>Operating based on a sampling of women I know
How big and diverse is that sample?
>You can slice it 6 different ways but outside of a small minority
How small is that minority?
>the vast majority of women want to "be pretty"
Are you implying that there's an objective idea of 'pretty' as it relates to fashion? That a woman in pants can't be 'pretty'? Can I point you to powerful men in high-heeled shoes in the 10th Century? Lots of women were attracted to that back then, because of what it meant from a societal standpoint.
Or are you implying that it's fine for men to dress in women's clothes? Because if so then why are we here?
>I realize this is a terribly "incorrect" thing to say
It's not 'incorrect,' it's intellectually lazy.
>I personally do not understand why a minority of people choosing alternative, non-birth gender roles needs to be cast into some movement where everyones gender is in question.
Luckily, that's a strawman so you can stop being confused by it.
> History shows us that almost all expressions of gender are fluid
Again, are high heels for boys or girls? History's opinion will surprise you!
Now listen, outside of snark, I understand its hard to see outside of the environment you've lived for your entire life, but this is a forum for hackers so maybe be a little bit more open to people questioning and challenging things you hold dear?
EDIT: You know what, here's one of many phenomenon that you seem to be unaware of:
Although Europeans were first attracted to heels because the Persian connection gave them a macho air, a craze in women's fashion for adopting elements of men's dress meant their use soon spread to women and children.
"In the 1630s you had women cutting their hair, adding epaulettes to their outfits," says Semmelhack.
"They would smoke pipes, they would wear hats that were very masculine. And this is why women adopted the heel - it was in an effort to masculinise their outfits."
From that time, Europe's upper classes followed a unisex shoe fashion until the end of the 17th Century, when things began to change again.
"You start seeing a change in the heel at this point," says Helen Persson, a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. "Men started to have a squarer, more robust, lower, stacky heel, while women's heels became more slender, more curvaceous."
[Citation - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21151350]