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.

[cjshapi]

I'll never, ever understand a woman that want's a girly man!

[HamiltonJay]

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

Actually this is incorrect.. 75% or more women say their ideal man HAS HIS GROOMING PRODUCTS BOUGHT AT THE GROCERY STORE BY HER, so she can stay at home and raise the kids and make a home while her man provides for them!!

If he's still buying the stuff himself, he obviously isn't her ideal mate... He also has his underwear bought for him as well.

That's reality feminists... so go choke on your hemp panties.

[Junior]

There are plenty of gay guys around that women can "just be friends" with.

[Hammerhead]

I bite my nails.

I cut my own hair.

I don't wear jewelry. (not even a watch)

I don't wear cologne.


As a highly paid white collar worker here in Wash. DC, Im an enigma.

And I like it that way.

[cjshapi]

I know a woman who wants a metrosexual type who can anticipate her every whim and allow himself to be pushed around.

She's found the perfect guy (he happens to be my old boss). I think they've both got more than a few scres loose!

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Amen.
And if they want to be treated like ladies, then start acting like ladies instead of trying to be as rough and tuff as a man, and that feminist mantra of " Treated as equals ".

[HamiltonJay]

Why any woman would want to be treated as "equals" by a guy is beyond me.. I treat women far better than I ever treat men.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

I was talking about the hypocrisy of the feminist mantra of being treated as Equals, but, yet, still want some of the old benefits of passed traditional values that benifit ( me, me, me, me ).
They want it both ways.

[CSM]

"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."

I wouldn't give up my barbershop for anything. The owner/barbar refuses to cut women's hair, his reasoning is that all those ninnies do is complain so screw it, he don't need their business. He still allows smoking. He continually bashes socialists (his regular term for democrats) and cat calls nice looking women who walk by his shop. I really like the hot shave cream and straight razor finish to the cut. That is what I call a happy ending HC!

[Junior]

Which always pissed me off. My mom made an awesome quiche chock-full of jalapeno peppers. I never though a wuss could handle it.

[RandallFlagg]

What's MY excuse?!?!

[Modernman]

Don't expect the NYT types to understand it, they're busy getting their hands manicured.

What's wrong with manicures? If they're good enough for Frank Sinatra, they're good enough for me.

[Modernman]

You realize Bush wears $2000 hand-tailored suits and buys his ties at the same place as John Kerry, right?

[Foxfire4]

My bathroom is loaded with the innumerable accoutrements of femininity.

After Moose4 and I got married and moved into our new place, I unpacked my toiletries in the bathroom. Two or three bottles of shower gel, some lotion, perfume on the counter...the usual. He bopped into the bathroom - and backed out with a horrified look on his face, proclaiming, "I'm living with a CHICK BATHROOM!"

I didn't have the heart to tell him about the stuff I hadn't unpacked yet.

[Rytwyng]

Amen, amen, and Amen!

[Rytwyng]

Whenever anyone gives me grief for my "tail" ...I show em the head of a quarter

Ha! I've done the exact same thing. Hey, at least we don't wear ribbons!

[Rytwyng]

ping

[lillybet]

Havent you got over this problem yet, hehehe

[McGavin999]

OMG, I remember that book! LOL

[lillybet]

Havent you got over this problem yet, hehehe