Where's the wrong in cross-dressing?

[Unveiled Artist]

I know, another 'clothing-related' thread on my part! But clothing norms do seem to play a large part in cultures and societies around the world, and that interests me.

I'm defining 'cross-dressing' here the same way that Wikipedia does in its opening sentence on the topic, to wit: 'Cross-dressing is the act of wearing items of clothing and other accoutrements commonly associated with the opposite sex within a particular society.'

If you feel there's wrong in it, why is that?

I don't see it wrong. I am very interested as well of those who disagree with it tend to do so (from observation) because of their religious morals. I'm not sure how the two go together-clothing and religion-but I am also interested in the answer. Mainly from people who view cross-dressing is wrong in light and identity of the person who does it.

 

[VoidCat]

I brushed the edge of it when I bought and wore some purple t-shirts and had a "you're wearing purple???" (as in women wear purple but not men).

as a nonbinary person a friend pointed out my umbrella was purple therefore not something I should have as it's feminine. I did not crawl out of one box to be put into another. Purple looks good on everyone

 

[VoidCat]

You try finding size 12 pumps at a thrift store.

or size four men shoes

 

[BSM1]

You try finding size 12 pumps at a thrift store.

Don't ask me how but I kinda knew this was coming...

 

[SomeRandom]

I know some professional drag queens myself. They look far more fabulous than I could hope to be.
Technically I cross dress from a certain perspective. Preferring shorts/pants and a t shirt to dresses and. skirts. Even buy most of my geek wear from the male section. Though I suppose even in shops that have those sections, they are known to be more loose than clear cut.

 

[Revoltingest]

Go to an antiquity shop. High heels boots and shoes were first worn by men. It makes them look taller and it stabilise the feets in stirrups.

No cowboy boots for me.
I'd be accused of being "all hat, no cattle".

 

[Revoltingest]

or size four men shoes

Wow....those are more like hooves.
But that sounds uber-manly....are you a satyr?

 

[Revoltingest]

Don't ask me how but I kinda knew this was coming...

Now we need annother new frubal....
<saw it coming>

 

[VoidCat]

Wow....those are more like hooves.
But that sounds uber-manly....are you a satyr?

I wish! seriously tho I have to shop in the boys for male shoes...I wasn't kidding about size four men's shoes. I wear a 6 in women's.

 

[Revoltingest]

I wish! seriously tho I have to shop in the boys for male shoes...I wasn't kidding about size four men's shoes. I wear a 6 in women's.

I'll keep your secret.
Besides, we all have small feet compared to @Wu Wei's real life gunboats.
I've heard that when he goes skiing, he doesn't use skis.

 

[VoidCat]

I'll keep your secret.
Besides, we all have small feet compared to @Wu Wei's real life gunboats.
I've heard that when he goes skiing, he doesn't use skis.

try shopping for shirts and pants in the men's when assigned female...my shoulders are too small and chest too large for most shirts I like and my hips too wide for most pants I like. Not to mention if I want to go all out with a guy look I use masculine contouring which takes a while to master. Then I sometimes apply a beard but it is a pain to get off so that's rare.

 

[Revoltingest]

try shopping for shirts and pants in the men's when assigned female...my shoulders are too small and chest too large for most shirts I like and my hips too wide for most pants I like. Not to mention if I want to go all out with a guy look I use masculine contouring which takes a while to master. Then I sometimes apply a beard but it is a pain to get off so that's rare.

I can only imagine the difficulties.
My solution....
Baggy Hawaiian shirts & loose cargo shorts/pants.
Good for all occasions.
Well....not always so good if one wants a happy wife....especially if she knows kung fu.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

When I was growing up, it was considered absolutely wrong to wear blue and green together -- until that nerd Yves St. Laurent did it.

Lone before that, it was sinful to wear clothes made with two different fibres (Боже мой !!).

Eh, who cares. I'm way too old, but I still wear mostly bluejeans, and never pants tied 18 inches above my waist with a silly belt.

Wear what you feel good in. Anybody who doesn't like it can ignore it, or force themselves to suffer by giving it more attention than it deserves. That's on them, not you.

 

[BSM1]

I can only imagine the difficulties.
My solution....
Baggy Hawaiian shirts & loose cargo shorts/pants.
Good for all occasions.
Well....not always so good if one wants a happy wife....especially if she knows kung fu.

This is starting to get a little weird. Up until last year my summer garb was cargo shorts and a polo type pull over. Last summer I tried on my first Hawaiian shirt and I am hooked. Just today I wore said new summer outfit for the first time this year. Wanna buy some cool pull overs?

 

[Revoltingest]

This is starting to get a little weird. Up until last year my summer garb was cargo shorts and a polo type pull over. Last summer I tried on my first Hawaiian shirt and I am hooked. Just today I wore said new summer outfit for the first time this year. Wanna buy some cool pull overs?

We've both entered the Hawaiian shirt zone.
There's no going back to bland.

 

[BSM1]

We've both entered the Hawaiian shirt zone.
There's no going back to bland.

Who knew?

 

[PureX]

And yet look where we are now. It's generally widely accepted. Sometimes social conventions just need challenging a bit and they'll change and the world generally will be the better for it (in terms of people having more freedom).

I agree, ... sometimes. But not every challenge of social convention is for the good. And freedom is not selfishness. It comes with a responsibility to mind the well-being of our fellow humans, even when we don't want to, or don't agree with them. And humans need structure, and regularity, and predictability, and to be able to project and to read those subtle social cues that social conventions and clothing styles provide.

 

[Revoltingest]

Who knew?

Those in the know.

Btw, since you're new, & might not know.....
Never ever tuck a Hawaiian shirts into your pants (or kilt).
That Magnum PI stuff is an affront to Krom, Thor, & Cthulhu.

 

[BSM1]

Those in the know.

Btw, since you're new, & might not know.....
Never ever tuck a Hawaiian shirts into your pants (or kilt).
That Magnum PI stuff is an affront to Krom, Thor, & Cthulhu.

First rule of Hawaiian shirtness..

 

[Revoltingest]

First rule of Hawaiian shirtness..