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[–]Marigold-plate 27 insightful - 2 fun27 insightful - 1 fun28 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

I couldn’t get through it. I gave up after that question about why they’d dress ‘en femme.’

Dudes, wearing a skirt doesn’t “make me feel better” or “arouse me.” It feels the exact same as wearing pants. Only difference is that skirts are more available to me because they are the easiest to shop for. For pants, I have to buy them from specialty tall people stores and I have to factor in the cost of getting the waist tailored. I don’t get this headache from skirts.

[–]gendercritfem[S] 13 insightful - 10 fun13 insightful - 9 fun14 insightful - 10 fun -  (0 children)

I couldn’t get through it. I gave up after that question about why they’d dress ‘en femme.’

Oh no, now how will you ever find out if you're a woman?

[–]Omina_Sentenziosa 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

That' s the same point I gave up, too.

I only wear skirts in summer because it' s too hot to wear pants. That' s it. I wonder what my gender identity is according to this revelation.

[–]Marigold-plate 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

After discovering 1800s deep portable pockets, I’ve been really digging gathered skirts (after making an opening for the pocket access). Nobody knows I have pockets and my stuff is hidden by the fullness of the skirt. No more watching annoying purses. Phone, wallet, keys, transit pass, and snacks are all in my pockets. It’s so liberating to be hands free and not having to hold my purse protectively.

[–]Omina_Sentenziosa 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

But in winter/autumn/spring, that would require tights, a personal nemesis. I hate having to use bags or backpacks as well, but it' s still better than freaking tights or leggings.

[–]Marigold-plate 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I hate tights too. I wear over knee socks. The skirts are at knee or to my shins. For colder weather, I wear wool skirts, and paired with my long coat and knee high boots, 5*C weather is warm. (If the over knee socks didn’t get detained for months in Canada Post system, I could have checked it out at colder temperatures before winter was practically over.)

I plan on experimenting for colder temperatures this year (I have more ideas after delving into historical research). I absolutely hate wearing snow pants to keep warm in -15*C mornings. They are hard to move in, especially when I’m climbing over snowbanks piled up over the pedestrian side walks.

[–]lefterfield 12 insightful - 3 fun12 insightful - 2 fun13 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, that was one of the hardest questions to answer for me, as a boring born-female person. My clothes don't make me feel any particular way, and I have no idea what that's even supposed to mean. Yet their "clothing feelings" make them women, exactly like me? ...yeah, sure dudes.