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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Should a "boy" be able to dress as a "girl" for prom? Sure, why not? Now let's switch it up. Should a "boy" be able to dress as a "girl" at work. Now you're representing a brand. At what point does a "boy" become a "girl"? Transition takes years.
The problem is social norms and control. They are just entrenched and higher ups don't want to lose control. The conservative slippery slope. Like look at your own work dress code. Forget trans issues for second, people can't get their head around even tattoos and piercings in the workplace. Then there's the gender 'norms'. As a girl, I can wear almost anything to the workplace. I can wear a suit, a dress, blouse and skirt, high heels. I can probably even get away with shirt, shorts and sandals, if I just stay in my office.
Guys can't even wear shorts or sneakers to work. They would probably be sent home at the door. Wasn't there an issue a guy couldn't even dye his hair pink for breast cancer? So when someone who's trans (guy to girl) dress even a little different, it's a big issue. Why? It should not be.
Then there's the whole family and honor thing. Having someone who's gay (maybe not so much anymore) or trans is an embarrassment to the family. It totally ruins everything at the dinner table. These are just things people can't get heads around because social norms have been entrenched in our society.
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I think this is not really a problem. It's not "higher ups" it's that people are able to be manipulated by hateful bigots and use them as tools.
The family honor thing is only there because, again hateful bigots has placed it there. If everyone accepted their family members being different, it wouldn't be an issue, and the one bigoted uncle would be asked to knock it off or leave. You can't give these people room to act or air to breath, because they'll use it all for hate.