Nah I totally get it, like do you know of this one bald guy that goes to work in pencil skirts and stilettos? He slays sooo hard. And like I'm AFAB but I looooove to switch between feminine and masculine clothing's depending on my mood or wtv and I also love fashion history like the fact that heels were created so that when yourself a horse you an hook the heels on the saddle(?) to be sure to not fall off. That's awsy
Even if men dressed in wigs, makeup, tights, heels etc in the past they still looked very cool and masculine in it though. This is a very weird manga lol. I don't know why people make things complicated, if men don't want to dress in skirts/dresses that's fine.
If men dont want to wear dresses and skirts thats fine, but if they do that should be fine too. Its not complicated unless you make it complicated
Honestly I genuinely wish that more people can hv this ideology, especially as when you look through fashion history it’s so clear to see that its nature is inherently gender fluid. Like wearing makeup, skirts and high heels used to be the epitomes of western masculinity and even further back in other parts of the worldThe sad reality is that because of social constructs that try and assign gender to certain styles, aesthetics and attributes, not only are people’s creativity and way of expression limited; but it stunts their exploration of preferences and overall confidence :(
That’s something you especially see in ‘gender bender’, ‘cross dressing’ mangas or even just ‘normal ones’ where ppl get the ick if someone just steps out even a tiny bit out from the conventional, which tbh annoys me bc at least imo, there’s no such thing as cross dressing anyway- dress however tf you want!! Anyone who makes you feel worth less bc of it, is just mad you’re not as insecure and as self limiting as them. Tell em to suck their mums, like deadass they can go fuck themselves. They just can’t stand you being able to freely express and love yourself, and in turn; reject you in order to not realise how pathetic they are, period.
Maybe I’m just extra passionate abt this bc I’m a Fashion student but idk I just love it when things like this are discussed without being biased/ enabling toxic masculinity or other gender stereotypes, so hopefully this manga doesn’t go to shit lol
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