Cross Dressing Stereotypes

As it stands right now “Meslow points out that in recent years, a cross-dressing double-standard has developed. Men dress as women for broad, often crass comedies, whereas women dress as men for darker, more nuanced dramas” (Barkhorn). Furthermore, women have more opportunity for gender crossing drama roles. There is a modern-day feminist and masculine movement happening as a result of the gender bias. Therefore, it is difficult to gather cross dressing statistics blurring the lines between men and women gender roles.
In eastern and western culture, a woman wearing a man’s shirt is considered attractive opposed to a man wearing a dress. In western culture, a man dressing as a woman is considered going down a gendered social order (revolvy). Furthermore, in response, transgender advocacy groups continue to fight for changes in gender specific film roles for men. Also, men and women watchers are getting tired of the comedies of cross-dressing, gender roles in men and women.
All in all are movies similar to Some Like it Hot truly funny. The answer depends on each person’s perspective on male and female roles. In general, still, there is a social bias for men and women. However, women redefined their cross-gender roles. In cross dressing roles men still are not taken seriously; …show more content…
At the end of the movie the classic line “Nobody’s Perfect” leaves the viewer to put the meaning of the film into their context. Viewers claim they are ready for a fresh new approach to cross gender roles. Viewers have yet not put their opinion in action. If viewers and film critics look at cross dressing objectively in film, theatre, and literature, perhaps subjective views may dissipate therefore an awakening of a new art movement may be on the horizon blending both male and female roles with ambiguity perhaps androgyny may be the answer. Androgyny is both equilibria of male and female