Quote Originally Posted by Asche View Post
I don't think you are ever going to really understand this. There are lots of things about other people that don't make sense to me (but seem to make sense to them) and never will. At some point, I have to just accept that my not understanding those things doesn't make them any less real or true -- to do otherwise is an act of essential disrespect.

I don't find your not understanding oppressive. I do find your attitude that you are entitled to an explanation that makes sense to you in your terms (and that ones that don't are "bunk") oppressive. Especially since you have the weight of "normal" society on your side.


Try Googling "JAQing off" for some background on why "merely asking questions" isn't necessarily an innocent activity.
My post touched a raw nerve and I apologize. I'm not emotionally vested in any outcome of the discussion, I honestly don't feel as if I am "entitled" to anything, and it truly was a point of discussion for me and for most of the people who responded. Maybe the next time, Asche, you can just ignore these threads if you are taking them personally.

FYI, I do support my SO unconditionally, we go out dressed in public together frequently and we have a good time, and I do not consider the CDing abnormal in terms of mental health issues, nor do I consider it pathological, deviant, or any other pejorative term, no matter the motives for dressing. At the same time I do recognize that a small percentage of men crossdress compared to the whole so in terms of strictly numbers, it is not widespread and therefore not a behavior that is average on the numbers scale. But, neither is genius. Only a very small percentage of the population have an IQ above 130.