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    title: "Dresses, Kilts and more",
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    published: Some(Time(
        year: 2023,
        month: 8,
        day: 16,
        hour: 21,
        minute: 9,
        second: 22,
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There's been a bit of talk on Gemini today over the idea of mem in dresses. I loved this part from Stacksmith.

> Really, it would make a lot more sense for men to wear dresses and women, pants. Look at the engineering aspects: if you have a heat-sink dangling down there, you are a fool for covering it with layers and layers of fabric.

Kilts have been mentioned as well, and while I'm totally all for kilts and have considered getting a few, I think that's missing the point. The original topic was dresses. As in the totally feminine, not at all masculine all in one piece ensembles associated with Disney princesses. Kilts are not that. I associate the Kilt (with a capital K) with Scotsman carrying two handed swords into battle, or at the very least tossing small telephone poles across a field to prove their masculinity.

I'm not trans. I'm a pretty masculine guy in appearance. That said, I've never been conventional. I have no problem with defying gender stereotypes and totally support anyone else doing the same.

Plus, I totally agree when it comes to the mechanical design. Those bits were obviously not designed to be constrained by restictive garb. Quoting Robin Williams from The Fisher King, "Free up the little guy! Let him flap in the wind!"