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I can wear a dress to work and nobody criticizes me. I’d be really sad if I had to wear pants all the time, they’re just not as comfortable. Let’s normalize pretty dresses for dudes!

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[–] VasyaSovari@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

@atomicorange I've been kilt-only for two years now and the very idea of ever having to wear trousers again is outright horrible.
I've also tried skirts, dresses. and women's things in general but holy crap most of it is just wildly uncomfortable and not remotely functional. The entire Western clothing industry is caught in a serious rut

[–] d4bn3y@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I like pants ?

[–] yerbuddyboston@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I’m all in favor of this. Now we just have to get everyone else on board. And like others have said, find dresses that actually look good on men. I (m) have been trying out dresses for a while and finding something that looks good on me is a challenge.

[–] nednobbins@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Nobody's making me wear pants. I've worn garments similar to dresses and skirts and I'm not a fan at all.

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[–] KrimsonBun@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Stop normalizing everything just do what you want it doesn't have to be normal. I like wearing track shorts, they're comfy.

[–] kava@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would never wear a dress. Pants are fine with me. I'd be perfectly content just wearing jeans and a t shirt for the rest of my life.

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[–] Aux@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Don't feel sorry, I have shorts. And my pants are tech ones, so they're better than a dress anyways.

[–] ihavenopeopleskills@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] UnicornKitty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Guys generally wear skirts or kilts in protest. We had a guy at work (US) wear his kilt a lot in the summer, as intended btw, as a protest for allowing shorts in a workplace that doesn't face customers. He got reprimanded exactly once. He is Scottish in ancestry and the kilt was real, although he also had one that looked like cargo pants too with pockets all over it.

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Got it. Utilikilts for all!

[–] Walop@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

This. Not Scottish, but I wear a kilt whole summer everywhere. Fortunately our company does not have a dress code at the office.

[–] lolola@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I used to feel really sad about having to wear pants all the time. Some might have even called it dysphoric.

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