Drag practice: more authentic that actually being a woman?

[Patnotpending]

I was listening to Saturday REview on Radio 4 yesterday and there was a discussion about the latest Almodovar film. Dorian Lynsky, music writer for the Guardian, says that something in the film relates to:

'drag practice, in which to channel femininity is more authentic than being a woman.'

My jaw dropped – and so did that of the presenter, Tom Sutcliffe, who instantly picked him up on it. It was laughed off, but only after Lynsky repeated that this was drag practice. It's here, at around 05.58 minutes in:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0007wkd

Can this really be true – that men in drag think they are being more authentic feminine than women? It's just so fucked-up, so obviously based on sex stereotypes. What are all these idiots on?

In fact, I teamed the feminine sundress with some knarly old trainers to walk the dogs just now. Go me! - sartorial rules are for suckers

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I do not wear gnarly old trainers 😱

I do have standards...watermelon shorts not withstanding

About to don flip flops to go water the plants. My life is just so rock n roll.

Living the dream there zebra.

All my trainers are gnarly. I love them

'MargueritaBlue

Nah, I just find skirts and dresses uncomfortable and impractical, and if I'm honest have never met a woman who doesn't look better in trousers

Each to their own. Personally I think unless a woman is very slim most women look terrible in trousers. They are very unflattering on anyone larger than a size 10.'

This kind of statement from women to other women is what keeps the rocking world of gender role go round.

Yes what the other poster said was awful as well.

Women are so heavily policed by everyone.

Man at my work goes running every lunchtime in 70s style tiny running shorts. No one says a word even though he looks silly and out of date. Because he is a man doing a sport thing and so can dress however he feels comfortable and that is fine and as it should be.

The poster who said they have literally never seen a woman who didn't look better in trousers was so ludicrous I think it was ignored.

The most outstanding remark recently was in a grocery store. A guy around my age approached me by the cauliflower, squeezing one, and saying to me "I do like nice firm head'

I slunk away without my veg, saying nothing.

Oh thats mank detroit

Seems like my timberlands, loose fitting jeans, high necked blue tee, and baseball hat didn't stop him seeing me as female.

Weird

maybe he had, like, a 6th sense

I mean it’s virtually impossible to tell...apparently

Practicing femininity vs being a woman.

Woman is not a costume.