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It took many decades and two wars for women to be able to "get away with" wearing pants. They were adopted for practical reasons as women entered the workforce
by cg 15y ago
It took many decades and two wars for women to be able to "get away with" wearing pants. They were adopted for practical reasons as women entered the workforce (skirts are more likely to get caught in factory machinery), and abandoned again when women exited the workforce post-war. Until the women's movement, pants on women were only tolerated when they were considered necessary.
- burgerbrain 15y agoI am very aware. This is exactly why I picked pants for my example.
- cg 15y agoI don't understand how men wearing dresses works as a comparison to women wearing pants, as there hasn't been an equivalent attempt by men to adopt dresses as everyday attire.
- skore 15y agoHe later changed 'dresses' to 'skirts'. And yes, that completely changes the argument (look at the other leg of this thread).
- burgerbrain 15y agoRegardless of the history behind the current situation, the fact remains that women are more free to wear "male" clothing than men are to wear "female" clothing.