The Website
First, we’ll begin with the website. The Beskirted Man is a blog intended to promote femininity in masculinity. More concretely, it is trying to encourage the idea that a man can be a manly man while also having a feminine side that he doesn’t have to be ashamed of or feels like he needs to hide.
It focuses heavily on the use of the external image to project this feminine side and thus there is a lot of discussion about men using clothing in every-day situations to do so. Crossdressing, drag queens, etc will probably be mentioned from time to time, but not regularly.
The focus here will be concentrated on cis, heterosexual men since that is what I am.
The Man
Now we’ll talk a little bit about the man behind The Beskirted Man.
As mentioned above, I am a cis, heterosexual man who has an interest in femininity and a strong dislike for toxic masculinity. I am a man with a big beard and “manly” hobbies such as playing drums in a metal band, woodworking and gaming, but I just so happen to like doing them in a skirt… and sometimes heels. I am also married to a wonderful, supporting woman who encourages me in all of my endeavors.
Why did I start wearing skirts and heels? That question deserves its own post, but to answer it in a single word: curiosity. After watching my wife and other women wearing skirts and heels for years, I wanted to know what they felt like to wear myself.
Conclusion
To wrap up, I will say that just as every man has a feminine side, every boy is discouraged from showing it. In fact, it is often quite literally beaten out of him on the school playground. Femininity is still considered to be a sign of weakness (think: “You throw like a girl!”) and that needs to change.
See my article on what “promoting femininity in masculinity” actually means.
It takes real strength for a man to proudly show and live his feminine side. Any man that says otherwise is insecure in their own masculinity and feels threatened by the mere notion of men not being 100%, stereotypically masculine.
My Other Blogs
The Beskirted Man is not the only blog I write for. I am an active writer of the following blogs as well:
Alex’s Notebook
- As some of you may have noticed, my websites keep going down and are not reachable for hours at a time. I've been having some stability issues with my server.
- I'm excited to announce that ScratchBook is now available as a free download on the Mac App Store!
- Unfortunately, ScratchBook is still waiting for review. It's taking much longer than Apple claims is the average for 90% of submitted apps.
- I've been working on a small software entity I've dubbed "Haunted House Software" and I'm excited to announce that it is live!
- I'm excited to announce that I just submitted my very first app for review to the Mac App Store!
- A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a new frontend framework I discovered called ElementaryUI. Since then, I found a video of it in action. It's impressive.
See more articles from Alex’s Notebook
History Rhymes
- Secret societies, like the notorious Illuminati, have long fascinated people worldwide, their influence extending from history into today's popular culture.
- Today I am excited to announce that after a number of years of lying dormant, History Rhymes is finally getting a new lease on life.
- Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated after the end of the First World War, but that is generally when he exits the stage of popular history. So what happened to him? What did he do in that time? This article aims to explore some of these questions.
- It is hard to believe that an entire decade has elapsed since I published my first History Rhymes blog post entitled "Starting Out." A lot has changed in the past ten years and I have big plans for it for the future.
- The rule of the Bavarian kings ended with the German Revolution of 1918-1919 in the immediate aftermath of World War I. The royal family became enemies of the Nazis and had to flee Germany, but never gave up the dream of restoring the monarchy.
- History Rhymes has been picked to be featured in an editorial by Tutorful called "History Lovers: Awesome Websites and Resources To Cure Your Boredom".