People are mixing two different things together. The physical reality of being a GG is called womanhood. Femininity is the cultural rulebook that governs how women should look and behave to be socially accepted.
So monthly periods, childbirth, female friendships etc are part of womanhood whereas party dresses, perfumes, supportive roles are part of femininity.
Transsexuals and transgenderists want to experience womanhood. Crossdressers want to experience femininity so the looks, mannerisms and sexual roles are important for this objective. The problem is this distinction between these two aspects of being a GG is not clear to many. So when a crossdressers says he wants to be a woman, actually what he means is he wants to experience femininity but because of male gender upbringing he can only do this by mimicking a woman. This causes a lot of confusion and misunderstanding all round.
Crossdressers should not be denounced for not representing or desiring an accurate representation of a woman's life because that is not the intention in the first instance. As in the OP it is really more akin to war reenactments which give you a flavor of the lifestyle, and naturally you will focus on those aspects which interest you the most and ignore those which are not interesting.
