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anysiaMen march demanding freedom to wear skirts
Sunday, February 8, 2004 Posted: 9:21 AM EST (1421 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- About 100 men in minis, midis and even tutus took to the streets of Manhattan to call for an end to the tyranny of trousers.
"We're not transvestites, homosexuals or cross-dressers," David Johnson told the New York Times for Sunday editions. "We don't want you to call us Jean or Sally. We're men. Men who want the right to wear a skirt."
Johnson, a retired teacher from Poughkeepsie, New York, and the other pants opposers walked several blocks from the Guggenheim Museum to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they visited an exhibit called "Bravehearts: Men in Skirts." Their presence attracted confused looks from a few fellow visitors.
Ingemar Johnsson, 39, came from Sweden to join the march Saturday. He told the Times that men in Europe often wore skirts and pantaloons until the time of the French Revolution, when pants became the expected masculine attire. Others pointed out that Scottish men have donned kilts for centuries.
"The male bird is always the pretty one, not the female," another participant, 27-year-old Chris Taylor, told the Times. "Why can't the male human being dress with style and color?"
Fine, if you want to wear a skirt, you have to become subject of what has been deemed 'good grooming' for women by men. You have to shave your legs. None of this furry poodle fur, it's got to go. Underwear is a must, none of this "healthy breeze" bullshit (a quote from a friend)
And on an aside, there are exceptions to the male bird is always the pretty one, and above commentator should know that.
Sunday, February 8, 2004 Posted: 9:21 AM EST (1421 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- About 100 men in minis, midis and even tutus took to the streets of Manhattan to call for an end to the tyranny of trousers.
"We're not transvestites, homosexuals or cross-dressers," David Johnson told the New York Times for Sunday editions. "We don't want you to call us Jean or Sally. We're men. Men who want the right to wear a skirt."
Johnson, a retired teacher from Poughkeepsie, New York, and the other pants opposers walked several blocks from the Guggenheim Museum to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they visited an exhibit called "Bravehearts: Men in Skirts." Their presence attracted confused looks from a few fellow visitors.
Ingemar Johnsson, 39, came from Sweden to join the march Saturday. He told the Times that men in Europe often wore skirts and pantaloons until the time of the French Revolution, when pants became the expected masculine attire. Others pointed out that Scottish men have donned kilts for centuries.
"The male bird is always the pretty one, not the female," another participant, 27-year-old Chris Taylor, told the Times. "Why can't the male human being dress with style and color?"
Fine, if you want to wear a skirt, you have to become subject of what has been deemed 'good grooming' for women by men. You have to shave your legs. None of this furry poodle fur, it's got to go. Underwear is a must, none of this "healthy breeze" bullshit (a quote from a friend)
And on an aside, there are exceptions to the male bird is always the pretty one, and above commentator should know that.
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Date: 2004-02-09 06:28 pm (UTC)I think they're at www.utilikilts.com
Sexy, male, and practical.
Yeah, I want one.
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Date: 2004-02-10 06:44 am (UTC)and quite comfortable. i've been wearing them regularly now for over a year. (Can't quite remember when I first wanted to but it was way over 10 years ago now)
It breaks people, intrigues them, raises eyebrows but has yet to get me smacked up.
I'd really love to be able to wear skirts to work but the office culture is quite a reserved environment, NOT an avenue for flirting new fashion statements. and rightfully so, in my opinion. We're here to work, right!
oh, and I have several girl friends who complain that my legs (and feet) are much better looking than theirs!!!!
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Date: 2004-02-10 07:02 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-10 08:05 am (UTC)Shave legs, IFF you want to. Or like the feel. Not to conform to society's dang standards. (where's a petard when you need one)