Trudeau - help me out, I still don't get it

[pombear]

So Trudeau's now prostrating himself in front of the apology-altar for donning 'brownface'.

But men wearing 'womanface'. Not a problem. Not appropriation. Same political party, same political people.

-all horrified and apologetic at a man wearing 'brownface'.

But the minute men wear 'womanface' and state they're women, that's it. They're women.

Where's the difference here?

Is it the intent?

Is it the occasional-ness (ie not just a party, not just a weekend, in a week, or even a year in 'womanface' that's then deemed OK, not appropriation? Who gets to make the decision?)

Why are some men who like to wear clothes that are stereotypically associated with women, whio wear make-up that's stereotypically associated with women, not accused of the same appropriation as Trudeau has been?

Justin photo - worldwide media decimation and questioning
Jonathan Yaniv - most of the world's media "meh"

Trudeau was in fancy dress as Alladin on an Arabian Nights themed do. I'd have thought wearing dark make up was in character and don't understand the fuss.

Yes, idiotic isn’t it?

The whole story as far as I’m concerned is that Trudeau has been caught up in an identity politics net of his own making. He would have been the first on the bandwagon if someone else had dressed in blackface at that party. You go around imposing these ridiculous woke identity politics rules on everyone, you’re going to get caught by them. And that’s what has happened. I am loving it.

He’s not racist. He’s a just a simple, unsophisticated thinker who really shouldn’t be a head of state.