I was in a comic shop yesterday and there were

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3 men, dressed head to toe in baby pink. Frilly skirts, very short skirts, over knee socks, bows everywhere. Wigs (varying shades of pink) Size 11 Mary Jane shoes.

They were being SO loud. And in the middle of Manchester were talking in fake American accents, with that certain way they talk in dubbed animes, I can't explain it but where they sound shocked about everything.
They were picking up books and shouting 'Omg I love thisssss! "

They must have all been mid thirties.

They just took over the whole shop with what they were wearing, their loudness and shrieking.

I left because I didn't want to say anything as I'd be in FB within the hour for being a TERF.

My point is not a single real woman in that shop or any others I went in that day were behaving like that.

None.

What do they think they are pretending to be??

They are acting out their fetish in public.

Pretending they are their fantasy anime young girl avatars.

They get off on people seeing them and want reactions.

Yep. It's a fantasy, probably sexual, and the best reaction if you're there to witness it first hand is simply to ignore it all. They want a reaction, they want to feel like they're shocking you and that you're unwillingly joining in with their role playing.

Yawn loudly, talk to cashier about budget cosplay, thank your lucky stars you’re a woman and leave

Does it matter.

It definitely felt sexual 🤢

Where do that get the gall for it?!

I would say a grown man stood a few feet from my child, who is eye height to this man's visible frilly knickers matters, yeah.

How sad.

If someone displays themselves like this in front of me and my children, I will not hold back on telling them to absolutely DO ONE.

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If in Scotland, best not to react in any way.

In principle yes, but a line woman with kids standing upto 3 obviously mentally unstable men isn't the greatest idea. Especially in a very 'woke' area where I'm guessing the general consensus would be to side with the 'brave and stunning men'

Lone, not line.

Yes men of that age should not behave like attention seeking teens, nor should they be caricaturing women in such an offensive way.

Yes I does. I cannot even describe my visceral disgust at being unwillingly recruited as a participant in someone else's sexual fantasy. It's a violation even without physical contact. Not to mention the grooming effect it has on more vulnerable witnesses.

It's an odd feature of straight men's friendships that they need to do sexual things together - acting out fetishes in a gang like this, going to strip clubs together, spit roasting women...

and this is why I no longer participate in my hobby of reading comics. They have also hijacked sci-fi and fantasy.

I used to go to comic and sci-fi/fantasy book groups, shops, conventions. I spend my money elsewhere now.

Performance art? Street (shop) theatre? Or simply attention-seekers?

There was a time when deviants kept their revolting doings hidden.

They're doing it because they can (now) do so, without impunity. And if anyone says anything, we're bigots. It's enfuriating.

Would it matter if a group of women went out to a comic shop your DC were in, with dildos as hats, and underpants on ? I would hope so.

Yes. Exactly

In my day male Goths would go out in lipstick nail polish dog collars and PVC. You might talk to them about what weird bands you were both into.

This seems to be about what weird porn you are into.

Do not Google adult baby wearing on Etsy. Unless you have ample eye bleach.

What the.... I thought you were kidding!!!
What is actually happening in the world??

Foucault the French philosopher and his Queer ideology, blurring boundaries.

He had an interesting life, I dare you read up on how he lived his life, what he got up to with boys in Africa and what laws he wanted changing.

Unless he's got his dick out, it doesn't matter. If your child asks what's going on say 'they're acting out their fetish/silly imaginations (as age appropriate), ignore them' then ignore them.