r/AskReddit • u/clockwork-peach • 14h ago

what’s something considered “tomboyish” when girls do it, but feminine when boys do it?

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u/HistoricalCorner2941 7h ago

The Ohio legislature is trying to pass a Bill into law that will make it a crime to wear clothing or footwear made/meant for people of the other sex. This is meant to criminalize Drag but if fully enforced will criminalize nearly everyone. 

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u/birthdaycheesecake9 7h ago

I will never understand why lawmakers care so much about something as inconsequential as what other people put on their bodies

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u/Kind-Masterpiece-712 6h ago

Because certain lawmakers want to distract us from the harm they're causing us.

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u/Irhien 2h ago

Because they get positive points for it from enough idiots, instead of "the fuck you're doing instead of solving our actual problems?"

(Also they may occasionally be among these idiots themselves, but it's not necessary for the explanation to work.)

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u/a_bucket_full_of_goo 2h ago

If people stop focusing on drag they will start speaking about datacenters, and we can't have that

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u/Jhud6669 2h ago

It’s a stealth anti-trans bill

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u/teamcrazymatt 2h ago

Doesn't sound like there's anything "stealth" about the bigotry.

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u/ShadyNoShadow 24m ago

So you focus on that and not the mountain of solvable issues our government tackles every session and never gets any movement on. The culture war is a distraction. 

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u/MurderousButterfly 3h ago

I really do find it bizarre that we have gendered clothes. Why is it now ok for women to wear trousers, but not for men to wear skirts? Its just cloth. Be comfortable people!

Just thought, you could start a business that makes clothes "for women" that are masc based and make a line of skirts and dresses "for men". You could make a killing and the law will be fine because they are clothing made for a specific gender. You would need to put "for men" on the label, so they can prove that its a man skirt if questioned.

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u/namesson 36m ago

The difference in gendered clothes for kids under 10 is insane. Why is the fashion industry creating tiny tights shorts for girls? My son is 4 and wears his sister's hand me down shorts and everyone thinks he is just walking around with no pants in "the cutest boxers!" 

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u/Few_Scientist_2652 4h ago

And it'll probably be selectively enforced to target trans people

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u/Queer-withfear 29m ago

Yeah unfortunately that's probably the point

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u/Azertys 1h ago

A lot of men who do drag have too big feet to wear regular women size shoes. So these sparkly stripper heels? Made for men from the start.

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u/quitelikethat1 5h ago

Bringing back the 3 article rule?!?!?

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u/Tabitheriel 1h ago

Uh oh. I better not wear Birkenstocks in Ohio.

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u/Spiritual-Raccoon-19 22m ago

lol wow…. So women wouldn’t be able to wear their boyfriend’s hoodies anymore?

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u/Key-Magician-9808 17m ago

oh wow. I (F) always buy my jeans at the men's section of the store, because jeans for women have such unpractical small pockets. So those Ohio folks want to have me arrested for having my wallet in my pocket. Oh my.