Part 2 - Ordinary People's Views on Transvestism
Well, OK I'll come clean... I've had a few breakfasts since my last post, and haven't found the time to continue... but your luck's run out...
But what's got me "back on track" is a couple of things: 1. "Middle Sex" the channel 4 programme and Becky's comments. and 2. a site I've just come a cross a few moments ago - Jackie McAuliffe the transexual who appeared in the BBC documentary, Paddington Green.
First of all, Becky put it very eloquently when she said that she wasn't just a trannie, but Becky, an individual. Suppose, rather like my view that I'm "also a transvestite", it's not the "be all and end all", but is very definitely a part of me.
And one of the problems, I feel, for a lot of trannies is that because they have felt they have had to bottle it up for fear of ridicule they end up dwelling on their circumstances for far longer than I think is good for them - ending up morose and worse.
Of course, that's not their fault, but society's for being so blinkered... but now we [transvestites] have to take what we've been given [the exposure] and start running with it - oh, and by the way, Sparkle should be a good opportunity to get ourselves noticed, have our say, whatever...
Ah yes, no.2 - Jackie McAucliffe. I have wondered since the Paddington Green documentary, allbeit only a few times, what had happened to Jackie, and now there is a site that, although looking a bit out of date, does at least give us some background.
Now, I believe Jackie is a person that is liked and people care about, because she's honest and down to earth, and very brave about sharing her feelings. And it further bolsters my belief that people like/dislike you for who you are not what you are.
You see if you're perceived as an obnoxcious [think I need to check the spelling?] bloke, then chances are you're going to be the same as a transexual/transvestite. What I'm trying to say, very badly, is people will still like/dislike you regardless of your outward appearance. OK, so they still have to get over the initial surprise/shock of realising you're dressed in clothes normally reserved for the opposite sex, but if you can be confident in who you are they normally take the lead - I mean look at Della she's literally just got back from having a drink at the Raddison Hotel at Stansted Airport last night and was chatting to loads of people, but then she's confident and outgoing. And most people seem to be interested in why she does it and go away with a better understanding, and hopefully as more tolerant people. I suppose, though, there's an argument for saying they were tolerant before they spoke to her.
But at least these people can now talk with a bit more authority if the subject comes up with their less well-informed friends... who knows.
And what of this new Big Brother inmate, the belly dancer - I wonder what conclusions the public are going to draw from him/her. But at least we're getting to the "in your face" stage Siobhan talked about a while ago.
Well, reckon I've got back on track re the "What ordinary folk think about transvestites" thing...
But what's got me "back on track" is a couple of things: 1. "Middle Sex" the channel 4 programme and Becky's comments. and 2. a site I've just come a cross a few moments ago - Jackie McAuliffe the transexual who appeared in the BBC documentary, Paddington Green.
First of all, Becky put it very eloquently when she said that she wasn't just a trannie, but Becky, an individual. Suppose, rather like my view that I'm "also a transvestite", it's not the "be all and end all", but is very definitely a part of me.
And one of the problems, I feel, for a lot of trannies is that because they have felt they have had to bottle it up for fear of ridicule they end up dwelling on their circumstances for far longer than I think is good for them - ending up morose and worse.
Of course, that's not their fault, but society's for being so blinkered... but now we [transvestites] have to take what we've been given [the exposure] and start running with it - oh, and by the way, Sparkle should be a good opportunity to get ourselves noticed, have our say, whatever...
Ah yes, no.2 - Jackie McAucliffe. I have wondered since the Paddington Green documentary, allbeit only a few times, what had happened to Jackie, and now there is a site that, although looking a bit out of date, does at least give us some background.
Now, I believe Jackie is a person that is liked and people care about, because she's honest and down to earth, and very brave about sharing her feelings. And it further bolsters my belief that people like/dislike you for who you are not what you are.
You see if you're perceived as an obnoxcious [think I need to check the spelling?] bloke, then chances are you're going to be the same as a transexual/transvestite. What I'm trying to say, very badly, is people will still like/dislike you regardless of your outward appearance. OK, so they still have to get over the initial surprise/shock of realising you're dressed in clothes normally reserved for the opposite sex, but if you can be confident in who you are they normally take the lead - I mean look at Della she's literally just got back from having a drink at the Raddison Hotel at Stansted Airport last night and was chatting to loads of people, but then she's confident and outgoing. And most people seem to be interested in why she does it and go away with a better understanding, and hopefully as more tolerant people. I suppose, though, there's an argument for saying they were tolerant before they spoke to her.
But at least these people can now talk with a bit more authority if the subject comes up with their less well-informed friends... who knows.
And what of this new Big Brother inmate, the belly dancer - I wonder what conclusions the public are going to draw from him/her. But at least we're getting to the "in your face" stage Siobhan talked about a while ago.
Well, reckon I've got back on track re the "What ordinary folk think about transvestites" thing...
