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.

[Salamander]

LOL!

[Salamander]

"As for face cream, hand cream, etc-- isn't that what heat-sink compound is for ?LOL!!"

No.
That's why they invented Go-Jo....:)

[John Lenin]

[risk]

I thought you'd have something to say. About the "comeback," I was thinking our kind was about ready to expire. The MetroIneffectual trend was making me wonder if I had become a dinosaur. I ain't using no skin moisturizers, no ma'am. Haircuts should be quick and painless. Attire should fit the task at hand. And suave just doesn't describe my language. But I have to say in corporate America, it's still preferred. Just try disputing the use of pink or some other effeminate trapping on the basis that it isn't masculine enough in today's workplace. The men will rush to defend pink as "sensitive!"

[Ichneumon]

Hold the quiche: Manly men are back

In case the under-40 Freepers are wondering about why "quiche" appears in the headline... In 1982 there was a humor paperback published entitled "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche" which became very popular. It was one of the first prominent "backlash" responses to the touchy-feely social expectations of men which had been prevalent throughout the 70's (as a result of the 60's). Consequently, "quiche-eaters" became common slang for "non manly men", and "eating quiche" became synonymous with being a wuss.

[1FASTGLOCK45]

How cool! Thanks for the "Back to the future" history lesson! Quiche is not for me anyways.

[Randy Papadoo]

Correctamundo on that, risk, my boy. The feminists have won over the workplace in perpetuity, by law, despite articles like this. Work used to be the best place to find a soulmate. Try it over the last few years, you get fired and the company gets sued.

I met my wife at work. When I retired, the men didn't even talk to the women anymore for fear of some BS harassment charge.

[metesky]

A friend once asked what the difference between us was. The major difference, I replied, is that you call your equipment "Little Henry" and I call mine "Killer".

[Samwise]

Bald is so sexy.

[Straight Vermonter]

Thank you, ma'am.

[Pete'sWife]

Damn!

All this time I thought it was anti-seize compound!

(Pete's Wife's Husband)

[Jabba the Nutt]

"Men are men, woman are woman, all the baloney in between is, just what it is: Baloney."

Hey, keep it clean!

[Salamander]

LOL!
I have -lots- to say on this subject.

90% of the men I see on a daily basis are wearing camo/flannel/t-shirts/jeans and work boots.
They have hats that sport the logos of farm implements/weapons/whiskies/motorcycles/trucks.
None of them own anything "pink".

Most of them have facial hair of one sort or another.
Hair length varies except for my dad who seems to think "shorter is manlier" to the point he's nearly shaved his head.
He does have a mustache.

At the opposite end of the hair spectrum is hubby who is blessed with a magnificent head of dark [getting salt and pepper now] wavy, thick Sicilian hair.
I think it would be a sin to cut it.
['course as you can tell by my "me" page, haircutting is hangup for me anyway]...:))

Before hubby took early retirement he was a welder at the local prison.
His boss resented the biker ponytail hubby sported and once said he "looked like a girl". [which is also disproved on my me page]
Hubby told the boss that anytime he felt ready, he was welcome to take him out into the parking and "try to put a dress on him".

The hair issue was never raised again.....:)


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.

All his clothes are black except for a few dark plaid work shirts.

His work shoes are Brahma boots and his "dress" shoes are black harness boots.

He's blunt, rough, crude and socially unacceptable amongst "polite society" and I don't think I've ever seen his big calloused hands perfectly, completely clean.
I wouldn't trade him for a million social milquetoasts...:)


[My ex was his diametric opposite. That is part of the reason why he is my ex]...LOL!

[Huck]

But I have to say in corporate America, it's still preferred. Just try disputing the use of pink or some other effeminate trapping on the basis that it isn't masculine enough in today's workplace. The men will rush to defend pink as "sensitive!"

That's because they are a bunch of weak, timid, followers. If you want to show you're a real man, an alpha male, and not a milquetoast, buck the trend. I wear black jeans or olive green jeans instead of khakis. I wear shirts designed to not be tucked in. No belt. I have one of those goatees with no mustache. And anyone who doesn't like it can kiss my @ss. When you actually have talent, you don't have to roam the corporate halls like a scared little conformist. I love it when I see these shiny shoed, polo shit wearing little fagalas. I'm totally free of any of that.

[Huck]

polo shit wearing

FReudian typo!

[Huck]

LOL. Mine's Mr. Mayor, sir. (have to include the "sir", out of respect!)

[iopscusa]

Real men either cut their own hair or their wives cut it with a pair of good ol' USA made clippers. Personally, I gave up on barbershops, when there were always too many mama's sitting around with their girlie boys and the conversation became PC. However if we had a nearby barbershop like the one from the movie, I would have to drop in on occasion.

[LanPB01]

My girlfriend requested I make her a quiche just two days ago. Quiche never leaves, baby!

[LanPB01]

I'm fond of the name, "Thor, God of Thunder!"

[toothfairy86]

I long for the days when only baseball pitchers had manicured fingernails.