Wednesday 5 October 2022 02:24 AM What Australians REALLY think about men wearing dresses trends now An online debate revealed how Australians really feel about men wearing dresses. The question 'If you saw a bloke in a dress, what's your first thought?' was asked in a Reddit post that went viral this week. 'I'm interested to see how Australians feel about men wearing dresses,' the poster asked. 'Not in a "taking the piss" way, just in a normal, everyday wear kinda way.' Mostly the responses were either positive or neutral and very few were negative. How Australians really feel about men wearing dresses has been revealed in surprising and hilarious online debate (Pictured, Christian Wilkins on the Logies' red carpet) The question 'If you saw a bloke in a dress what’s your first thought?' was asked in a Reddit post that went viral this week (Pictured, Christian Wilkins at an the Aussie Christmas in Los Angeles event benefitting Australian Wildlife Conservancy at Grandmaster Recorders) Some were hilarious. Poll If you're a man would you ever wear a dress? Yes 0 votes No 0 votes Now share your opinion 'I'm 100 per cent certain that if all men started wearing dresses, all dresses would suddenly start having pockets.' One of the most popular responses was: '"Oh, a man in a dress. Don't see that every day" and then I'd go about my business.' It was echoed by several people including one who said: 'Move on with the day. It's 2022. So whatever goes.' 'My thoughts would be that it's a bloke who wants to be in a dress and it's none of my or anyone's effing business!' 'Bucks night possibly, that'd be my first thought,' another said. One man posted an anecdote about driving down the main street of Mayfield in Newcastle with his dad who was 'not the most open-minded of blokes' when they saw two trans people wearing dresses. One was a yellow sundress and the other a 'fire engine red evening dress' with matching lipstick, heels and a 'sparkly' handbag. 'My Dad's comment was "fancy wearing red this early in the morning. Nice shoes". 'That's when I knew I could come out to my Dad.' Mostly the responses on reddit were either positive or neutral and very few were negative One woman responded that in the 'small rural town' where she grew up a man who went to he local shops regularly in a dress was the subject of gossip 'but not for the reasons you think'. She said people didn't care about the dress. What they found shocking was that he didn't shave his legs, smeared his lipstick and didn't iron his clothes. 'The consensus was that if you're going to go out of your way to make a fashion statement then at least put some bloody effort in!' 'Those are the exact same complaints they'd have had about a woman wearing the same thing - they may have been right-wing heartland but in their own way they actually demonstrated real equality,' she said. One person suggested if more men wore dresses, then dresses would be designed with pockets (Pictured Christian Wilkins) The reddit debate's conclusion could be misleading however, if the reaction to Australia's highest profile man-in-a-dress, Christian Wilkins. He was trolled after wearing a dress on the Logies' red carpet (Pictured Wilkins at the Thor: Love And Thunder premiere) However despite many on Reddit reacting positively to men who wear dresses, Christian Wilkins says he has been endlessly trolled for his daring outfits. Wilkins told the SBS trolls targeted after he dared to defy gender stereotypes by sporting a white backless gown on the 2022 Logies red carpet. 'People [were] telling me to OD, people telling me that I'm a disgrace. I mean, I was very surprised to find out that the patriarchy was so flimsy that it could be taken down by a piece of white silk,' Wilkins said. The model and actor said he was genuinely shocked at the volume of backlash surrounding his outfit choice, and hopes he inspires others to express their true identities. 'To be completely honest, I was actually really shocked at what my alleged crime was compared to what the response was,' he said. 'I'm not leading the Stonewall riots [protests by members of the LGBTIQ+ community in New York in 1969], I wore a white dress to the Logies. Like, come on' All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility