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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

The Third Sex

If you just notice, my blog entry titles are on ordinal number basis. LOL. Oh, well, that's not what this post is going to be about.

     Just this morning, I told you guys that I wasn't up for any Olympic-based event in our University. In line with those stuffs is usually a pageant, the Mr. and Ms. WMSU, and now, pageants with an 's' for another one, the Ms. Gay University 2010. Attending that stuff wasn't really counted as my agenda for today. While I was serving my uncle the dinner (because that's what I used to do), I bumped onto my cousin who was all dressed up and fuzzy. Yeah, when my uncle permits you to go out, you should have that kind of reaction, because he rarely does let us out at night time. Aside from our influential identity that was handed down to us all the way from my great grandfather, it was really not proper for girls like us to be out at night, especially when we are decent and respected. An eye on one of us tells an impression about the whole family and how we were being raised up, hence, the crucial and well-picked act of morality and decency that we publicize. Forgive the uncivilized side of my bloodline as they're on the loose sometimes :)

     At first, the fact that I see those gay people in a woman's long gown, all stunning, disgusted me. Maybe because of the mere fact that they're for women only. But then they shouldn't be in a tuxedo, either. And why the hell the 'Ms.' label? But then it came to me that they weren't just portraying a feminine side. They had it in them. A women trapped in a man's physique. After all, it's not the physical appearance that matters. It's how you carry yourself for who and whatever you are.

     With how they answered the Question, they, all the more, made me respect them. I vaguely remember it and I tried so hard just to be able to share to you how much I'm proud of the third sex now. It's like I can already campaign for them to be totally accepted in the society without having them face any social stigma.

     The question was "With the permissiveness of the society, do you think that gays in this university must start dressing in a woman's uniform? If no, why? and if yes, what do you think will happen?

     Well obviously, if you wanted to win that contest you had to say 'NO'. Personally, I say 'no' too. Our uniform is a distinguishing factor of male and female in the university. Whether they belong to the third sex, still, they're men, biologically speaking. And given now that the discrimination dominates even without the cross-dressing yet, then, allowing such will not alleviate the social stigma at any cost. For another reason, they had to respect the University's reputation too. What will the neighboring schools say if the school allowed it? Our academe is prestigious and known for excellence in vast fields. And cross-dressing doesn't add up to one's being gay. They'd even degrade the third sex more.

    Good for those top 5 finalists, their answer was sort of mine too. And some went to the extent of being God-fearing and all that. It overwhelms me to hear such from a third sex who's yearning to be recognized as a female. And it makes me proud, all the more, to see them stand before the crowd and wave their hands, as if tomorrow will still be normal, and they will no longer be laughable in the society.

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