Patriarchy hurts everyone.

[eruonna@lgbtqia.space]

@alice and if your level of cishet yesterday turns out to be less than what you thought, then hey

[autolycos@beige.party]

@alice well, I mean besides them orthogonal axes, I completely agree with you

But I think that's your point

#WearingColorsIsAwesome

[luxliquida@critter.cafe]

@eruonna @alice

Yes! Everyone benefits from spending some time questioning... Worst case, you move forward with more confidence and security in what you already knew... Best case, you discover something about yourself you didn't know... And how wonderful is that?!

[mamalake@beige.party]

@alice another thing I love about Thailand, wearing pink is just a day of the week, Friday.

[inthehands@hachyderm.io]

@alice @lisamelton

It’s true! I am daily living evidence of exactly this!

[luxliquida@critter.cafe]

@raaahbin @eruonna @alice This is beautiful.

[heathen_cat@furs.social]

@alice
I am desperate for colorful Big & Tall wear for husband. The man just wants to dress like a living crayon box, and all the affordable stuff is black, charcoal, and navy.

[catraxx@tech.lgbt]

@alice Can i be gay and wear black?

[divverent@misskey.de]

@alice@lgbtqia.space Kings once wore pink.

[sillycoelophysis@hachyderm.io]

@catraxx @alice only whenever you want to

[mpc3032at@mastodon.social]

@alice LOL i forget where i read it the other day but the like "desperation to be *noticed*"... funny and tragic

[iscarlosmolero@raccoonisland.social]

@alice *Sigh*

I’ve been called gay on LinkedIn just because my brand/website uses a colorful muted palette.

Let’s leave aside the fact that “gay” is being used as an insult.

[theorangetheme@en.osm.town]

@alice Desperately begging insecure fathers to stop ruining their sons.

[boojum@hachyderm.io]

@alice I was in a sweater shop in Ireland. The woman at the counter showed me the men's section, with the color choices being dark green, dark blue, grey, and greyer. I gestured towards the women's section and said, "what about those?"

She looked at me, startled, and said, "Surely you wouldn't be seen in public wearing those!" It was all I could do to keep a straight face.

[joykill@mastodon.social]

@alice NO! The only hererosexual colours are beige, brown, khaki, white and black, everything else is GAY!

[davey_cakes@mastodon.ie]

@heathen_cat @alice
It's a bit fucked up how my daughter is 9 and my son is 6 but it's my son that isn't allowed wear bright colors any more according to supermarket clothes retailers.

There's an expectation for if the colors are from a computer game.

(Online seems to be the way to go though, we've got him stuff he loves)

[bribear@blahaj.zone]

@alice@lgbtqia.space omg I was just thinking this yesterday as I walked into the office to see a sea of plain. I've got my summer wardrobe full of colour lined up and ready. People generally compliment it if they say anything at all.

It's really too bad it's not easier to find the colourful clothes. I've built my collection over years and about half are "Hawaiian" style shirts.

Unlock the colour!

[drewnaylor@mastodon.online]

@alice Plus for those who don't like bright solid colors (perhaps due to trauma with toxic positivity), multi-color plaids exist (this is what I do when not at home) (I am a plaid enjoyer).

[lyrial@transfem.social]

@alice@lgbtqia.spac

> No! I must wear a spectrum of beige with vague US constitutional quotes surrounding a Punisher logo in order to make sure that my masculinity is on display!

-Idiots

[robinadams@mathstodon.xyz]

@divVerent @alice It's a whole thing - the Great Male Renunciation. Suddenly in the 18th century men switched from dressing colorfully and flamboyantly to wearing almost nothing but suits.

Great Male Renunciation - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)

Thought to be because dressing flamboyantly was associated with aristocracy, which became unpopular after the American and French Revolutions.