>>Much as feminists were termed "bra burners" at one point, in which the caricature was drawn from an event that never happened.<<
Not all that much a stereotype. I hate the damn things and would rather not wear them. Refused to wear them until I was about 30. Unfortunately, gravity, and gravitas, requires them when I go outside the house anymore. :(
Which has little to do with legal equality.
Still, it does take a certain amount of sang froid to ignore the stares. By which I mean guts. It was easier back when no one else wore them, either.
I imagine this seems trivial, but remember that once upon a time women could not wear pants, and once upon a time women had to wear hoop skirts, and once upon a time, women had to have their waists laced up in corsets, etc., etc., etc. Women are supposed to wear far more restrictive clothing than men would ever tolerate. I'll trade high heels, panty hose and makeup for a tie, any day. Not that I'd look good in a tie. ;^) |
