If you don't explain your "look" to the people you meet up with,then most won't "get it".Even if it is a simple statement such as "I love long skirts..Don't you love the colors of this one?" All that is fine,because you are explaining your presentation. Otherwise,you will be painted as "weird " with the broad brush others face.I don't think it is about cowering in your closet,it is about explaining your look to the "mainstream" world that will help with acceptance.
Quote Originally Posted by Jamie001 View Post
It isn't going to change if we don't get out there an cause the change. If we cower in our closets we will never make any progress. Women earned their fashion freedom years ago by getting out there and wearing what they want to wear. Many of them were ridiculed but they persisted. Our gay brothers and sisters fought the same battle and are still fighting that battle to obtain equal rights. Do we have the guts to fight that battle, or should we run back into the closet based upon an incorrect negative picture that is being painted by several folks here?