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A dominant woman and a submissive man practicing feminization. Feminization or feminisation, sometimes forced feminization (shortened to forcefem or forced femme), [1] [2] and also known as sissification, [3] is a practice in dominance and submission or kink subcultures, involving reversal of gender roles and making a submissive male take on a feminine role, which includes cross-dressing.
Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender. [2] From as early as pre-modern history, cross-dressing has been practiced in order to disguise, comfort, entertain, and express oneself.
Among members of a Detroit, Michigan youth gang in 1938–39, sissy was "the ultimate slur" used to tease and taunt other boys, as a rationalization for violence against rivals, and as an excuse for not observing the dicta of middle-class decorum and morality. [13] By the late 1980s, some men began to reclaim the term sissy for themselves. [14]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. Dressing and acting in a style or manner traditionally associated with a different gender Not to be confused with Travesti (gender identity), Transgender, or Transvestic fetishism. Cross-dressing History of cross-dressing In wartime History of drag Rebecca Riots Casa Susanna Pantomime ...
Dr. Frank 'n' Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show wore nothing but women's clothing the entire film/play. In The Drew Carey Show, Drew's brother, Steve Carey, is a cross-dresser. Robin Williams played a divorced father who dressed as a nanny to be with his children in the 1993 comedy Mrs. Doubtfire.
Men’s clothing is straightforward. So much so that their wives or sisters can wear their shirts, pants, jackets, and hoodies if they want to. Women’s clothing, on the other hand, not so much ...
He is the son of a rich political family and loves to cross-dress in women's clothing and makeup, appearing in various fashionable outfits throughout the series, as well as several different wigs. [61] [c] He uses the alias "Kurako" in front of the other Amars to hide his gender. [62] Japan Subaru Konoe Mayo Chiki! July 7, 2011
The practice of women dressing as men was generally viewed more positively as compared to men dressing as women. Altenburger states that female-to-male cross-dressing entailed a movement forward in terms of social status, power, and freedom [2] whereas men who cross-dressed were ridiculed or otherwise viewed negatively. [4]