Reply to: transvestite wives

[NickFitz]

You tickled me.

Churchill tickled you?

Better not tell Carling Wotsit

[Xenophon]

Or used her makeup...

Anyone seen Xen lately?

Not in his natural environment...

You tickled me.

[Gonzo]

Wasn't during an intimate moment in a secluded area of a nightclub, with alcohol in your system and romance on your mind was it?

I bet it was a right pain in the arse.

He he.

The assumption that all Transvestites are homosexual or bi-sexual is not correct by the way...

[mudskipper]

I didn't see the programme so have no idea what angle it took, and maybe it was sensitive and well put together. But you do have to wonder if the programme makers underlying motive was to promote understanding and tolerance, or to parade them for our entertainment - i.e. a modern day freak show.

[MaryPoppins]

To them it is. It may not be the same behaviour as the majority of people but normal is a subjective term. To single out a non-majority, non-mainstream way of life or viewpoint is usually the path of the bully or the ignorant.

I have left this thread continue as I do think it is important to discuss these things. Personally I think calling what someone else considers normal to be freakish shows a sad and blinkered view of the world.

It must be terrifying for people who find themselves feeling "different", knowing the attitudes they will undoubtably face.

[Diver]

To them it is. It may not be the same behaviour as the majority of people but normal is a subjective term. To single out a non-majority, non-mainstream way of life or viewpoint is usually the path of the bully or the ignorant.

I have left this thread continue as I do think it is important to discuss these things. Personally I think calling what someone else considers normal to be freakish shows a sad and blinkered view of the world.

I even got the Admin to bite with that one



Ps. Each to his own I say.
The world would be an extremely boring place if we were all the same.

PPS. I work in Brighton remember. I am beyond shock or amazement at peoples foibles or lifestyles.

[administrator]

So it's just normal behaviour then?

To them it is. It may not be the same behaviour as the majority of people but normal is a subjective term. To single out a non-majority, non-mainstream way of life or viewpoint is usually the path of the bully or the ignorant.

I have left this thread continue as I do think it is important to discuss these things. Personally I think calling what someone else considers normal to be freakish shows a sad and blinkered view of the world.

[centurian]

So it's just normal behaviour then?

Did you actually read the first part of that sentance where I admitted that it was unusual.

[Diver]

You have the right to free thought and free speech and if you think that such behaviour meets your definition of a 'freak' - then I won't try to convince you otherwise.

However, please don't assume that just because you hold a particular view, then everyone else must automatically hold the same view.

Personally I thought it was a bit unusual, but I simply wouldn't describe them as freaks.

So it's just normal behaviour then?

[Pondlife]

BTDT&WBFM

FTFY

[darmstadt]

Wasn't during an intimate moment in a secluded area of a nightclub, with alcohol in your system and romance on your mind was it?

BTDT

[Mich the Tester]

I will admit that I felt more than a little uncomfortable the first time that I met a transvestite.

I bet it was a right pain in the arse.

[centurian]

No, we are all watching so we can think 'that guy is a bloody freak'

You have the right to free thought and free speech and if you think that such behaviour meets your definition of a 'freak' - then I won't try to convince you otherwise.

However, please don't assume that just because you hold a particular view, then everyone else must automatically hold the same view.

Personally I thought it was a bit unusual, but I simply wouldn't describe them as freaks.

[minestrone]

Let's not be coy, the TV show is put on as nothing more than a freak show.

The makers know it, the subjects know it and we all know it.

Are we really intersted in Reg telling us his life story while wearing a silk pant suit? No, we are all watching so we can think 'that guy is a bloody freak'

[Diver]

Fook me.

Has Threaded's time machine gone wrong again and transported us all back to the nineteen seventies?

I will admit that I felt more than a little uncomfortable the first time that I met a transvestite. Playing the incident over in my mind again later I asked myself "exactly what was wrong with that?". I couldn't come up with a single answer so gave myself a and resolved not to be so stupid again in the future.

WHS

Wasn't during an intimate moment in a secluded area of a nightclub, with alcohol in your system and romance on your mind was it?