This is a loaded question and the responses are typical but I can't help but notice a couple of things.
1. This is in the CD forum
2. Many CD's do in fact pretend a hell of a lot
3. Is there something wrong with pretending?
Personally I think pretending is the right and domain of a crossdresser. Do YOU pretend? Well be honest.
-Are you a CD that wears breast forms? Is that not pretending to have breasts?
-Do you wear a bra without forms? I will never understand why someone with nothing to support would wear a bra. How could that be called anything other than pretending?
-Do you sit down to pee, at home so you can "feel" more feminine? Isn't that pretending you don't have a penis?
-Do you talk or walk with exaggerated feminine gestures?
-Do you pretend to have a girls name?
There is soooooo much pretending involved in crossdressing that I'm shocked at the offense being taken. Now obviously I'm not including ALL CDs because they're not all the same but at least half of the CD population here has written something describing some kind of pretending. Some pretend more than others but there is certainly an element of pretension inherent in cross dressing, I don't think this is even arguable. I have a very close FtM CD friend who "packs" and uses fake facial hair sometimes. How can this not be considered pretending?
The question is; who cares and why deny it?
Originally Posted by STACY B
