Q Of The Day: Has Anne Slowey Been Right About the Fate of Dresses?

in rural LA a guy wearing a dress to the voting precinct building

would be lynched.
Personally I probably should have voted absentee, any, (and I mean ANY) contact with most of the folks out here, is by and large UNPLEASANT. We tend to ourselves, which works out fine with me.
The radical queer in me may wear my ACT UP read my lips t-shirt which features two sailors kissing, under a jacket.
Only I'll know it's there, but it feeds my soul.

What have you done today, to make ya feel PROUD?


~Heather Small

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by: peteyPornpig @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 02:57:25 AM CDT

...and we all need SOUL FOOD

In the voting booth come NOV 4...it will be so very soothing then.

It's the Hammer of JUSTICE,
It's the Bell of FREEDOM,
It's the Song about LOVE between,
my Brothers and my Sisters
...All over this Land.

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by: Orion45 @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 09:48:16 AM CDT

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They are more comfortable, that's for sure

I usually end up wearing jeans when we have mild weather, but bundling up is more comfortable in a dress. (Of course here its all vote by mail, so I voted in my bathrobe.)


susanferman.wordpress.com

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by: Susan_F @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 03:15:46 AM CDT

Screw dresses

I'll vote for the first candidate who promises to outlaw neckties!

If only neckties had an expiration date. I hate the damn things and so does almost every man on the planet. There's nothing practical about them. They are just a silk rag that men are forced to tie around our necks.

I think the reason why Star Trek was so popular was because it showed a future without neckties.

When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will.

- Abraham Lincoln.

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by: Fritz @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 03:40:13 AM CDT

Necks?

Really? Wow... we're "wearing" them wrong. ;) I like them, myself.

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

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by: Louise @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 04:26:39 AM CDT

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Do you know why neckties exist?

They're a holdover from Victorian prudery/sexism.  The proposition was that women, being such frail creatures, could be driven to a state of sexual hysteria if they even catch a glimpse of the fastenings on men's clothes.  This was explained to us, with a perfectly straight face, by one of my religion teachers at the Catholic boys high school I attended.  Needless to say, he endorsed neckties; they weren't a useless relic of the repressive past but a vital tool in our war against sin.  There was no doubt in his mind that women really are that dippy.

And now, a hundred and fifty years later, we're still saddled with the damned stupid things.

As you might guess from the above, we were required to wear ties in school.  I've been rebelling against it ever since.

I've never been able to track down any verification of Brother Denis' story, but it sounds screwy enough to be true (the history, I mean, not the sexism).  If anyone has any definite info about this, I'd love to hear it.  If nothing else, it would be nice to think that at least one thing the Marianists taught me wasn't pure fantasy.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.  -Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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by: QScribe @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 09:31:12 AM CDT

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I wonder how...

...Brother Denis would explain the codpiece.

When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will.

- Abraham Lincoln.

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by: Fritz @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 13:25:46 PM CDT

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He wouldn't try to explain them.

He'd be too busy licking them.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.  -Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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by: QScribe @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 17:30:18 PM CDT

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Dresses

As a true-blue bona-fied dyke I can say that I haven't owned a  dress in at least 15 years (well, at least since my mother's funeral in 1990.)  I wore a pantsuit to my dad's funeral (2003) and a SUIT suit (plus aviator shades) to my last surviving uncle's service in January. I have maybe owned 3 dresses since reaching 21 in 1982 (and I've only been out since 2003.)

Autumn, may I say right now that you are one of my heroes :-D

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by: ChuChu @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 03:53:34 AM CDT

As a true-blue bonafide femme dyke

I kind of prefer dresses because yeah, coordinating tops and bottoms can be a headache at times. I'm just lazy and like an outfit that's all pre-coordinated so I don't have to bother with that. Dresses are for lazy dames like me. So Autumn, you may be onto something there, LOL

Here's what I find about compromise--
don't do it if it hurts inside,
'cause either way you're screwed,
eventually you'll find
you may as well feel good;
you may as well have some pride

--Indigo Girls

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by: Hypatia @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 05:04:36 AM CDT

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If I wore a dress to the polls...

... without shaving my beard, well, it would certainly frighten the Republican propaganda pushers in front of the polling place and keep them away from me!

Come to think of it, that's not a bad idea...

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by: dewdrop_world @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 04:30:37 AM CDT

I wear dresses and it is totally not a big deal

This is silly. In Washington DC lots of women wear dresses, and lots don't, and it is just not a big deal one way or the other. As for voting, on Election Day I plan to wear a blue dress to the polls, natch. The following morning, it's the Pugs who are going to be blue. ;)

Here's what I find about compromise--
don't do it if it hurts inside,
'cause either way you're screwed,
eventually you'll find
you may as well feel good;
you may as well have some pride

--Indigo Girls

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by: Hypatia @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 05:00:29 AM CDT

LOL

To the first one, no -- but then, I'd wear a dress just to show that not only are they not expired, but that they are eternal.

And absolutely easier.

If I didn't wear a dress, I'd havea much harder time.

NOT

eyeroll

(and yes, I will be wearing a dress when I vote)

http://www.dyssonance.com  Breaking all the rules...

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by: dyssonance @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 05:08:29 AM CDT

I'll be in jammies

because same as last time, I'm gonna be FIRST in line and second, when I get home I am gonna cuddle under a blanket and watch the news.

Maybe I'll be festive and wear my Bugs Bunny slippers. Everyone here knows I'm a nut...

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

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by: Louise @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 05:47:35 AM CDT

Already in jammies...

...but they are 'silk long underwear type' that I can wear on the boat and in camper as 'real clothes' just covering up to go out.  'Cuz I voted absentee.

It's the Hammer of JUSTICE,
It's the Bell of FREEDOM,
It's the Song about LOVE between,
my Brothers and my Sisters
...All over this Land.

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by: Orion45 @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 09:42:00 AM CDT

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e.g. Thats by mail.

I love going to the polls, still makes me feel special..but we have voted by mail for a while. Oregon, the whole state does it..and their voter participation is HIGH!

It's the Hammer of JUSTICE,
It's the Bell of FREEDOM,
It's the Song about LOVE between,
my Brothers and my Sisters
...All over this Land.

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by: Orion45 @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 09:43:12 AM CDT

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Me too!

I filled out my mail in ballot wearing silk thermals and a bathrobe! Gotta love those silk thermals; a friend turned me on to them a couple of years ago.

On a more serious note, mail in voting seems to have a great participation rate here, too (half the people I have called while phone banking in the past couple of days have already voted), but a lot of people are worried about their ballots actually being counted.

We have poll watchers at the auditors office and so do the Republicans, because in the last couple of elections the idiot temps hired to help count ballots flagged a disproportionate number for signatures that did not "match".

I don;t think they will make the same mistake this year--both parties are watching them like a hawk.

susanferman.wordpress.com

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by: Susan_F @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:12:42 PM CDT

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If I'm not mistaken

Maine has ALREADY gotten over 28,000 absentees! Polls will be empty at this rate.

Starting to think I could show up stark nekked and only shock the old man at the door...or worse, thrill the coot.

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

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by: Louise @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:42:05 PM CDT

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Small Midwestern Town - Large Man - Dress....

I think it would certainly cause some discussion about my participation in the voting process, but I doubt wearing a dress would make my voting easier.

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by: obscurifer @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 07:27:47 AM CDT

Hee-hee!

This is exactly why I didn't just ask female blenders whether or not wearing a dress to the polls would help concentration when casting your votes -- it's always fun to hear from all types of blenders on hard-hitting, fashion related issues that are as life-and-death as this issue no doubt is. ;)

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~~Autumn~~

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.
--Henry David Thoreau

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by: Autumn Sandeen @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 08:42:57 AM CDT

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HOOT!

Oh! Yeah...specially if it is windy or chilly where you live.

It's the Hammer of JUSTICE,
It's the Bell of FREEDOM,
It's the Song about LOVE between,
my Brothers and my Sisters
...All over this Land.

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by: Orion45 @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 09:44:06 AM CDT

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Does she mean to say

That it's easier to go though all the effort of shaving your legs than to grab a shirt and pants? She must be nuts, or one of those women who haven't yet figured out that you only need to shave 'em if you're wearing a skirt or shorts.

Oh, and also, if she has such a problem with coordinating cloths she should know that coordinating shoes with dresses is way more difficult.

<3 Sam

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by: Samie D @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 11:08:23 AM CDT

I can't speak for anyone else

But no way in hell would I shave my legs--I hate it.

Opaque tights or leggings with boots.

(leave it to me to find the lazy way to do anything)

susanferman.wordpress.com

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by: Susan_F @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:15:08 PM CDT

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I'd had to shave

since practically pre-school... otherwise, ya could French-braid the stuff! ;)

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

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by: Louise @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:39:13 PM CDT

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NO, NO, NO...MON AM reminded me.

It's not the dresses....it's the CONTROL TOP pantyhose!!! That have to go!!

It's the Hammer of JUSTICE,
It's the Bell of FREEDOM,
It's the Song about LOVE between,
my Brothers and my Sisters
...All over this Land.

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by: Orion45 @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 11:45:32 AM CDT

Ann Slowey

Ann Slowey is an idiot harpy.  What a mess.

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by: JBravoEcho09 @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 12:34:34 PM CDT

Yes, my ass looks way better in a dress than jeans

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by: ShannonB @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:17:53 PM CDT

My ass

looks best in the dark at midnight, sideways and viewed after a few good bottles of wine. ;)

Then she be a thing of rare and exquisite beauty indeed!

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

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by: Louise @ Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 15:37:59 PM CDT

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