• STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    why is it that men dressed revealingly is somehow associated with femininity? it’s just sexy, we need more of it, there’s nothing backwards about it

    • 𝕃𝕒𝕞𝕓@lemmy.zipOP
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      Generally this type of underwear (specifically high waisted and/or with thin stripes), high socks and long hair are seen as feminine. There’s nothing wrong with men being feminine. We don’t need to make things redefined as masculine for them to be ok for men. That’s my position. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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        1 year ago

        I don’t think it needs to be masculine either. I want beauty and sex appeal to be seen as its own concept completely separate from dumb gendered norms.

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        Take the gender connotation out of clothing period. Let men wear dresses, and it be manly if that’s what they want. Let women wear full plate, and call it feminine if that’s what they want.

        I want more women in tuxedos and more men in gowns and as much variety in expression as we are capable of in mind!

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      Probably because attractive masculine attire is generally portrayed as either minimalist or sweat soaked dress shirt and tie. A little embellishment to a loin cloth like a thong strap or frills would just make it feminine. Masculine oddly shares a lot of overlap with utilitarian.