Further to this, and lifted from the comments:
One of my favourite things about The Age Of Stupid is that we’re expected to find a man wearing women’s clothes either:
A. Immediately absolutely hilarious, what a laugh eh
B. Not remotely funny at all, how dare youDepending entirely on what that man wants. pic.twitter.com/Ju9wBkvqd5
— Gareth Roberts (@OldRoberts953) September 25, 2023
The New Rules Of Pretending, illustrated here, aren’t entirely coherent, even if one were willing to play along. On the one hand, fat, screeching drag queens are supposedly comedic and a kind of jolly panto, something exaggerated and silly, and suitable for children. Something to make the kiddies laugh.
But on the other hand, dysmorphic men and autogynephiles, who are often difficult to distinguish from drag queens, are supposedly Beings Of Infinite Seriousness And Validity, and even a raised eyebrow can result in finger-wagging and accusations of hatred. And so the sight of a cross-dressing man is something that we must find both absurd and amusing, and, simultaneously, not at all funny.
It’s a tricky manoeuvre. I mean, do we chuckle or not?
And what about this sinewy nymph?
Answers on a postcard, please.
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