
Originally Posted by
Zooey
Let me try a different line of questioning... Sometimes, your gender identity is "man". Sometimes, it's "woman". Sometimes, maybe it's "both or something else".
Can you explain what being a woman means to you without mentioning fashion, clothes, makeup, or shoes? Basically, without mentioning objects that happen to be perceived as feminine, or discussions/experiences related to those objects?
Critiquing other people's appearances doesn't make you a woman, it makes you a human with a slight judgmental streak (aka most of us). Talking about makeup doesn't make you a woman and neither does liking/wearing it - it makes you somebody who's knowledgeable about or interested in makeup.