I don't see such things as degrading, but a man looking like a woman or a woman looking like a man (both ways) is just inconvenient and unpleasant to see.
In Scotland it's a tradition at some festivals for men to wear cult or a kind of skirts and that doesn't make them less manly, So... Plus, it's a very much common that women wear pants now , which used to be for men before !!!
the message itself is degrading, if a man has a long hair, he is more like a girl which shouldn't happen. Beside, clothes change over the years and the way men and women dress keep changing. It used to be a scandal for a woman to wear a pant before but it's the most common thing right now.
And what's pleasant or not is how our societies shape us. What we see is inconvenient others see as very normal and so on..
Still, the message behind such words is the problem, not what someone wears or not .
aside from traditional costumes,because even el deshdasheh(http://img.costumecraze.com/images/vendors/fashion/760159-Adult-Swinging-Arabian-Sheik-Costume-large.jpg) is kind of a dress I mean in general,I know that at first when women started to wear pants it was badly looked at but with time it became more than acceptable While it never came to that point with men and skirts or dresses or whatever,y3ny if the guy is not Scottish and he's wearing a skirt wouldn't you stare at him? and if a woman is walking around wearing boots or something would you even notice? Besides many people already make fun of the cult LOL
Rain, making fun of something doesn't mean that this "something" is funny or stupid or...anything. It just means other things i wont discuss here. And staring is a bad habit, too. lol
That's the whole idea it's ok for a woman to wear men's clothes and we wouldn't even look but when a man does the same we stare and judge !!
I also agree with the comments that have pointed out that women have started wearing the clothes that were once upon a time reserved for men only, but men would never dare to wear women's clothes; society would never normalize that!
That also unfortunately reinforces the claim that for many women (or for feminists), equality means being the SAME as men, which I completely agree with but must admit is being illustrated very well with what's being discussed above.
But then again, the reason *I* wear pants and shirts is that it's less than what I used to wear centuries (or even decades, or in some cases, even today) ago. Pants and shirts are lighter and more convenient, and I can get so much done in them. Dresses are not for me. I can't run in them, I can barely walk fast in them, and I can't do many other things I need to do on a daily basis with them on.
In Arabic we say about courageous girls that they are "sister of the men" referring to the idea that only men are courageous. but we never say about a courageous man that he is "the brother of a women" . So i am positive that we need a change.
But whey is it ok for women to wear men's clothes but not the opposite and why would society legalize that unless it's ok to be a man but not a woman. Beside, who knows what will the future hold.
( I can't run in them, I can barely walk fast in them, and I can't do many other things I need to do on a daily basis with them on.) And these are good reasons but it's not only about clothes, right? Plus some would come up saying that women should not run or walk fast ...etc. So where do we draw the lines between what's for men and what's for women and the basic question again, why is it ok for a woman to be like a girl but not the opposite??
And thanks for commenting though i wished your signed with a name :)
Wow, I've never thought of it like that...hmmm
BalasHapusI'm glad you're back. Happy new year :)
BalasHapusYeah..right?
BalasHapusWhy did we end up wearing pants and they did not end up wearing skirts s7ee7?lol
I don't see such things as degrading, but a man looking like a woman or a woman looking like a man (both ways) is just inconvenient and unpleasant to see.
BalasHapusSusanne,
BalasHapusme neither but.. it needs to be think over, i guess :)
Susu,
BalasHapusThanks a lot dear :)
And happy new year to you, may it be the best of years :)
Rain,
BalasHapusIn Scotland it's a tradition at some festivals for men to wear cult or a kind of skirts and that doesn't make them less manly, So...
Plus, it's a very much common that women wear pants now , which used to be for men before !!!
Hamdanism,
BalasHapusthe message itself is degrading, if a man has a long hair, he is more like a girl which shouldn't happen.
Beside, clothes change over the years and the way men and women dress keep changing. It used to be a scandal for a woman to wear a pant before but it's the most common thing right now.
And what's pleasant or not is how our societies shape us. What we see is inconvenient others see as very normal and so on..
Still, the message behind such words is the problem, not what someone wears or not .
Thanks for your comment :)
I have thought about that often because I have kids of both genders and it is really true and really sad.
BalasHapusaside from traditional costumes,because even el deshdasheh(http://img.costumecraze.com/images/vendors/fashion/760159-Adult-Swinging-Arabian-Sheik-Costume-large.jpg) is kind of a dress
BalasHapusI mean in general,I know that at first when women started to wear pants it was badly looked at but with time it became more than acceptable
While it never came to that point with men and skirts or dresses or whatever,y3ny if the guy is not Scottish and he's wearing a skirt wouldn't you stare at him?
and if a woman is walking around wearing boots or something would you even notice?
Besides many people already make fun of the cult LOL
Rain,
BalasHapusmaking fun of something doesn't mean that this "something" is funny or stupid or...anything. It just means other things i wont discuss here.
And staring is a bad habit, too. lol
That's the whole idea it's ok for a woman to wear men's clothes and we wouldn't even look but when a man does the same we stare and judge !!
Achelois,
BalasHapusIt's very sad and a bad message we put in our kids minds without thinking sometimes.
That's actually so true! I've thought about it a couple of times, particularly after I heard one of Gloria Steinem's quotes:
BalasHapus"We've begun to raise daughters more like sons, but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters."
I also agree with the comments that have pointed out that women have started wearing the clothes that were once upon a time reserved for men only, but men would never dare to wear women's clothes; society would never normalize that!
BalasHapusThat also unfortunately reinforces the claim that for many women (or for feminists), equality means being the SAME as men, which I completely agree with but must admit is being illustrated very well with what's being discussed above.
But then again, the reason *I* wear pants and shirts is that it's less than what I used to wear centuries (or even decades, or in some cases, even today) ago. Pants and shirts are lighter and more convenient, and I can get so much done in them. Dresses are not for me. I can't run in them, I can barely walk fast in them, and I can't do many other things I need to do on a daily basis with them on.
Serenity,
BalasHapusIn Arabic we say about courageous girls that they are "sister of the men" referring to the idea that only men are courageous. but we never say about a courageous man that he is "the brother of a women" .
So i am positive that we need a change.
Thanks for your comment :)
Anon,
BalasHapusBut whey is it ok for women to wear men's clothes but not the opposite and why would society legalize that unless it's ok to be a man but not a woman. Beside, who knows what will the future hold.
( I can't run in them, I can barely walk fast in them, and I can't do many other things I need to do on a daily basis with them on.) And these are good reasons but it's not only about clothes, right? Plus some would come up saying that women should not run or walk fast ...etc. So where do we draw the lines between what's for men and what's for women and the basic question again, why is it ok for a woman to be like a girl but not the opposite??
And thanks for commenting though i wished your signed with a name :)