on cross-dressing

All men should have the opportunity to spend a day in a dress.

After experiencing the body issues, constant superficial commentary, and general discomfort associated with women's fashion, a new perspective begins to crystallize. Maybe there's a reason that girls seem so quick to assume the shapeless clothing stereotypically associated with males. Maybe there's a reason that women avoid drawing attention to themselves, if that attention is so likely to be critical of appearances. Why is it that there is no stigma attached to a woman dressing as a man, but there is a stigma attached to a boy who dresses effeminately?

feminist thought

In a non-patriarchal society, the headline would have read:

"Shirley Temple Black, Former Diplomat, Philanthropist, Corporate Leader, First Female Chief Of Protocol of the United States, and Breast Cancer Activist Died Today at 85."
First Known As Child Actor