Re: When I Stopped Shopping By Gender, I Fell In Love With Fashion Again
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:20 am
At any rate, if we consider the last few hundred years of western culture, it is clear to see that progress has been made. Two steps forward, one step back, two steps forward, one step back.
I believe virtually everyone in western culture is more free now than they ever have been before... political posturing aside and all....
I know the situation over in Afghanistan has given me great pause regarding my/our situation here, with all our "problems". I'm just thankful the worst thing I have to endure for being "myself" is a little heckling here and there. I've never felt in physical danger for the clothes I wear, and I must give credit where credit is due, and that being the system of government that has been forged in the western republican democracy.
I wear the clothes I like, there are no rioters outside, downtown isn't blown to bits, the air conditioner is running, my pantry is full of food, my roof isn't leaking, I have gainful employment.
There is much to be thankful for.
I watched that video of people falling off a plane in flight, desperate to leave that hell hole, and I felt ashamed of myself for all my ranting over the years, the things I've taken for granted.
I believe virtually everyone in western culture is more free now than they ever have been before... political posturing aside and all....
I know the situation over in Afghanistan has given me great pause regarding my/our situation here, with all our "problems". I'm just thankful the worst thing I have to endure for being "myself" is a little heckling here and there. I've never felt in physical danger for the clothes I wear, and I must give credit where credit is due, and that being the system of government that has been forged in the western republican democracy.
I wear the clothes I like, there are no rioters outside, downtown isn't blown to bits, the air conditioner is running, my pantry is full of food, my roof isn't leaking, I have gainful employment.
There is much to be thankful for.
I watched that video of people falling off a plane in flight, desperate to leave that hell hole, and I felt ashamed of myself for all my ranting over the years, the things I've taken for granted.