Blurring lines

ph/ jak & jil

I guess I should outline some basics first; I don't know if I'm a feminist. In many ways I feel the term is almost outdated, perhaps we need something new; a fresh slate to continue the fight for all those inequalities that still hold some women back today. We've come so far, but by no means are we there yet. On the one hand, I firmly believe that men and women are equals and no sex should be treated better than the other. But then again, women aren't men and vise versa. We are inevitably going to have individual strengths and weaknesses, we are going to need different things. Men don't need tampons and a prostate exam would be lost on women. I don't mind if a man opens a door for me, not because I can't open the door myself, but because it's nice. I open the door for my elders, it doesn't mean they are necessarily any less capable, it's just nice.

 

I digress, feminism and all it's sub-categories is a broad subject that I won't delve too deeply into. I want to focus on something I saw in an article the other day, where essentially I was told to dress like a boy-girl. Androgyny and femininity combined because suits aren't just for men and how many guys in heels have we seen lately? Quite a few. Lines are being blurred. I certainly think a matching jacket and trousers is an easy thing to throw on in the morning, and not necessarily because I want to discard my womanhood or prove men that they aren't the only people who can pull it off. Can you judge a man who chooses to wear platforms outside his home? No, heels are damn sexy, and men want to be damn sexy too.

While the article itself mentioned nothing of girl-power per se, it immediately made me think how lovely. For once, we are encouraged to dress as neither and both. While it is inevitable that in society men and women are going to have the occasional different roles, breaking past the gender stereotypical fashions is interesting. Fashion is often criticized as objectifying women, but it seems to me that it is at the forefront of a movement that is beginning to blur the lines between gender stereotypes (at least in terms of perception and how we dress) more and more every day. Some days I just want to wear a dress, but it doesn't make me any more of a girl than I was yesterday when I wore trousers. Some days I want to wear a suit with a statement necklace and lipstick, if that doesn't shout boy-girl then slap me and call me Bob. Embrace being a woman or man in any which way you please.

If you just write something 'wow those nike's are so cool' I'll know you didn't read the above, but I don't mind because nike's are so cool.

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