Posted on 08/25/2005 1:05:52 AM PDT by goldstategop
Are Men the New Women?
By Debbie Schlussel
Earlier I wrote about women wanting to call football games--trying to be like men. But today, there are also two news items about men trying to be more like women:
* USA Today has a piece on men and waxing. Eeeuw.
Key Quote of the article: "Waxing makes up 35% to 40% of the business at Joq Day Spa for Men in Atlanta. 'Men are just becoming a lot more conscious of what their body looks like,' spa director Christopher Keever says."
First of all, there shouldn't be a "day spa" for men. Second, anything called the "Joq Day Spa for Men" is only for men whose favorite song is by "The Weathergirls." FYI, "jock" is spelled J-O-C-K, not with a Q. Anyplace that uses a Q, well, again, "The Weathergirls."
* The Detroit Free Press Business Page features this front-pager: "Generation Y Spending Trends: Manicured Men."
The print version of this article has a giant photo of someone named Guido Amato getting a facial. No-one named Guido Amato should be getting a facial. Incidentally, the "men's salon" (isn't "men's salon" an oxymoron?) where he gets his facials is called "Wise Guys." Amato admits he's been called a metrosexual. "When I hear that word, I just think, 'a guy that likes to take care of himself.'" No, Guido, that's NOT what it means.
Highlights, waxed brows, manicure, pedicure. These are the many women's products guys like Guido are now using. Sad.
It's not like there's a fine line between brute and metrosexual. There isn't. These emasculating grooming habits are definitely a turn-off. Unless you live in South Beach.
They probably were - I put a lot more mental energy into FR back then. Now I just make short, smart-ass comments on the few threads that interest me. ;)
My Pops wouldn't even let me have that because it was a doll. "You wanna play Army, git out in the yard!"
We have more homo's per capita than New York or San Francisco. They make pretty good neighbors, though.
It's the look I aim for when I wear a suit and tie.
pun intended
How about the line for "you only live twice" where Sean Connery stops the ladies from removing his chest hair.
What did he say? "birds do not nest in an empty tree"?
I think we are dancing around one simply fact. The men who are primping like they are females are homosexuals or men who think by immitating like homosexuals they will attract women.
Such pansy boys would never (or understand about) open the door for a lady, or do any of the gentlemanly things associated with proper social MANNERS.
The Bond character had/has perfect manners (fictional of course), he would never be mistaken for a metrosexual, pansy boy, or dandy.
Debo21
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The print version of this article has a giant photo of someone named Guido Amato getting a facial. No-one named Guido Amato should be getting a facial. Incidentally, the "men's salon" (isn't "men's salon" an oxymoron?) where he gets his facials is called "Wise Guys." Amato admits he's been called a metrosexual. "When I hear that word, I just think, 'a guy that likes to take care of himself.'"
Unbelievable.
Well, yeah, they fix the place up, and don't have to worry about protecting women and children while taking back urban blighted areas from the drug dealers and low-life criminals, which was the status of much of Midtown 3 decades ago, when they were really first moving in.
You probably don't want to know... but go search google, it'll point you in the right direction.
And to think, I've been waisting all this time thinking my incredibly large penis gave me the edge.... now you are telling me I should have been waxing my chest?
I dunno... sounds kinda gay to me... urban or rural.
I'm flanked on three sides by them. They keep me on my toes when it comes to the grass getting mown. Although, the "you need to cut your grass" sneer isn't as bad from them as it is from my 85 year old, former Marine, neighbor. A hearty "yessir" and flying my Gadsden flag usually keeps the peace between him and me.
LOL, on your approach with your Marine neighbor. Good stuff.
What range do you go to? I'm assuming you go regularly, if you're flying a Gadsden.
If it's American Classic Marksmen, ping me the next time you go, I'm always up for an excuse to head over there for some non-metrosexual activities.
Have you ever smelled that stuff?
I work right down the PI from ACM. I went in there once to see if they had a good rate for a corporate team outing. Then I got a new boss that's a Brit, so that went out the window.
I think I'll pass on that, don't want to run into anything disgusting on Google.
Sadly, in some social circles an incredibly large penis is trumped by an incredibly large bank account and incredible displays of vanity.
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