Well, this is a new one to me. Dalrock is a Christian Red Pill dude who’s been kicking up a fuss about women in the military, on behalf of God almighty, who’s apparently got some strong views on the subject.
And now he’s found a new reason why God doesn’t want to see women wearing military uniforms — because women wearing what has traditionally been a male outfit is basically a form of crossdressing, and crossdressing is icky.
In a recent post, Dalrock quotes from Christian blogger Douglas Wilson, who argues that “opposition to this monstrosity is a function of biblical faithfulness.” How so? Well, it seems that there’s a passage in Deuteronomy that says:
The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.
But wait, you say, that doesn’t actually mention anything about women wearing military uniforms per se. Ah, but according to Wilson it really does.
Notice the odd construction — “that which pertains to a man.” The Hebrew underneath is keli geber, and should be read as the “gear of a warrior.” Whether we are talking about a man in fishnet stockings, or a woman decked out in full battle regalia, we need to recognize that God finds it loathsome. So should we.
And it’s not just military uniforms that are an abomination for women to wear. As Wilson wrote in a followup blog post, that “gear of a warrior” bit “could also perhaps be extended to include something like a telephone lineman’s tool belt.”
Oh, and women being cops? That’s also a big Biblical no-no, “especially when it involves riot gear.”
Dalrock, for his part, agrees that the Lord doesn’t love a woman in a uniform, declaring Wilson’s argument to be “a simple, straightforward biblical case.”
That aside, Dalrock has a slightly different spin on the issue than Wilson:
I think a woman wanting to put on a military uniform and go into combat is not that different than a man wanting to wear a dress. Both are literal and figurative forms of cross-dressing. Both also are expressions of envy, and they are equally twisted.
One wonders what these guys make of the literally crossdressing Corporal Klinger from MASH.
Or these guys:
No, Iggy said this:
http://i.imgur.com/OoE5X6S.png
Also, I have to say, he looks stunning in that. Better than I would, in fact.
Does the below count as dresses, do you think? Would Wilson and Dalrock have a problem with these guys, I wonder.
http://www.wakefield.anglican.org/images/uploads/Tom,John_Neil250.jpg
In other news, I’m quite fascinated by the history of fashion that’s being discussed in this thread. Do carry on!
In Persia and then in Europe heels were first adopted for the aforementioned horse-riding purposes, but even earlier, in Ancient Egypt, high heels were worn by butchers to keep their feet out of the blood and muck from their work.
@ dalillama
I’m guessing you know that that’s where we get the word ‘cravat’ (an alternate spelling of Croat)
Legend has it that trousers were invented by queen Semiramis in order to lead her troops into battle.
Also, wristwatches were invented by a clever lady who hung her watch on a bracelet. (I know, I know, nobody bothers with wristwatches since the arrival of cell phones.)
@Bina
Ooooooooh! Okay. Thanks.
Platform shoes were first used in China; nobles would wear them over their slippers to protect them and their clothing when the ground was wet or muddy.
For a long time in the Victorian era men were also expected to were corsets.
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjXhpbEw4fLAhUU7mMKHWdMD50QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpeople.howstuffworks.com%2Fcorset1.htm&psig=AFQjCNFgvxhoux7-Sa6ZNT4K6VUa1EnCfQ&ust=1456098277378617
I guess women should stop wearing hose.
Nope. Sorry. I think that both are sexy.
My work clothes consist of men’s’ Dickies pants, men’s tee shirts, men’s socks, and men’s steel-toed boots. OMG I”m a cross-dresser!
Croatia celebrating the cravat with the world’s biggest necktie:
The Romans also didn’t wore pants (unless you were a cold soldier stationed in a northern province). To them pants were what the northern barbarians wore, and were considered inherently uncivilized.
Please please please let me be there when either of these tossers walks up to a member of the Black Watch and calls him a cross-dresser.
******TMI:****** Not gonna lie: Men in lacy lingerie is like a huge turn-on for me. Stockings, garter-belts, panties, the whole nine yards.
Just….unf.
Don’t forget corsets, PI. *drool*
This makes perfect sense if you think about it. Because, you know, clothing is naturally gendered and we don’t just assigned gendered cultural meaning to it, it is natural.
Seriously?
Do these guys realize that pieces of clothing cannot naturally have gender? There is no “men’s” and “women’s” clothing really, it’s just the meaning we humans assign to them. Clothing itself not even being natural, there is no way that it is “natural” for women to wear skirts and dresses and men to wear suits and ties, etc. In fact, clothing fashions change all the time and what could be considered male/female clothing nowadays could totally change in as little as 100 years or so.
I’m not very familiar with the Bible or Christian God, but I’m sure zie could care less what people wear. You know, unconditional love and all. Not to mention zie created people naked and therefore, wouldn’t clothing just be a human invention that a god wouldn’t be too concerned with? Like I said though, I’m not all that familiar with Christianity so any Christians here feel free to correct me.
@ Paradoxical Intention
Yep, men wearing things like that turns me the fuck on XD *sigh*
**haha TMI also I know, just thought I’d share that**
Wow, just when I thought I couldn’t love Drax any more. Nice.
Kilts are *very* butch. I wore one when I married. My wife wore a white suit from Norstrom – my mother-in-law was determined her daughter would wear white.
Oh, yeah – My wife is a former Marine. One of the big reasons I married her (because it said a lot about her character and being strong-willed). We value and marry strong women in my family. Our kids tend to be hellions && they need *strong* parents.
I don’t know what it is like for women wearing a dress/skirt in cold windy weather, but for a guy in a kilt …. it takes a *real* man to do so. Took me a couple of days to “find myself” afterwards.
There is a story of a clan chief leading his warriors to a battle. They lay down on the ground to sleep. His warriors were concerned their chief was losing it, because he used a *rock* as a pillow.
And – the whole old vs new Testament thing: except for the 10 commandments (which really boil down to don’t be a dick), if one bothers to read what Christ said, it is clear the old testament law is null and void. That is why Gentiles can become believers.
Point these idiots at the part in Revelations where John sees the forbidden food. That is a key passage on the old law being null&void.
Love this blog. These idiots need to be shown what they really are – idiots worthy of derision and mocking.
Er, Acts. But yes, exactly.
More about Doug Wilson here. Apparently he really doesn’t like it when “small-breasted biddies” pester him.
Victorious Parasol: Indeed, or as PTerry signed my Monstrous Regiment book, “Love & Socks”. 😀
Ah, the time-honored “The Bible says it’s wrong” argument.
They couldn’t care less about the actual clothing or actual biblical injunctions. It’s all a ruse.
It’s just one more way for these guys to try to control women and push their own way to the top. Follow me! I’ll tell you what’s right and wrong. And send me money, lots of it!
These particular guys won’t be able to push their way to the top, so they’ll heap judgment on us from the sidelines. Wave as you go by!
ETA “Small-breasted biddies”? If that statement isn’t following in the footsteps of Jesus, I don’t know what is!
@katz: (blush) You are correct.
My Acts instructor (class was in 1977), would just look at me and sigh if he found out I had forgotten. He still might – he was then and is still a friend. Fortunately for me, I doubt he reads blogs of any sort :^)
As a Christian, I find many who claim to be christians have a ghod they can only see when they have their heads up their ass. Makes me sad on many levels.
I’m pretty sure one of Jesus’ miracles was turning tiny boobs into giant boobs, or maybe fish?
That dress is very much Iggy’s color. Not sure about the neckline–scoop might be more flattering–but the rest of it is fantastic!