Men and women in Western societies often look more different than they are naturally because of the incredible amounts of work we put into trying to look different. Often this is framed as “natural” but, in fact, it takes a lot of time, energy, and money. The half-drag portraits below, from photographer Leland Bobbé, illustrate just how powerful our illusion can be. Drag, of course, makes a burlesque of the feminine; it is hyperfeminine. But most all of us are doing drag, at least a little bit, much of the time. 
More examples at Refinery29 and many more at Leland Bobbé’s website.
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Lisa Wade is a professor of sociology at Occidental College. She thinks we should all wear fake eyelashes all the time. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
