Once upon a time, being on the cutting edge meant getting updated, useful information. Now, staying on the cutting edge means constantly following and adopting what’s “trending”; this involves anything that’s popular, hot, and well talked about. It doesn’t even have to make sense, nor does it have to be in keeping with high morals and values. Once a public figure has endorsed it or everybody seems to be doing it, then it’s trending—and you ought not to be left behind.
Michael Snyder , the founder and publisher of End Of The American Dream says; Gender fluidity in style is no longer a thing for only women, but men too. His reaction comes following new fashion trends that have seen men dressing in skirts, dresses and 8 inch heels.
Social media went wild last week when photos of Thom Browne, an American designer insinuated that men should embrace trend by ‘borrowing from the girls’.
His spring summer collection presented at the ongoing Men’s fashion week in USA had a slew of dress shirts, tunics, maxi dresses and skirts all worn with pointy toe heels.
The collection, according to Michael Snyder, seems to drive a conversation many of us never want to have.
“And, if a woman can wear a pantsuit, why can’t a man wear a skirt suit? Probably, this is what the designer wanted to us to talk about.”
Is this a trend for Christians to adopt? Many are left to wonder – naturally concerned.
It is the quest of every believer to grow into Christ-likeness: to have temperance and control over the body; to cultivate a sound mind, and to be wise in all spiritual things. In other words, we are to be transformed from and not conformed to this world.
Uganda is not distant from such adaptations since we are probably one of the largest consumers of USA’s television programming, inevitably this is going to have a dramatic impact on how the generation is to see the world.
For Browne, he figures that since we all wore similar clothing as babies that we should be able to do the same thing once we reach adulthood. The following quote from Browne comes from Vogue.com
“I like the idea that when you are a baby you wear pretty much the same clothing as your brothers and sisters. And I think that culture dictates which way and what kind of clothing you wear—but it is nice that you can pretty much do whatever you want.”
Michael Snyder says doing whatever is right in our own eyes may make a lot of sense for Browne, but a society without gender would be complete chaos.
“God created both men and women for a reason, and trying to eradicate masculinity and femininity would be a tragic mistake.”
“Instead of “male” and “female”, are we ultimately headed for a “genderless” era where most people will fall on a “spectrum” somewhere between the two genders? Even now, some major stars in the entertainment industry are fully embracing the “genderless” label.”
“How would you feel if a man walked into a business meeting wearing a skirt and 8 inch heels? 20 years ago that would have been absolutely unthinkable, but if one American designer has his way that may soon become the norm.” Michael Snyder says.
aaron@ugchristiannews.com
