GENDER IS A COMPLEX SUBJECT
Thursday, October 15, 2009
I'm glad I don't belong to the bevy and I belong to my self. -MD , Don't worry I'll careless about your whispering .
Now lets talk about something I wanted to talk about long ago …. about labels in society and how society is scared and always fails to see things not the way I see things cause I don't expect no one to see how I see things but at least to try to see things in a none ignorant way . What I want to talk about is labels in different fashion styles and sexual orientations . When I think about that subject I feel like people are not only scared about your different style/fashion but your sexual orientation as well. Just like Anna Wintour said " There is something about fashion that scares (people) ". so true ,honestly if I see a gay boy (call it gay boy ,call it tranny , faggot , fierce w.e you what to label him ) wearing 7' YSL heels down the block I wouldn't be surprised ,scared or acting like he's wrong ,why ? Because in my world I believe that people that are not afraid of showing to the world that they are happy looking how they look and wearing what they want are just amazing . I never said I was "GAY" I do like men though but my sexual orientation is a plus like in life thats all . And I know Society labels me as "gay" and other irrelevant names/labels that I don't want to say such as faggot .
But why do I have to let someone else label me with a word ? I personally identify my self as gender-queer (sounds funny I know). Which means I disregard the gender roles that are prescribed to societal roles. Think about it, there's nothing inherently feminine about wearing makeup and about gandering to appearances, because other and many societies have done things differently. For example the Egyptians. and in nature, it's usually the males that have to be the beautiful ones and the females are the selective breeders. At least the way I see it... there's not 2 options. Another huge example is during the 18th century in France men were allowed to wear makeup ,wigs and no body would care … During the 1970's men were allowed to wear shoes with heel or platform shoes and again no body would really care . However, the point is that society now wants it to be a 1 to 1 ratio. And I also think EVERYONE has a mix of both gender traits as well. Things like that shouldn't define your sexual orientation , I think people should just say I am what I am and I like what I like and not give a name/label to it .But I doubt society will ever stop with labeling, so I've just become adjusted to it by now and decided to think outside the box. People are afraid TO BE THEMSELVES. That's the reason I love "drag queens" ,"transvestites", "freaks" ,"geeks" , alter egos and social outcasts, etc. They're one of the smartest cliques around. Humans that show what they like are just amazing .
Don't get me wrong , I'm not trying to proselytize you , I'm just sharing my opinion .
I admire strange people. People who are hated on etc .Its just sad how a lot of people fail to realize that "it's not what you wear that makes you who you are" . It's whats within your head who makes you who you are. Think about it: dress vs pants , skirts vs shorts It's OK for a woman to wear pants and shorts , right? And it's looked down upon if a Man wears a dress or skirt . I've been struggling with the idea for a while now... it's just fabric. Man vs Women. The difference is DESIGN. But people don't care about that, people care about what they can MAKE FUN OF TO MAKE THEMSELVES LOOK BETTER when they clearly look ignorant to other eyes.
And thats what I tell people, if I wanna walk around with 400 lbs of makeup ,face powder , etc , then I'm gonna do it because thats how I SEE MYSELF, and thats how I want people to see me. YOU should be what you want to be not what others want you to be or look . This world already have so many ignorant people cause they keep following the leader and they don't want to open their eyes and start their own road , I'm glad I don't belong to the bevy and I belong to my self .You only get one life and you should live it up every single day. Because if I died tomorrow, I'd at least die knowing that I was myself and didn't live a lie. I tend to only be around people that think LIKE me , like my strange weird friends and my amazing husband that lets me be my self .Gender is a complex subject.
Yes that came from my brain ,I was never stupid. Never.
I acted stupid to get a reaction out of people and see how ignorant they can get Labels: fashion, life
10/15/2009 07:54:00 AM |
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