You're assuming that differences separate. That is only true if one uses the idea as a way to separate and attempt to feel superior over someone else because of those differnces. Ignoring differences and refusing to deal with them does not make them go away. Do all of your friends look like you? Do we all dress the same? Do we all drive Chevys? Of course not.Originally Posted by clayfish
I'll bet you anything that my life to this point has been very different from your to this point. Among other things, our experiences shape who we are. A lot of our differences are based in these experiences. When we ignore differences, it is a way of assuming that we are all alike. Clearly with over 300,000,000 people in the US, what are those chances?
Understanding differences facilitates the understanding of who we are and why we respond in certain unique ways. Getting back to crossdressers, we all have different reasons why we do it, what we enjoy about it and what we gain from it. Sure there are some general themes, but there are also many shades within those themes. We come from being straight, gay, bisexual or transgender. We started young, middle-aged and old. We underdress, go out dressed, we live en femme 24/7. We are in relationships or not. We have children or not. We want to transition permanently to the opposite gender or not. We inherentlyhave a number of different paths by which we come to THIS place. This is the richness of who we are and we can't shortcircuit this in the interest of simplicity.
