joeshoething Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 would you participate in an opposite gender holiday?
jazzymj Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I'm the first no vote, so let me explain. I'm not opposed to the idea of an "opposite gender day," and I'd happily cheer on the participants. However, my love of women's clothing, be it heels, leggings and catsuits, or even skirts and dresses, stems from the fact that they are part of my repertoire as a guy. I like the idea of wearing high heels and a workshirt together or a catsuit and a NFL hoodie. I'm not saying men are wrong for dressing totally femme, some of my pals do it and look great, I'm just saying it's not my style. -MJ
Thighboots2 Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I'm with Jazzymj on this - he has summed it up perfectly for me. Are you confusing me with someone who gives a damn?
wetwillie Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I would do it. Sounds like great fun. People need to loosen up and have some silliness in their lives.
Kris Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I would do it in a minute. After all I have done it for halloween many times. It is fun to dress up and having an excuse like opposite gender day would take the pressure of trying to be passable off. I know that there are many men who use halloween just for the chance to dress up. I dont want to live my life as a woman or wear womens clothes all the time but what the heck once in a while it is fun. A mans got to lighten up and live a little.
Histiletto Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Having such a day may be good for a laugh and an enjoyable party time. I like a laugh as much as the next person and being silly has been part of living from the beginning. There are even worthy causes that have been and can be promoted with the same type of activities. So do them along with the personal heeling outings. The more integritive exposure society gets that males are willing to wear high heels, the sooner male heeling will become the norm.
euchrid Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I'd be up for it. it'd be great to wear something "out there" without being judged or ridiculed for it. Always High-Heel Responsibly
ShockQueen Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Oh you KNOW I'd be all over that, just pushing for the very edge of the envelope! It's where I got my nickname from after all! SQ.....still busting societal molds with a smile...and a 50-ton sledge!
Elegant Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Nice idea, but I would rather look very andrognous instead of going fully en femme. What is good for a goose, can be good for any gender!
benno Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 I'm not sure. I have often said that there would be far less gender altering surgery if men and women could dress and behave in any way they wanted. I have gone to parties in full drag quite a few times and would once have called myself a cross dresser. I saw the light quite a few years ago and realised i just wanted to wear whatever I liked yet obviously be a man! I feel most comfortable with tags such as interdressing, fashion forward or freestyle. Style is a state of mind...
joeshoething Posted August 6, 2009 Author Posted August 6, 2009 Benno, Thank you for that explaination. I would have never thought of that rationale on my own, yet you speak it as I feel. thank you everyone else with your input as well.
Dawn HH Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Having a special day for gender bending could be as much fun for some of the girls as for all of us. Mickey and I went to a Halloween party one time, she dressed as a little girl and I dressed as the Mother. Besides having a lot of fun, we took first prize on costume judging. Cheers--- Dawn HH High Heeled Boots Forever!
thedesigner Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 of course i would, i do every day.... even for work, earrings, nails, womens flats... heels to visit clients for the first time is a bit scary for them i fear....
benno Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 of course i would, i do every day.... even for work, earrings, nails, womens flats... heels to visit clients for the first time is a bit scary for them i fear.... But your not really changing your gender if you still appear to be male. I think the Original Post was talking about appearing female.
JohnCinheels Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 i voted yes, i think the world is a little too uptight and needs to unwind a bit and learn all over again that life is meant to be fun! life is short, heels are high, live it up!
Pumpfan Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 Sure, I think it would be great. I could also publicly bust the chops of women who say they can't wear heels.
Dawn HH Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 Pumpfan:-) A lot of the ladies who say that they can't wear heels have never really tried. Putting them on once and saying I can't do it isn't trying. As you know, you have to start with a low heel and work your way up to a higher one with a lot of practice. Cheers--- Dawn HH High Heeled Boots Forever!
Histiletto Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 Pumpfan:-) A lot of the ladies who say that they can't wear heels have never really tried. Putting them on once and saying I can't do it isn't trying. As you know, you have to start with a low heel and work your way up to a higher one with a lot of practice. Cheers--- Dawn HH I'm not totally sure that needing a lot of practice to know whether or not you can wear heels is accurate, at least in some cases. It could be the fit and/or the structure of ones feet has a bit to do with their ability to wear high heels. With my first pair of 4" stilettos court shoes, I put them on and started to walk in them right away. Oh! There was some teetering from unfamiliarity in the first few steps, but otherwise I was stepping in heaven. Walking in my first 5" heels wasn't that much different either. Now when I tried my first 6" stilettos many years later, the walking difficulty was quite dramatic, but within three to four minutes, I wanted them secured to my feet forever. I would have walked out of the shop wearing them, but after a few more minutes, reality set in. I realized I needed to build the strength in my lower limbs to sustain wearing them for the greater distances and the longer periods of time.
thedesigner Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 hi benno, i dont change my gender for work; the opposite gender day was the question.... what i wear daily is not changing gender, just improving it.....
HeelsForMen Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 maybe they should redesign some island somewhere in the world as a holiday destination purely for CDs or anyone who likes to wear just certain items like shoes boots etc a sort of fantasy island where you spend a few weeks dress how you damn well like, i reckon you'd be booked out every week wish i had the cash to do something like this i reckon its a winner.
Dawn HH Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Histiletto:-) I, as you, have been the exception to the rule. I put on a pair of 4" stiletto pumps the very first time and walked off in them without any difficulty, and the rest is history. Not every one can do this. I had perfect balance at that time in my life, which most of it has been robbed from me by age, surgeries, and sickness. But I refuse to give in and keep fighting all the way through and will to the very end. They don't call me the "Old Gun Fighter" for nothing. Cheers--- Dawn HH High Heeled Boots Forever!
Bluegrassptp Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 I think it would be great if there are a lot of participants in this from school age to the elderly and everyone in between. I for one would love to see some of the ladies I have the pleasure of working with go without a bra for a day! I have been Banned for emailing abuse to tech when he tried to help me.
PJ Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 I voted yes in this poll. And since Halloween is my favorite holiday, I use that as my opposite gender day. click .... click .... click .... The sensual sound of stiletto heels on a hard surface.
Dawn HH Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 PJ:-) That's two alternate gender days a year. Wanna try for three? TEE! HEE! Cheers--- Dawn HH High Heeled Boots Forever!
sandals69 Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 I agree fully, I just love wearing heels and I wear them in private where I get most enjoyment out of it.
maleinheels Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 maybe they should redesign some island somewhere in the world as a holiday destination purely for CDs or anyone who likes to wear just certain items like shoes boots etc a sort of fantasy island where you spend a few weeks dress how you damn well like, i reckon you'd be booked out every week wish i had the cash to do something like this i reckon its a winner. I like that idea a lot. Well with the power ball at 148 million, maybe I can be lucky enough to win that and do just that sort of thing. Not to mention going to work would be a gas. Just imagine all those sexy shoes and wearers that you would get to see. Needless to say, I would have one heck of a collection of shoes.
joeshoething Posted August 17, 2009 Author Posted August 17, 2009 good luck with the powerball. I'm hoping you win just for the holiday:thumbsup:
Dawn HH Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Trust me---I sure would like to see someone that I had contact with to be able to win the Power Ball if I couldn't. Cheers--- Dawn HH High Heeled Boots Forever!
kikepa Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 I would do it. Sounds like great fun. People need to loosen up and have some silliness in their lives. Me, too. That and the fact that letting loose in that way shows most women that you're someone who's more than nominally sensitive to the differences between the sexes. I've found most women actually dig that in a man - at least most of the more reality-based women I enjoy hanging out with! Those who really care about us don't make a fuss about what we wear. Those who make a fuss about what we wear really don't care about us.
kikepa Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 Me, too. That and the fact that letting loose in that way shows most women that you're someone who's more than nominally sensitive to the differences between the sexes. I've found most women actually dig that in a man - at least most of the more reality-based women I enjoy hanging out with! The question becomes, then, "What do women do on opposite gender day?" - They already wear pants - They already wear flats - They already wear nearly all guy clothing, including shirts and pants which zip/button to the right... I dunno... Wear a jockstrap? Go without a bra? Grow hair on their chest? Seriously... This day is all about attempting to engender (there's a word for you) sensitivity in males towards females. But it does so by encouraging men to wear clothing females choose to wear voluntarily, so I'm at a loss as to how this helps males to understand females... Those who really care about us don't make a fuss about what we wear. Those who make a fuss about what we wear really don't care about us.
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