I’m a little curious about these incidents. Sailors dressing up as women for either forecastle follies or shellback ceremonies has not been uncommon in years past. After tailhook, those kind of ribald revelries were frowned upon and could lead to similar circumstances, e.g. the Admiral Arthur - Pat Schroeder showdown.
If there were no women on these ships, would this be different -
I guess there’s a difference.
Yeah... it’s different. It’s the difference between Benny Hill or Flip Wilson and a pedophile at drag queen story hour twerking in a kid’s face.
Shellback ceremonies were mockery and fun. Drag queen parties in the modern Navy are immoral celebrations of homosexuality.