posts are sprinkled with conforming..and still you point a finger at others with your words.
[SIZE="2"]Yes, Marissa, it’s lonely at the top! I can just make you out, far below, walking aimlessly along a twisting path, if I use my radio telescope at maximum magnification. You COULD walk beside me if you stopped throwing stones at me, in fact you may actually like me if you would drop this pointless façade. Since you and Sandra seek to throw me off the mountain (hey, you began this metaphor), I can only offer a hug and a kiss, surrendering to your latent conformist bullying. Yes, it’s rather chilly way up here, but I can see the Sun coming up from my elevated position. Don’t forget – YOU put me here...

BTW, you were not the inspiration for the OP, and I do not “point fingers” at people with words. If anything, I’m pointing a finger at myself and writing about it. I’m sorry if you are somehow intimidated by what I write, but more will be forthcoming. You can safely ignore me if you wish...[/SIZE]

Quote Originally Posted by Eryn
That even occurs when we are intentionally non-conforming such as when we interact on this forum. We may shed some of our male conformity, but we adopt female norms and even some norms unique to CDers.
[SIZE="2"]Oh, conformity is all around, even though crossdressing is inherently nonconformist. I see (or read) clashes between different “norms” of crossdressing all the time, to the point where I feel I should declare where I’m coming from in the body of a post – i.e. “I am THIS kind of crossdresser, so some of you won’t agree with what I write.” Doing that simple type of disclaimer beforehand would help to avoid the personal reproaches some members feel the need to include in a “serious” discussion of this nature (see above)...
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