ok this is an example of what is seen as normal, there are two babys one have two arm and the another have one missing, the baby with one arm should have every right as the baby with two arms does, But as it comes down to it the baby with one arm is not normal an people will not treat it like a normal person! im trying to say how i feel about this subjected and becuase i dont agree with you's, you's take a dig at me and you are not accepting my point of veiw, i have nothing against men wearing womens clothing behind closed door but not in public
Normality is a concept – a given state at a given time ergo normality may be the product of sustained change.
The example you gave is a physiological one and, whilst I won’t use it, I will use similar analogy. At this moment in time it is ‘normal’ for individuals to be born with four fingers and a thumb on each hand therefore it would be considered ‘abnormal’ for a person born with, say, five fingers on each hand. Now let us suppose that over the next thousand years of evolution (our sustained change) the majority of people are born with five fingers and not four then what we, now, consider as ‘normal’ would in fact be the reverse.
Changes in culture, society, creed etc will ultimately affect our concept of normality.
Now, to bring this back to the original thread, changes in our concept of normality can be as a result of personal freedoms one of which is the
freedom of choice for males to wear what we want and where we want (not just behind closed doors).
My personal choice is to wear shorts all year as I don’t like wearing long trousers. Consequently, and only recently, I have taken to wearing
tights under the shorts to avoid getting cold legs during the day. There is no sexual connotation I just merely want to comfortable in what I wear but why should I be under virtual ‘house arrest’ - because it could invite comment and ridicule if I went out in them.
tights are an item of clothing and there are several manufacturers that produce
tights and other hosiery specifically for men. There is a worldwide market for male
tights so why should we be in the closet if want wear them.
I accept that individual points of view will differ from mine and I don't mind that providing that those individuals also accept my point of view and are tolerant of them instead of being dogmatic and disparaging.
We live in a diverse society where everyone should be able to exercise their, in this instance, fashion
freedom of choice without feeling belittled, without being treated like a leper, without being riduled and castigated for doing so.
I don't mind you not feeling that it is not 'normal' but I would ask that you be tolerant and accept, even though you disagree, that we don't all share the same viewpoint. :wink
