[Stoat]

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Although it would indeed be interesting to see whether this theory is borne out by fact, it will undoubtedly have the immediate and tangible effect of legitimizing Oprahfied wimpishness, metrosexuality and worse among 'men'.  When we are subjected to endless imagery of effeminate males, simpering homosexuals and ineffectual Woody Allen types and are told that these 'men' and the blight of metrosexuality is normal, the purveyors of such destructive cultural imagery now can point to this study and others to give credence to what they do, saying "but this is what women want!"

The only women I've known that want this in a 'man' are rather pathetic themselves.

[Stoat]

 

 

Macho men: Stars such as Sean Connery, left, and Kirk Douglas, right, were considered pin-ups in the 1950s and 60s
 

Although the change occurs for just a few days each month, it could be enough to influence the fashions of the day.

If the theory is right, it could partly explain the shifting in tastes from macho 1950s and 1960s stars such as Kirk Douglas and Sean Connery to the more wimpy stars of today, such as Johnny Depp and Russell Brand.
 

 

Women's attraction to 'boyish' stars such as Johnny Depp, left, and Russell Brand may be due to hormones in the contraceptive pill


 

 

[avacado]

"Scientists say the hormones in the oral contraceptive suppress a female's interest in masculine men - and make boyish men more attractive."

Well there ya go... I never stood a chance!

[SandWMan]

Is this why women absolutely adore sodomites? And the more effeminate the better?

[parsifal]

I’ve been saying for years I thought the pill-induced physical adolescence was also producing a psychological adolescence which explains rise in completely crazy 40ish year old American females.

parsy, who is scared of women

[andy58-in-nh]

It's not "The Pill". It's the culture.

American women are bombarded daily by ubiquitous messages in TV programming and commercials, in films and in the theater, in newspapers and fashion/lifestyle magazines that promote the idyllic male as soft, sensitive, passive and moody, groomed and perfumed, toned and tanned, elegantly dressed, and a lover of all things Hip and Urban.

All of which is to remark that to the Keepers of our Culture, the ideal man is Gay.

[cvq3842]

The real problems could come when a woman gets married and stops taking the pill. Some have said that the attraction changes, and this is a reason for divorce.

http://all.org/article.php?id=11542

[Billthedrill]

Oh, I dunno. You just gotta like what women like. They like lingerie, right?

[Tax-chick]

I find this theory rather dubious. There have been other periods in history when a delicate appearance for men was fashionable, and it’s improbable that contraceptive pills were a factor.

If the hypothesis is correct, though, it means the fertile women would choose the real men, thereby improving the species through the production of innumerable Tax-chickadees ...

[FastCoyote]

Seems quite plauible to me.

[Frenchtown Dan]

Since when do women know what they want?

I’ll be married for 35 years, and I still can’t figure it out.

[Niuhuru]

Why not take the BC shot Depo-Provera? I took that for years, no menstrual cycle and no PMS. As for men, I much so prefer the muscular rugged type: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018724/photo/37416

Grrr, come to Niuhuru.... :p

[sodpoodle]

We have been ‘meddling with Mother Nature” and totally misunderestimating Him ...this topsy-turvy trend has been underway for decades and the results are in.

Complete imbalance in procreation so we have IVF, abortions, rented wombs, gay marriage, cougars and old coots coupling with their grandchildrens’ friends.

We are so scroooooooooooooooooooooooooed up!!!

[fso301]

How do these results compare versus women of childbearing age who had hysterectomies and post-menopausal women?

[RockinRight]

Small factor in a multitude of factors that cause this. Let’s not forget the “everyone is the same” attitude in education, the Hollywood p*ssification of men, etc...

[ScottinVA]

How masculine men are portrayed in today's culture

[JoeProBono]

[thecraw]

I'd be willing to wager that the pill isn't the cause of it. Instead I believe that because of the fact that "gay" men control modeling, fashion and the cosmetics industries, their influence over women's tastes is much greater than we'd like to imagine.

The women in my household watch Bravo channel (ugh!) hours on end (Project Runway anyone?) where queers dominate just about all their programming. Add to that the influence of pro-gay and "man-hating" channels like Lifetime and Oxygen and you have this trend.

Oh yeah, can't forget about all the passive men out there! It's no wonder everything is so screwed up.

[Buckeye McFrog]

and it hit the market just about the time John Wayne’s career was ending and Alan Alda’s was taking off...it all makes sense to me now...

[DejaJude]

I never took the pill, and due to a medical emergency while still in my 20’s, I had a hysterectomy. I've never been attracted to “girlie men”. Wonder what a study of women with hysterectomies would show.

[r9etb]

Hm.... Why does a woman think she needs to take the pill for 40 years?