TQC gender-wank!
*stolen from a mousie on

thequestionclub if it's ok to let her son wear a skirt to school. Most of the answers are *gasp!* reasonable, but there are always a few wankers in the bunch.

redlightlove starts off the party by proclaiming boys only wear skirts if they're fairies. People of course call him on this, and he backpedals with the classic "I was doing it for the LULZ."

redlightlove then makes it to

stupid_free (which stays amazingly free of wank).

Next up, we have

renewedme, proclaiming that the kid needs to go to therapy to find the "root" of his problem. Anyone else having "But I'm a Cheerleader" flashbacks? Continuing on this theme, she states that dressing as the opposite sex could come from "underlying problems" and that she sees "nothing wrong with our society's attitudes toward gender at all." There is another round of "Bitch, plz" from those assembled. There's also a discussion on whether ten year-olds understand sexuality and gender identity, culminating in accusations of repression.

Finally,

supernovacaine gets in on the action, wondering why transsexuals can't just wear goddamn pants like all the other women in the world.

Personally, I'm just in favor of clothing that keeps the naughty bits covered. At least on most people. Jeri Ryan is allowed to wear as little clothing as she likes.

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	seiberwing 2007-01-17 05:29 pm UTC (link)
	I have two friends who went to the prom in kilts. Both did SCA-like swordfighting and one of them brought a metal-headed cane the likes of which could plant your brains in your belly if applied properly. And then we all did the can-can on the dance floor and no one laughed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

suzycat
2007-01-18 10:08 am UTC (link)

Luckily in NZ kilts are acceptable if you are a bit Scots, which many of us are. There are men who get terribly excited about wearing them, especially for weddings, where it can be quite common. One of my local posh schools has a kilt as part of its dress uniform (worn only on formal occasions and also by anyone in the pipe band). Manly men running round in skirts all over the place.

And then of course there are Maori and Samoans. Tragically, Maori piupius look a bit lame when mixed with formal wear, but the Samoans have totally got the smart wool lavalava down to a fine art.

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spiderflower
2007-01-18 01:51 pm UTC (link)

I just want to say Kiwi powers unite!, and that my nephew does go to one of the posh schools that does have a kilt as part of its dress uniform, has worn the kilt when he was in the choir, and is one of the most masculine rugby-playing teenage blokes I know.

My uncle wore a kilt to his wedding, my brother wore a kilt to my sister's wedding, blah, blah... and yes, why is it that most Samoan men look better in a skirt than I do? This has grieved me for such a long time.

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	telophase 2007-01-19 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	My very first night in Scotland ever, I was in Glasgow and had gone to a phone booth to call my parents. As I'm talking to them, the church next to the phone booth opened its doors and a veritable sea of young, be-kilted men swirled around me. Ah, memories. sinks into pleasant reverie (Reply to this)(Parent)

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