Comments on: Indian Boys Dressed Up As Girls

By: Amit Desai

Amit Desai — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:07:00 +0000

@ Abdullah K., “…So why do they force boys to dress up as girls?…”

So that the boy will get a cute girl, just like he was dressed to be. I don’t think this tradition is widespread in India though.

By: Abdullah K.

Abdullah K. — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:40:07 +0000

So why do they force boys to dress up as girls? Is that supposed to be sacred, divine or blessed?

By: Sharell

Sharell — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:31:53 +0000

Oh my gosh, that is just so wrong!

By: Samir

Samir — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:30:09 +0000

However, Indian the deviance. I for one believe the child rarely ever likes it. My father dressed me up as a girl and HELL did I put forth a fight…had to be belted and abused for an hour before I was forced into it…PLEASANT FAMILY TRIPS. Got me off school for a week-though, he didn’t want the teachers to notice the scars that became prominent…Good Times.

By: Clara

Clara — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:58:28 +0000

So this post is exactly why I love to read your blog. I read about boys being dressed up as girls and I thought it was as unusual as you did. I was telling Subbu (my boyfriend) about it half thinking that he would tell me how ridiculous the whole thing was. He just looked at me, unfazed, and said “yeah, people do that if they wanted a girl but got a boy” (just like you said). I was like “that is so weird”. He said “they do that here (in the U.S.) too. you see boys with long hair”. I was like “that is not the same thing at all, that is a style, they are not dressing them up as girls”. Anyway, my point is that this article brought to my attention something that I never would have learned about Indian culture if you hadn’t written it. Subbu never would have thought it was something unusual that he should share with me. I feel like you can see things from a non Indians point of view, just like I would. There have been other posts where Subbu and I have had similar conversations as well

By: Aparna

Aparna — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:34:51 +0000

hey dear its not always like that I have a photograph of mine on my 4th birthday dressed up as a boy…(I am third kid and I always tease my parent hmmmmmm may be you wanted a boy hee hee….)

By: Kanchan Karai

Kanchan Karai — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:06:10 +0000

Hmm. This question never came in my mind but the first commenter is right. If girls are ever dressed up like a boy, they are dressed up like Lord Krishna. My brother was also dressed up like a girl. He was wearing frilled white frock with blue polka dots pring on it. We also had his picture in that get up.

By: Nitaa

Nitaa — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:10:01 +0000

Dear All

even i am boy but also like to crossdressed as girl

By: Suhani

Suhani — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:26:10 +0000

I remember dressing up my son as Snow-white for his school play wen he was in kindergarten.He was lukin very cute!Crossdressing isnt so bad for kids,after all

By: Sharell

Sharell — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:28:57 +0000

Scarred for life!!!