Quote Originally Posted by dawn03 View Post
Crossdressing is not only about the clothes. It's also about gender identity and since for a long time women have had a lower status than men, the establishment finds it "wrong" that a man would "lower" himself to the level of a woman. All the negativity about crossdressing comes from patriarchal attitudes and religion, both of which thankfully are waning in the Western world.
That's interesting. i have a very different perspective on it... In my mind, what people see as "wrong" is the attempt by a male to intrude upon that which is exclusively feminine in our culture- an appearance that is sexy, desirable, alluring. That shock of seeing someone that, at a distance, appears to have an attractive feminine form; only to discover on closer examination that it's just a man, evokes a sort of rage in people. There's a sense of deceit, of aspiring towards that to which you have no claim. Why should people get upset if you want to move yourself down a notch? That only elevates them in comparison. It's aspirational tendencies that threaten.