"But women"
Are you honestly telling me if you saw a man wearing a dress you wouldn't do a double take?
mostly everyone would, because in general men acting any way without adhering to the strict social norms of modern masculinity is seen as strange and unnatural, leading to many problems, including but certainly not limited to, common sense.
I would, simply because it's not normal. I'd be proud of him for saying "forget you" to gender roles and forced masculinity.
if only it was that easy. the point here isnt that you can comfortably switch between acting masuline or feminine. those should be, in a way, abolished entirely. of course it can be important to describe yourself in a way the can be pinned down as something like masculine or feminine, but the idea that they are traits of any gender is still reinforcing gender roles.
maybe you already know this and im just reaching a bit, though.
