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We are seeing the expensive fashion houses have been offering skirts specifically for men for some years, but tend to have an odd look, offered at extremely high prices, aimed at wealthy metropolitans and they haven't caught on as mainstream. More recently, we have seen a few High Street brands like...

Thanks for that explanation. I had assumed the syllable To in Tokyo was the same as in Kyoto. That makes sense, now.

Learning Kanji sounds like a nightmare!

Are there any Japanese speakers on here? If so, I have a question:

The Japanese written form of Tokyo is 東京. So why is Kyoto written 京都 rather than 京東?

Any ideas?

How can you possibly compare a changing room where you can take off your underwear and put on your swimmers in under 30 seconds while facing a wall, and a "naturist view"? I take your point - the naturist view is the extreme opposite end of the spectrum. It's considered polite to not look...

It is unfortunate that, seen from one point of view, finding mixed nakedness to be unremarkable is seen as an 'ism' which brands someone as part of a movement. The other point of view sees avoidance of mixed nakedness as over-sensitivity which brands someone as part of a 'nanny' culture. Neither is...

Stu, I have no idea how this ties in with MIS's. But, just to toss a a little 'bombette' into a topic that I think needs consideration-- but on another site: Why all the fuss about gender divided rooms period -- I suspect a huge number of our crazy problems and notions would be resolved if we all s...

The answer to your particular situation is individual changing, showering or toilet cubicles - which could be provided for very little more outlay than communal changing rooms (with a few larger ones for parents with children). They don't need to be segregated by sex or gender, or hair colour or sk...

I know some men are not bothered about being seen naked by women - but many are and I certainly am. I would choose a male doctor if I had an intimate problem. Maybe my response is a bit less common these days, but that doesn't invalidate it and there are other man like me. I know many guys who would...

Yes, it's a men's rights issue, which is in unity with classical feminism. Classical feminism, unlike some varieties, rejects all discrimination due to one's sex. Additionally, for a man to wear a skirt publicly is to publicly reject the idea that females are inferiors--a strong feminist position. ...

This morning, I visited a local gym. After my workout, I returned to the changing and sauna area intending to take a shower, get dressed and leave, only to see that a young female cleaner was in there cleaning the washbasins and mirrors. I asked her how long she was going to take as I wanted to show...

He mentions feminism, but this isn't about women's rights; it's really a men's rights issue. Why should females have the exclusive right to wear a garment as simple and basic as what is essentially a tube or wrap? Males have been wearing skirts throughout history and the current taboo, and the assoc...

Story from Japanese news two years ago. I am told that things have moved on since then and, while it isn't exactly common to see schoolboys turning up in skirts, it's by no means exceptional. "Short hair like a man" "Why don't you wear more feminine clothes?" There is a high scho...

Sorry, but I did some post-doctoral research into the semiotics of advertising some time ago and I learned that Prada has a penchant for boyish-looking female models - like this: https://theimpression.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Prada-Spring-2021-Ad-Campaign-The-Impression-006-scaled.jpg https://...

I read the article and the the original research, which is in Japanese. The most interesting - and significant - aspect of this development is that it states 11.8% of schools (primary and secondary) where boys are permitted to wear skirts report actually having male students doing precisely. So near...

I just spotted this:



https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/20 ... ef=mc.news