Hey Barbara,
You were just the recipient of the reality police, which most of us are one time or another here. What probably got so much attention is the passing comment. As Marleena has said they are a regular topic here. She hates those type of threads and I really do not care as long as the thread and posts are interesting. As you can see Marleena replied more than once here, so there was some interest on her part. The main issue and most here believe it, is that a very rare few of us can really pass 100%. Some of us get close and others will not get close. That doesn't mean that they all shouldn't try a few outings to see if that is something that they can enjoy doing.
People that pass normally are very young, petite and have the natural looks that they seem to pass, at least in the pics here, without any need for makeup. The others that I notice pass or blend extremely well are the plus sized women. I think that most people who think that they pass really do not. They probably blend in very well from their looks, mannerisms and confidence. As already said, very few people will actually make a scene when they ID a CD. They glance, sneak a peak and may make a comment to a friend, just as they might do when they see a non-CD, someone who may be very attractive, butt ugly or very different. The fact that they are basically not interested when they see a CD is good for all of us and another reason to help overcome one's own fear of trying to go out.
Please keep your thread going, I think that we are all waiting for the next installments.
