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Actually the utopia proposed in Star Trek is supposed to have followed World War Three and a period referred to as “The Post Atomic Horror” where nuclear war caused society to collapse. So before we make it to utopia we’ll have to damn near kill each other first, then we discover warp drive and meet the Vulcans.

“Humans may not be capable of living in such a way without bio modifications. Then when humans have the ability to make bio modifications it is likely they will try and make the wrong ones by maximising the traits that are doing humans no favours to start with.”

Interestingly the World War Three predicted by Star Trek is often referred to as “The Eugenics Wars”, caused when genetically modified individuals become tyrannical leaders of several countries.
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“The only reason why anyone would be bothered about someone cross dressing is if they are insecure about there sexuality.”

Indeed, I think that’s an accurate assesment of the situation. With the exception for religion which seems to be insecure about everyone’s sexuality.

Thanks for joining in too – what an entrance.

I think some of these ideal futures predicted in some of the sci fi stories as based on the idea that gender is a social construct and that all differences between the sexes are the result of inequality. So in there ideal futures where the sexes are equal both would dress the same. In a way i am still not sure about gender, as i know i like the idea of living in a unisex gender free world, i would not miss gender difference. But i know a lot of people who do have a strong masculine or feminine gender expression and who would not wish to dress androgynous all the time so i except that no equal and fair future would have everyone wearing unisex style clothes.

Also i think i know the answer to why some people cannot cope with people who cross dress. People have a need to know someone’s gender for the simple reason that they do not want to fancy the wrong sex.

I think the fashion at the current time is restrictive and oppressive of women as there are lots of ways to be feminine with out suffering in heels and being on mad diets. In the future there could only ever be utopia if capitalism falls and if this were to happen there may not be a fashion in the way there is now, people may replicate there own clothes so have the option of wearing what they want. People may choose to copy the styles they liked from the past or choose something not yet invented. The rules of today may no longer apply. People may even wear basic tops and bottoms as the nature of humans may change or there may be other things to focus on, the way things are going there may not be the resources to make so many clothes so they may go completely functional. In a hot climate from global warming everyone may be wearing the same style of clothes Muslims wear as they would keep everyone cool and protected from the sun. There may not be the resources to get into space or the materials to make breathable tight clothes as too much effort goes into war and defence these days, the world is not on the path to the utopian society needed to to get to a future like the one in star trek. Humans may not be capable of living in such a way without bio modifications. Then when humans have the ability to make bio modifications it is likely they will try and make the wrong ones by maximising the traits that are doing humans no favours to start with. But there is one good thing about human DNA 45 out of its 46 chromosomes are unisex as it is only the Y that cannot be passed to both sexes. We know the Y is not the only predictor of masculinity as we get masculine women and feminine men. I think that the differences between the sexes are not as polarised as some of the Christian right may like so clothing is the last option in creating a difference. The Christian right have always been campaigning against unisex and I think that they won as the disappearance of unisex and reduction in the acceptance of unisex came as bush rose to power. The Christian right do have an agenda, they do want to turn society back and there anti unisex campaign is one way of doing it, as is playing up scientific studies that reinforce gender differences and prove old school ideas of gender. They use social problems that are the result of poverty and anti social individuals and blame them on the advancement of women and changing family life style. This reinforces there agenda. A lot of the priests and Christian right are obsessed with sexuality and the morals of it more then the average secular person is. That tells me that it must be on there mind more then it is on the average persons mind. The first thing that these people thing of when they see unisex things is homosexuality, strange as I know lots of straight women who are tomboys and I have seen boys who are prettier then the girls they are with. The only reason why anyone would be bothered about someone cross dressing is if they are insecure about there sexuality.

But i do not think we will have to wait too long before unisex returns as in the 90′s it was a method to sell things, maybe towards the middle of next decade it will return with styles quite different to the ones of the 90′s. This time around it will be about getting the balance of functional and stylish in one outfit using styles both sexes can wear.

Another reason that unisex and utopia could be connected is because humans may never become balanced enough as individuals to become a citizen in such a society until each individual gets in touch with there other side. This process will lead to hyper feminine men and hyper masculine women to start with as when you connect with your other side it is easy to become it as it has been suppressed for so long. But in time the hyper feminine man will let in a bit more masculine energy and the hyper masculine woman will let in a bit more of her feminine energy until they both become balanced. A lot of people confuse this stage with wanting to change there biological sex so just end up stuck at the other pole. Science at this current time is focusing on gender difference too much; it is in a way comparable to the ideas of Victorian times where science then was used to keep women in the home.

I too wear a rather nice one, when I’m suited and booted.

Reminds me, I haven’t seen that film in ages…

Oh, indeed. You don’t see them around too much these days. They should be like a protected species, reared in captivity and released into the wild.

Tophat farms, you could do far worse.

I have heard it used as an insult before now, but usually from people that think that brushing your hair or having a wash makes you gay.

One particular friend cross-dresses not out of any sense of fashion, but out of necessity. He’s got a very small frame and other than resort to children’s clothes, the only other real option is to adopt wearing women’s ones. He looks ace in them too.

I don’t know why some people feel threatened by people wearing clothes ordained for the opposite gender. It’s just cloth…

I love cold weather. It lets me dress properly.

Modern fashion is definitely a motivator for my determination to become a tailor.

I’m mostly just a jeans and long sleeve shirt guy, but I would like to see some variety in the fashion that our society wears.