Hold the quiche: Manly men are back

THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | April 7, 2005 | Amy Doolittle

[neverdem]

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The Washington Timeswww.washingtontimes.com

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Hold the quiche: Manly men are back

By Amy Doolittle
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published April 7, 2005

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Women want the "man" back in "manly," a Harris Interactive survey shows. The rough-and-ready attitude is in, women say, while the manicured "metrosexual" look is on the way out.

    A full 61 percent of women surveyed said they would rather see a man's hands rough and working hard than well-manicured, a slap in the face to the extreme-makeover, suave-guy crowd.

    Ninety-two percent of women said dependability is a desirable characteristic in an ideal mate. Only 16 percent chose "fashionable," and 62 percent chose "strong" as a desirable characteristic.

    The Harris survey was commissioned by Dodge Trucks. The results, researchers say, are a testimony to the enduring power of sex roles on society.

    "It just shows that there are some things that you can't change and that, while feminism for a long time has been pushing us towards androgyny with little girls with trucks and guys with dolls, women tend to have feministic traits and guys the opposite," says Carrie Lukas, director of policy with the Independent Women's Forum. "If anything, it shows what feminism hasn't been able to accomplish."

    The Harris survey was conducted among 1,003 men and 1,128 women 18 or older from across the United States. Among the findings:

    •75 percent of women said their ideal man buys his grooming products at a grocery store or drugstore, not a salon.

    •72 percent of women said their ideal man spends his free time doing home-improvement projects.

[John Lenin]

Real men wear War Paint

[Jaysun]

Huh? Trollop? Go look at Independent Women's Forum -- they're the good guys! It's a conservative (sort of) women's site. Read what she's saying: feminism _can't_ make people androgynous despite years of trying. She's gloating, not complaining!

Please note that I quickly retracted my comment on post # 11. I misread it.

[AFreeBird]

...Hey, at least we don't wear ribbons!

LOL, I've said that as well! :-))

[risk]

A truly masculine man can carry off pink and not have it look effeminate.

If I were as macho as Salamander's husband, I'd consider wearing pink. As it stands, you'd be risking your life to try to get me to wear it.

[Salamander]

Well, you're welcome to come on over and try to put a pink shirt on him....LOL!

[Salamander]

That's a good one.
I'll convey it to him.

[although he usually doesn't bother with such a subtle "intellectual" retort]...;))

[FreedomAvatar]

Well, like they're in then out then in then out...

[Polybius]

My bathroom is loaded with the innumerable accoutrements of femininity. Hubby owns a bar of Ivory soap, a bottle of Pert Plus, a towel and a Schick razor.

Not that I'm trying to make him a sissy, but you should buy him a toothbrush and a tube of Crest. ;-)

[KneelBeforeZod]

wow, sponsored by Dodge trucks.

next a study sponsored by mcdonalds that says most people want beef and potatoes for lunch

[Salamander]

Woops...I forgot to list those.

He's already got 'em...no worries....;))

[Salamander]

You're too sexy for your shirt...that's what....;))

[Salamander]

Did he get the whole "makeup" thing?

[Who needs 7 containers of gold eyeshadow?...But they're 7 subtly -different- shades of gold, dear!]


:))

[BobS]

"•72 percent of women said their ideal man spends his free time doing home-improvement projects. "

After these women discover the toilet seat was up while their night-vision goggles were off:):)

[Godebert]

"I do NOT buy grooming products at a salon(but I DO get my hair styled, and cut there, on occasion)."

I just go to the local Vietnamese barbershop every 3 months and tell them "short".

[proud American in Canada]

Thank goodness!

Otoh, my husband hasn't changed one iota since the whole metrosexual thing happened. I don't want a metrosexual husband.

Count me in as a happy wife. ;)

[Godebert]

" After these women discover the toilet seat was up while their night-vision goggles were off:):)

I never did buy into that whole toliet seat business. It's a lot easier to drop the seat than to lift it up. How hard is it to look at the seat position before you squat anyway?

[Focault's Pendulum]

Just a short note to you good ladies. On your first date...ask him where he keeps his duct tape.

If he hesitates...dump him.

[BobS]

"How hard is it to look at the seat position before you squat anyway?"

It's hard if the lady is half-asleep and the lights are off. They get a wet bottom and and wake up.

[Salamander]

And after that night, the next project was his own bathroom where I don't care *where* his toilet seat is....:))

[Salamander]

Real men scrape off their whiskers with broken beer bottle shards using only their own blood for lubrication.


[just kiddin'!]...;))