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Burqa Ban?

flobaba

Qwiss! wrote:
flobaba wrote:
Not going to derail the thread, but physiological differences are taken into consideration in the design and fitting of male and female clothing. It's weird (and probably uncomfortable) to want to put on clothing items that aren't designed for your gender specificities.

Why would a skirt be any more comfortable for a woman than a man?

Because a skirt is the only item of clothing which is typically characteristic to women...

y va marquer

Rex wrote:
I'd think a skirt would actually be a really comfy garment for a guy, to have your junk get all the air and freedom it wants. I don't imagine Scottish blokes who wear a kilt think it's uncomfortable for instance.

I would’ve thought that as well.
As for it being by definition "weird" because it's different.....no.....only if you've lived a very sheltered existence surrounded by people exactly like yourself.
Men in tights, men in skirts, men wearing makeup - it's not bloody weird, men dressed like that for centuries

I know a woman, born woman, who has a full proper long beard - it's due to some hormonal imbalance - she refuses to shave it off.
She's a doctor, practices in a small community in Brittany, I think she's a pioneer.

flobaba

You think she is a pioneer because she keeps a beard.

y va marquer

That's what I said, yes.

Rex

We see the same trend in Sweden with names too btw, where traditionally male or female first names are getting increasingly more popular for 'the other' sex. So far it is mostly as a second name as far as I can tell, but it is definitely changing. There is no reason really why a James has to be a dude and Melissa a dudette.

Rex

Ev, that's pretty cool. It takes courage on a level that most people lack to do something like that.

flobaba

I know a man with no hair on his face.

Pioneer.

jones

Rex wrote:
We see the same trend in Sweden with names too btw, where traditionally male or female first names are getting increasingly more popular for 'the other' sex. So far it is mostly as a second name as far as I can tell, but it is definitely changing. There is no reason really why a James has to be a dude and Melissa a dudette.

Of course there's a reason to give a boy a male name, it's so people know upon reading or hearing it that you're talking about a bloke.

Even if you disagreed, why would you want to call your daughter James?

Daz

Rex wrote:
We see the same trend in Sweden with names too btw, where traditionally male or female first names are getting increasingly more popular for 'the other' sex. So far it is mostly as a second name as far as I can tell, but it is definitely changing. There is no reason really why a James has to be a dude and Melissa a dudette.

I reckin Rex would make a good girls name.

y va marquer

flobaba wrote:
I know a man with no hair on his face.

Pioneer.

y va marquer

jones wrote:
Rex wrote:
We see the same trend in Sweden with names too btw, where traditionally male or female first names are getting increasingly more popular for 'the other' sex. So far it is mostly as a second name as far as I can tell, but it is definitely changing. There is no reason really why a James has to be a dude and Melissa a dudette.

Of course there's a reason to give a boy a male name, it's so people know upon reading or hearing it that you're talking about a bloke.

Even if you disagreed, why would you want to call your daughter James?

"Being the only girl named James makes you pretty hard to forget. What might have made you the target of confusion in elementary school can make you the stand-out candidate in college or the real world."

y va marquer

Rex wrote:
Ev, that's pretty cool. It takes courage on a level that most people lack to do something like that.

Definitely.
I know I wouldn't have the courage to do that if I had that condition.

Qwiss

flobaba wrote:
I know a man with no hair on his face.

Pioneer.

Weirdo.

Seriously the rules are so arbitrary it's ridiculous.

y va marquer

Which "rules"?

y va marquer

jones

y va marquer wrote:
jones wrote:
Of course there's a reason to give a boy a male name, it's so people know upon reading or hearing it that you're talking about a bloke.

Even if you disagreed, why would you want to call your daughter James?

"Being the only girl named James makes you pretty hard to forget. What might have made you the target of confusion in elementary school can make you the stand-out candidate in college or the real world."

So you'd pick a name of the other gender to raise your chances of getting a job? Leaving aside that no sane staffer would do something ridiculous as that, giving your child a funny name for the sake of standing out is pretty much the worst reason to pick a name for your child.

jones

y va marquer wrote:

Wet shaving men are the absolute worst

y va marquer

You asked why somebody would call a daughter James, I responded with one possible reason.
As someone whose name often causes confusion (lots of people have assumed I was a guy before meeting or speaking to me) I can vouch for the good intentions of my parents in giving me a name that they thought beautiful and special.

There will always be people who get wound up over "funny" names, seem to take it as a personal affront if a child is called something outside of a list they deem "suitable" or "normal" - fair enough - you can't control how people react to a name.
I would suggest that anyone who gets wound up over a girl named James needs to chill out. I actually think it's a great name for a girl, I might occaisionally change it to Jimmy if it were mine.

jones

y va marquer wrote:
You asked why somebody would call a daughter James, I responded with one possible reason.
As someone whose name often causes confusion (lots of people have assumed I was a guy before meeting or speaking to me) I can vouch for the good intentions of my parents in giving me a name that they thought beautiful and special.

I can vouch for the bolded part as well, I thought you were a bloke for a good few months after first joining 😆

y va marquer

😆 Really?

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