Cross Dressing on Formal nights

[tomc]

An old man named Jim was a tranny.
When someone asked if he was a granny,
Said, "I'm less,"
Lifted his dress,
And said, "You may kiss my fanny."

[jmps]

[quote name='lorekauf']I'm pretty sure this is a joke. I think the OP is just trying to stir the pot.[/quote]

Since the OP hasn't responded in the conversation accept with one remark, you must be right. Such a waste of time for people trying to be helpful. I guess the only positive of this thread is I now learned a few more posters to put on my ignore list.

[Floridiana]

[quote name='seadancer']very astutue observation . Seems like the more traveled a person is the more open minded they are. Those fresh on the boat as it were seem a little less open minded. Not in all cases but a great majority..[/quote]

I hope this is true for my first HAL cruise next April. On my last cruise (different line), I did not feel that the passengers doing similar cruises for the 15th time had widened their horizon.

[Thoth]

[quote name='tomc']An old man named Jim was a tranny.
When someone asked if he was a granny,
Said, "I'm less,"
Lifted his dress,
And said, "You may kiss my fanny."[/QUOTE]
Funny !

[dot73]

I believe that the more people travel and actually sit down and talk with people they consider "different", the more tolerant they become. They actually start judging people based on their character rather than by stereotypes. Of course, there are exceptions. A lot of people's perceptions are based in many ways on their upbringing. I was brought up in an ethnocentric environment where tolerance of people different than us was not exactly seen as a good thing. My ethnic group's view of other people was based on centuries of intolerance and untruths being fed to them throughout generations. By being educated and working with people of different backgrounds, religion, sexual orientation, I learned tolerance. I learned that there are good and bad people from every walk of life. When I go on a cruise, I always hope that I am sharing dinner with people who are well mannered, are witty and have a sense of humour, and can carry on a conversation about travel, politics, religion, etc. without resorting to ugly accusations or comments. Whether a man wears pants or a dress to dinner, really makes little difference to me. Whether this thread was started as a joke or not, I think it has been interesting.

[cruisinggranmama]

JMHO but it seems to me that if he is a public cross-dresser then he should know how he will be perceived at sea. It will be the same no doubt as perception on land.

 

Varied perceptions are represented on this board.

[iancal]

Joke or no joke...who really cares???

[gummi]

"On our last cruise there was a trans-gender woman"

 

how do you know?

[Rutland Gate]

This is a stupid example of how "culture" has been hijacked by the nut cases.

[E-500]

Richard was a Tranny

Liked to be called Fanny

Tried a thong,

but it was wrong

Wore a pair of hose one night,

decided they were too tight

The wig would not fit,

left him in a snit

In the end Richard was just Dick,

wearing lipstick.

 

ee cummings was some poet

[Aussiemick]

"On our last cruise there was a trans-gender woman"

 

how do you know?

 

I would ask the TSA, they will know.

[COMBOY]

Oh my...can I comment on this subject. In 2004 I did a RSVP GLBT charter cruise on HAL Zuiderdam from Ft. Lauderdale to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I was on a share basis with another male arranged by RSVP cruises. So this gentlemen arrives in the cabin. Never met him before. We exchanged a few welcomes and he informs me that he is a cross dresser. OK...my response was "all the time?" No, he replies, "Just at night at the themed parties or on formal night and for Mardi Gras." Now you can image my shock to all this. I'm thinking my cabin is going to have dresses, bras and panties, etc. Now, this is a charter so I can expect this kind of craziness, but not in my cabin!!! OK, to make a long story short. He was the nicest guy, we got along great as cabin mates, had a lot of nice conversations and he actually look better dressed as a women then a man...sorry (or happy) to say and he didn't dress up during the day or every night for dinner. I even escorted her to the captains formal cocktail party in her evening gown and we spent the whole day in New Orleans partying together for Mardi Gras (yes, with him dressed as a southern bell.) So the moral to the story from what I learned don't judge a book by it's cover. If he comfortable dressing up as a women so be it. Clearly he should inform the dining table prior to arriving that he is a cross dresser. If they don't approve then alternative dining arrangements should be made. Sorry to say some guys do cross dressing better then others. However, you don't want any surprises or awkward situation. It's better to be upfront. Who knows... dinner might be a fun event.