Good point.STEVIE wrote:Grok,
I'd go mainstream.
I blazed the trail for a bit of it.
Are we not all about choice and freedom of that?
Steve.
One stultifying aspect of being male has been the dull monkey suits that we have been expected to wear.
Good point.STEVIE wrote:Grok,
I'd go mainstream.
I blazed the trail for a bit of it.
Are we not all about choice and freedom of that?
Steve.
These threads imply that the majority of men are will start wearing skirts any day now. An implication that is very unrealistic.Pdxfashionpioneer wrote:Hello Grok,
I'm not sure how to answer your survey question because you're juxtaposing two items that are on different axes of experience.
Whether or not most men publicly wear skirts and dresses as part of their everyday wardrobes, I would like it to be completely acceptable for me to do so.
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The majority is usually pretty tolerant of things so long as they're not stirred up about something. By far and away the worst problems I've encountered are dirty looks, one crack of "What are you?", and assorted inappropriate questions regarding my underwear; however, most interactions have been entirely positive.Grok wrote:I'm hoping that the majority will accept the presence of a group of mavericks.
On the face of it, that seems true enough, and that's why the mavericks need to present a compelling image not only in style, but also eloquence and civility. Intelligence also helps, even if it does seem to be reviled at the moment.But the average male has grown up with a popular culture that views male skirt wearing as a ridiculous joke. Even if he is tolerant of the maverick, that doesn't mean that he himself will get the courage to wear a skirt in public.
On the other hand, what about impressionable young people? Before becoming set in their ways, they noticed excellent examples who wear one pipe instead of two? Will they accept and perpetuate the propaganda of popular culture?crfriend wrote:
Popular culture isn't going to dismiss the "joke" aspect until enough folks have met an excellent example of a bloke in a skirt and realise that the "joke" simply isn't true. This, however, is going to take a mind-numbingly long time at the rate we're going.
If they can be reached during the very narrow window between when they start properly developing their minds to be accepting and curious about the world around them and the time they become teenagers (which are notoriously conformant), perhaps acceptance and even uptake might be had. However, once the teen years set in, it's likely too late. This is one of the reasons I worry somewhat about boys who are allowed skirts when they're little, because once they become teenagers the abuse and bullying are going to be terrible -- at least in the undeveloped world where such behaviours are not just accepted but sometimes lauded.Grok wrote:On the other hand, what about impressionable young people? Before becoming set in their ways, they noticed excellent examples who wear one pipe instead of two? Will they accept and perpetuate the propaganda of popular culture?