Interesting essay. And you can add: what is a uniform?
I note that you stand differently as Tsuji. I have done enough acting, and also dressing up for cons, to know about the putting on of identity. That might be one of the reasons that clothing is so important in some cultures, such as Japanese; putting on certain garb implies committment to qualities the clothes symbolize.
It always amuses me that once in a while I dress in my dom persona, which isn't much part of my day-to-day personality, and men and a few women literally wrap themselves around my legs or follow me around with glazed eyes. Now, I can't have truly grown several dimensions in physical attractiveness just by putting on a couple of boots, so I have to conclude that when I wear those clothes, I put on a persona as well that is a lot more sexually attractive than my normal persona. So it's not just the clothes, no. It's what they represent.
Sort of a bit of magic.
I think I'd find you intimidating in your Tsuji persona. But this explains why FF calls you Tsugi. I'd been confused about that.
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Date: 2006-09-16 10:52 pm (UTC)I note that you stand differently as Tsuji. I have done enough acting, and also dressing up for cons, to know about the putting on of identity. That might be one of the reasons that clothing is so important in some cultures, such as Japanese; putting on certain garb implies committment to qualities the clothes symbolize.
It always amuses me that once in a while I dress in my dom persona, which isn't much part of my day-to-day personality, and men and a few women literally wrap themselves around my legs or follow me around with glazed eyes. Now, I can't have truly grown several dimensions in physical attractiveness just by putting on a couple of boots, so I have to conclude that when I wear those clothes, I put on a persona as well that is a lot more sexually attractive than my normal persona. So it's not just the clothes, no. It's what they represent.
Sort of a bit of magic.
I think I'd find you intimidating in your Tsuji persona. But this explains why FF calls you Tsugi. I'd been confused about that.