#i don't dress for men

[eternal-goddess-of-war]

#i don't dress for women #i don't dress for men #lately i've been dressing for revenge #taylor allison swift #taylor swift #vigilante shit #revenge #barbie meme #barbie poster

[yardsards]

trans men who wear feminine clothing (because fuck the idea that men have to dress a certain way to be "real men") 🤝 trans men who refuse to wear feminine clothing (because fuck everyone who's been trying to force you to tone down your masculinity and "accept" being feminine your whole life):

being so strong and rad as hell and not needing to change a single damned thing about their gender presentation

#eliot posts #trans #trans men #ive been calling my gender ''nonbinary trans man'' lately #idk how to explain it but it feels like it Fits the whole Situation i got goin on? #i fall primarily into the second categary but with light dabbling in the first. like a slight fem flair to otherwise masc outfits #i might start wearing dresses again after i start hrt? but right now the way they make my body look makes me dysphoric #don't think i'll ever wear makeup though #it was something i refused even before i realized i was cisn't and was trying so hard to feel like a ''real girl'' #and i just dug my heels in harder about as people tried to pressure me into it

[canisalbus]

you say machete has to be closeted then why's he always wearing them little heels

Maybe he thinks he's a tiny bit nicer looking in them.

#no in fact he's just a little ahead of the curve let me try to explain #again I'm not a historian I'm just sharing what I've read I might be misremembering stuff so don't quote me on this #high heels became extremely fashionable in the early 1600's probably just a few decades after Machete's time #and they were originally worn by men #because they were inspired by Persian riding boots #if your shoes had heels you'd have easier time keeping your feet in the stirrups (think of cowboy boots) #Europeans saw them thought they looked snazzy and they became wildly popular in noble circles fairly quickly #for some hundred years or so high heels were the epitome of class wealth power and status and they were essentially genderless #remember that concepts of masculinity and femininity are fluid and change over time #things that were seen as manly a few centuries ago may seem downright effeminate to a modern viewer #it's all matter of perspective neither is objectively more correct than the other #they started to separate into men's heels and women's heels around mid 1700's iirc but the changes weren't massive even then #and only truly went out of vogue when the French Revolution hit in 1789 #and people all across the continent were suddenly put off by everything that reminded them #of the frivolousness and extravagance of royalty and aristicracy #so in his canon timeline I don't think people are looking at him and going “hmmm that's pretty gay” #because heels hadn't become gendered yet #maybe he likes how they accentuate his already tiny paws and make his legs look even longer than they are #he's interested in fashion or at least likes to dress nicely in high quality garments #he tries very hard to look his best despite never really feeling comfortable in his skin #he was a real shrimp as a kid and even though he eventually grew up to be a beanpole he might still find the extra height appealing #no one's going to look down on him ever again #I admit the way I draw them is a lot more modern than the true historical style at the time but not outrageously so #artistic freedom and all that in the end I'm not aiming for 100% accuracy #modern au Machete has no excuses though he's just a little bit fruity #if the guy feels empowered by wearing little clip cloppers let him #answered #anonymous #Machete

[cogaytes]

on my hands and knees begging keepblr to put more thought into tam's clothing than just. things you would see a kpop idol wear. like every moodboard i see of him has the shirts with the first button undone and the multiple silver rings on each hand and i just. c'mon.

i would get it if i saw it applied more to other characters who canonically wear a lot of rings (sophie/fitz with the cognate rings + panic switches), probably accessorize a lot based on their character (biana), or might like something to fidget with (dex). but to see it with just tam, who is one of the few characters who hasn't been mentioned to wear rings in canon, makes it feel like those ideas came from...somewhere else.

#(that somewhere else being stereotypes) #i know sophie describes them as “like kpop idols” canonically but i think sophie just doesn't know what asian people look like 😭 #i promise you there are asian men who don't dress like kpop idols 😭 #but like the fact that i mentioned this to other asian people in keepblr and they knew EXACTLY what i was talking about #tells me that this is a widespread problem which is why i'm mentioning it #tam song #keepblr #kotlc discourse #mine

[pisshandkerchief]

the obvious double standard with which we as a society treat amab nonbinary people and trans women who don't fit the level of feminity that they're expected to is actually disgusting.

#I see it every day in the way my gm (and closest friend at work) is constantly misgendered without anyone apologizing #but everyone uses the correct pronouns for me and quickly corrects themselves if they mess up. #I see it in the way my nonbinary dad #couldn't be friends with women in our old homeschool group #without rumors being constantly spread that they were just trying to get in the women's pants. #I see it in the way my mom was disgusted and disturbed by discovering my dad's early forays into crossdressing #but is proud of me for being my authentic self. #I see it in the way my dad is still scared to wear a skirt despite frequently expressing a desire to #for fear of being seen as “an ugly man in a dress". #I see it in the way my theatre director is constantly called they or he despite clearly having she/her pronouns on her email. #I see it in the way my mom refuses to use the correct pronouns for my dad even though they are out to her #and constantly “forgets” my gm's pronouns even though I've used they/them for them for months. #deep down I know if I was born with a penis my mom would think of my transness much differently. #when “women” embrace masculinity they are seen as empowered at best and at worst as victims of the patriarchy. #confused little girls who don't know any better. #when “men” embrace feminity they are seen as predators. traps. manipulative freaks. #I see it every day. It's so deeply ingrained in our society it seems like there's no escaping it.

[lunarharp]

Very important conferences.

#witch hat tag #orufrey #some real serious discussions goin on in this atelier today. dont u doubt it. #agott is the only one who has ever thought about this because she is a 12 year old lesbian and UMM..FRIEND? LIKE FRIEND? IS THAT..LEGAL??? #this is all i drew today because silly things like this take hours lol. at least it's practice for poses -_- #i got the pattern of the girls' dresses wrong but i couldn't be bothered to change halfway through. #don't worry if you're like what is the naakiwan downs. is that name even mentioned in the main manga #ANYWAY i KEEP thinking about what if it's actually banned for professors and watchful eyes to date like that would make a lot of sense. #like maybe it should be banned. SO??? are they just low-key Aware of what the deal is and they're just Putting their feelings aside #until graduation??? take my tassel as an unspoken reminder of how i feel?? living together trial period?? this feels like it's truly it #When we're free to be together........ Sensei loves homophobia parallels without there actually being homophobia #Let's invent reasons why men cant be together. Ummm well whatever. i'm screaming in my head but it's fine. #this will probably form the theme of my orufrey for a while. i've thought of this before but for some reason today it's big for me. #i guess the tassels might not specifically be a part of that since they exchanged them before tower of books #and qifrey made his mysterious decision to be a teacher after that and..well whatever. I need more of backstory and just..everything? #But i also don't mind when vinanna interrupts my wishes with just a chapter of just being really dreamy? I love witch hat?

[marzipanandminutiae]

honestly same, am kind of sick of people assuming if you like / dont mind your body you have to constantly 'show it off'. can't i just exist? big believer in women's rights to be comfortable and not feel compelled to shave / "show crack" (swimwear especially) !!

If you cover up, you're a prude and/or self-loathing. (and apparently, if you express that decreased sexualization for strangers is a fringe benefit, you're Dressing For The PatriarchyTM)

If you show skin, you're a slut and/or unintelligent. and...apparently ALSO dressing for the patriarchy!

Women really can't win. And people really don't get that the problem with concealing clothes of yore and of today is/was not the clothes themselves, but the fact that women HAD/HAVE to wear them or face social- and sometimes legal -consequences. Whereas now, we get the delightful situation of facing censure if we go "too far" one way or the other! Some governments- hi, France -actually mandate the amount of skin women and girls have to show at the beach or at school, especially women and girls of certain religions or ethnicities. While others demand that women cover up to their specifications, like in Iran. So fun, right ladies?!

(I've also heard some people say that women wearing long skirts is "unprofessional?" Look up "are maxi skirts professional" online and you'll find some surprising examples. A fair number of people seem to think there's MAXIMUM professional skirt length as well as a minimum. it's just bizarre)

#feminism #misogyny #it's still so bizarre to me that people can read 'I dress like a misplaced Victorian almost every day and make the clothes' #'but also it's cool that men can't see my legs and ass' #and immediately think 'SHE WOULDN'T DRESS LIKE THIS IF NOT FOR CATCALLERS!!!!' #girl nobody is braving the Brimfield Antiques Show in 90-degree weather to buy old trim they don't make anymore because of The Patriarchy #also dressing this way does not fully conceal my body shape? my torso still looks pretty Shaped I assure you

[gum-iie]

do lineart or draw the entire deck

#case study in why not all men should be allowed to dress themselves #wip #i don't think ill finish this #procrastination doodles #it's my gap year i'll draw if i want to

[anglerflsh]

yippee

#[.art] #self #I need. to get my ear pierced again. Well I don't need to but it's bad when it's asymmetrical like this so I might let both close #five weeks to my haircut also. yippee #also I'm copying the way the men that go to my same university dress. sweater time 👍

[leave-a-whisper]

If you're defending Kit Connor but then going back and saying "wait, but it's okay to harass this unlabled person because they are CLEARLY straight" please just shut the fuck up. That's the same exact thing people were saying about Kit and the only reason you care about what happened to him now is because he happens to be queer.

#just say you hate cishet people and go #or people you perceive to be that way #also 'queer culture' is not a fucking thing oh my god #you wouldn't tell a straight/unlabled woman with a short haircut and masculine clothes that she's 'using lesbian culture' #so just let men wear dressed jesus fucking christ #you don't need to be openly queer in order to dress gnc #the double standard is ridiculous #no one and I repeat no. one. #owes you a coming out #that is not for you #they don't exist to be your 'rep' #they are P E O P L E #you don't getvto make exceptions for people you dislike #har rambles #heartstopper #kit connor

[teatitty]

Thinking about these Logan production arts for Evolution for very super normal reasons

#x men evolution #logan howlett #this is fine we're all fine don't even worry about it #I need to go back to dressing like this it's so gender euphoric

[radfemtiktok]

#the audacity of this man lol #also if men don't want to pay for dinners anymore women shouldn't get dressed up #obviously i think only the woman getting dressed up while the man hardly does anything is stupid but if she does he should pay for dinner #tiktok #radblr #radfem memes

[mattodore]

finally updated my game for growing together and the first thing i did when i opened cas was make this guy... say hi to rajan 👋

#river dipping #my sims #simblr #ts4 #ts4 edit #basically mia for two days bc i was updating my game and cc hunting for infants and fixing mods and i come back w/ this #WHO is he? you ask #...............................idk just some guy kdjfngsjdnkjnsdgk #literally no refs no aesthetic board just made this guy from scratch after i realized i forgot to update stand still in cas #which meant the infants were all glitched and i couldn't do anything with them #like i was annoyed so i just started fucking around in cas instead of fixing the problem jfgkdjhg #i've fixed it now tho (i think) so i'm loading the game back up as we speak!!!! #i actually wanted to check on some sweaters i recolored and then i'm gonna make a baby for the sole purpose of putting them in theo's arms #>:) #also yea i went through the trouble of updating everything knowing that horses drops soon <3 #i'll just wait another four months to update again 😁 #...........also seriously this is just some guy i don't really have anything i need him for #i gave him outfits for all the categories too like....... why? idk but he was fun to dress #i'll probably throw him in either attilio's legacy gameplay (...pour one out for our forgotten men) or the new !! casual oc save #ALSOOOO need to edit the sim lush made me so it suits my sim style more and i'll put the sim in my saves too #i'll probably bring her back out whenever i DO update to horses kdjnhkjgnh i think her and attilio could be ranchers together