Are you metrospiritual?

The Waffling Anglican ^ | 11/16/2005 | The Waffling Anglican

[miketheprof]

Gwyneth Paltrow is one. So are Angelina Jolie and Leonardo DiCaprio. Chances are your bikram yoga teacher has the major characteristics and so does the guy who makes your fruit smoothie at Jamba Juice. Donna Karan is totally in on it. The salesperson who helps you find the right Botanical Kinetics moisturizer at Aveda is probably one, along with your eco-tourism guide at Costa Rican surf camp. Richard Gere may be the proto-one and Uma Thurman was pretty much born into it. What is influencing Hollywood stars and Wal-Mart shoppers, fashionistas and Filene’s basement-dwellers alike? It’s called metrospirituality, and chances are you already know or even lead the life of a metrospiritual.

[decal]

"You scored 7, on a scale of 0 to 36. Here's how to interpret your score: You have more common sense than most people in Hollywood and more than everyone in DU."

[RightWingAtheist]

And if you score a perfect 36, you're an official member of the "reality-based community"

[Lee N. Field]

"You scored 4, on a scale of 0 to 36. Here's how to interpret your score:

"You are not at all metrospiritual. You probably don't live in a city, and your religious life much more rooted in traditional forms and practices than in lifestyle and consumer choices. You model your values on what's most important to you, not on what celebrities are promoting, and you don't stay up to date with the latest trends."

The Metrospirituality Test

[LiteKeeper]

I scored 3 out of 36...of course, I am a retired Army Chaplain, endorsed by an evangelical denomination, a VietNam veteran, and a former line officer.

Do you think that might be a bit antithetical to metrospiritual?

[miketheprof]

3? That definitely counts as bubbaspiritual!

[buckeyesrule]

Well yipee for me. I scored a 9. I think ESPN's webpage had a metrosexual quiz once and I scored a zero on that!

[bornacatholic]

I think ESPN's webpage had a metrosexual quiz

* In better days, sports was kept free of this girl scout b.s. I long for the day when Mike Greenberg calls Mike Golic fat (for the 100th time) and Golic, finally, kicks his sissy-ass.

[Gamecock]

Hmm, I scored a -5. That makes me a Calvinist.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Q1. The exercise trend or sport you'd most like to try next is:

1. Tennis
2. Belly dancing
3. Skiing
4. Pilates

None of the above. All of those things can hurt you!
My motto is No pain No pain

Q2. You need a new pair of pants. Where's the first place you head to go shopping?

1. The Gap. It's easy and I know they'll have what I want.
2. American Apparel. The clothes are pretty simple, but at least they don't use sweatshop labor.
3. Anthropologie. The pants there are expensive, but they've got personal flair.
4. Target. Saving money is the most important factor.

None of the above. Taylor. Comfort is important! And I support the small business man.

Q3. When you see commercials for organizations encouraging sponsorship of poor children, your first reaction is to think:

1. I'd like to sponsor a child from a poor country.
2. I'd like to adopt a child from a poor country.
3. I'll send money but can't commit to too much.
4. I need to focus on my own problems and can't worry about saving Third-World children.

None of the above. My first reaction is to wonder how much of the collected money goes for "administrative costs" Most of those charities are out and out scams IMHO.

Q4. Which of these famous people do you most admire?

1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Angelina Jolie
3. George W. Bush
4. Bono

Finally a question I can answer! Why 3 of course!

Q5. You're planning a dinner party. Where do you buy your produce?

1. Whole Foods or a similar organic food market
2. The local chain grocery store
3. You'll just get take-out fried chicken and not worry about fruits and vegetables.
4. You'll use whatever you have in the fridge.

4 if they throw in the pantry as well.

Q6. In your home, the closest thing you have to a religious icon or statue is:

1. A cross or crucifix
2. A statue of Ganesh, who is an Indian god, I think
3. A statue of the Buddha
4. Nothing

That would be 4 again. My religion does not include icons.

Q7. Which bumper sticker would you put on your car?

1. "Don't pray in my school and I won't think in your church."
2. "Caution: Non-exposure to the son will cause burning."
3. "Witches parking only. All others will be Toad."
4. "Sorry but my karma just ran over your dogma."

None of the above. As if I would ruin my paint job with such tripe. But my "W 1 x 2" poster was a big hit on Nov 3 2004.

Q8. You like to listen to music to help you relax. What's on your iPod playlist?

1. Buddhist chant
2. Contemporary folk or singer-songwriters
3. Yanni
4. I don't have an iPod

That would be 4. And if I did have one it would have "March of Cambreadth" on it.

Q9. You're preparing a nutritious snack. You choose:

1. Granola with organic milk
2. Apple slices with honey
3. Yogurt with flax seed
4. Beef jerky

None of the above. Apples with semi-homemade fruit dip.

Q10. Where do you shop for cosmetics?

1. Origins or Aveda
2. The health food store
3. Department stores
4. Drug stores

Cosmetics? You mean my deodorant? Grocery store!

Q11. What's your dream travel destination?

1. Jamaica
2. Machu Picchu
3. A spa
4. Anywhere there's a Club Med

None of the above. "The cabin in the woods"

Q12. What do you do to help the environment?

1. Drive a Hybrid car
2. Recycle
3. Donate money to Greenpeace
4. Smoke indoors instead of outside

None of the above.
I do kill those despoilers if the environment Bambi and his mom on a yearly basis though. Want some venison sausage?

[sassbox]

I scored a 15

"You may lead a spiritual life, but your interests are more 1969 than 2005. You prefer an earthy lifestyle to the city chic way of life that metrospirituals follow. Metrospiritual values like preserving the earth and using natural or organic products are probably important to you, but you're more conservative about the way you reveal these values."

Gack! Well this didn't tag me very well - I am not interested in anything 1969 except for Led Zeppelin, I am not "earthy", and I don't buy anything organic (overpriced, goes moldy too quickly). Of course many of the questions had no good choices to answer. I bet it was choosing pilates that did me in. I only chose it because I thought it would be the least likely to cause injury :-)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

That question, and several others needed alternative answers. I scored a 12.

[asformeandformyhouse]

I got a '2'.

[siunevada]

The answers seem pretty obvious if anyone would care to manipulate their score. But staying within their parameters (I was looking for 'none of the above' on the majority of questions) I scored a 9. Just on the upper edge of the not metro category.

[Little Ray]

Darn. I scored a 9. I'm still an anti-metrospiritual (and I like occultism and conspiracy theory!).

[Tax-chick]

I had a similar problem with this quiz. Where's my Wal-mart? Where's my healthy snack of Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls and cheap pink wine in a box? Where's my choice of "I don't believe in the environment"?

[fzx12345]

A 5 here. (I wouldn't trust anybody who scored higher than an 8).

Meanwhile, here's the What Kind of Christian are you?" test. I scored above the maximum possible score of 400 (A "Jerry Falwell Christian").

[suzyjaruki]

Did you see the Angel Bracelet advertisement on Beliefnet? Maybe if I had one of those, I would be empowered to answer all the questions on the test. Hmmm.

[fzx12345]

Yesterday, I received the world's most random catalog in the mail. It had the angel bracelet just below a shot glass display case.

Another page featured a book entitled "1001 Questions and Answers About the Bible" next to a New Age-type magnetic knee brace.

[Tax-chick]

Did you notice that quiz said Jesus was "born in a manger"?