When I became an adult, I realized how harmful this mindset is. I was participating in a toxic culture. I was being a fucking idiot. Identifying as a woman and expressing your femininity is awesome and badass. My feelings about Milicent’s wardrobe choices drastically changed. How absolutely incredible that Milicent was creating these masculine monsters while reveling in her lady glory. How marvelous that she refused to try to fit into the boys’ club, that she was unapologetically herself and marched into that male-dominated space in her heels. That’s some badass shit. It was a revelation to me
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