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Are Men The New Women? (Debbie Schlussel On Real Women Being Turned Off By Girly Men Alert)
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| August 24, 2005
| Debbie Schlussel
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.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: debbieschlussel; emasculatedgeeks; flamers; girlymen; metrosexual; primped; sissies; vain
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To: benjaminjjones
Sorry if I'm uninformed. My parents tried to raise me as a Catholic, but it didn't quite take. Don't worry, I believe in the groundwork and principles, I just haven't found faith yet to believe in the miracles Might want to check out a few things...
I would recommend a book called "From the Angel's Blackboard" - the Best of Fulton J. Sheen
And on EWTN on Fridays at 9pm there is a program called "Life is worth Living".. its 30 minutes, and is a believe it or not former PRIME TIME NETWORK SHOW from the 50s and 60s....
Take the 30 minutes, and see what you think... Catholicism is far more than what children are taught in Sunday school... alas, generally the message is not delivered robustly or loudly to the young adult/adult much these days.
Check it out, I think you will be suprised.
To: longtermmemmory
Being a well dressed and proper gentlemen should never be confussed with being ponced dandy boy.
To be a well dressed and proper gentleman, a man must be shaved, waxed, primped and perfumed?
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posted on
08/25/2005 5:40:56 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: goldstategop
When I was growing up we had shows like Grizzly Adams.
Now we have shows like queer eye.
The left has destroyed television as we knew it.
83
posted on
08/25/2005 5:41:01 AM PDT
by
TheForceOfOne
(The alternative media is our Enigma machine.)
To: TheForceOfOne
Plus, we haven't had a good talking car show for decades.
84
posted on
08/25/2005 5:42:44 AM PDT
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: durasell
Knight Rider comes to mind. David Hasselhof played an evil twin with a twinkle in his eye and a goatee. But the talking car was the star of the show.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
85
posted on
08/25/2005 5:45:30 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
My Mother The Car set the bar really high for talking car shows.
86
posted on
08/25/2005 5:46:32 AM PDT
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: goldstategop
Hah! What a bunch of wusses these "guys" are. Reminds me of a time I had to use an Army napkin to blow my nose at Pat O'Brians(Hold one nostril and blow), and I heard a table go, "Ewww!" Well, when I looked over, it was a table full of "guys" with their faces shrieking, talk about c@nts! LOL, they all cringed.
87
posted on
08/25/2005 5:59:36 AM PDT
by
BayouCoyote
(The 1st victim of islam is the person who practices the lie.)
To: goldstategop
Did somebody say "girly-man"??
88
posted on
08/25/2005 6:05:47 AM PDT
by
TheGrimReaper
(It's time to bring back public flogging.)
To: DTogo
89
posted on
08/25/2005 6:35:33 AM PDT
by
Gefreiter
("Are you drinking 1% because you think you're fat?")
To: Pharmboy
I am almost positive that she is the "Deb" who posted here regularly in '98 and '99. Really? Our "Deb" had kind of a nasty edge to her, if I recall...but then a lot of the Lewinsky-era Freepers did. It's amazing how few from back then are still posting here, at least under their original names. But I changed mine, too, so I can't really criticize that. ;)
90
posted on
08/25/2005 6:45:31 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("Feelings are not a tool of cognition, therefore they are not a criterion of morality." -- Ayn Rand)
To: MarkL
I prefer to think that I'm just wearing a fur sweater! If it's not mink, I am not interested ;)
91
posted on
08/25/2005 6:51:31 AM PDT
by
Quinotto
(On matters of style swim with the current,on matters of principle stand like a rock-Thomas Jefferson)
To: Mr. Jeeves
As I said, I'm not sure if it's her, but I think so. And, she just might have taken a bit of her edge off when writing for official publication.
Now, on to the important stuff: my name has been the same here since our formative years, what was your previous handle? (C'mon...I won't tell).
92
posted on
08/25/2005 6:52:06 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(There is no positive correlation between the ability to write, act, sing or dance and being right)
To: OpusatFR
I am. The feel of crisp hairs against my skin is a huge turnon. I can't stand a man's skin that's softer than mine! Ha, ha, ha! Happy chaffing to ya :)
93
posted on
08/25/2005 6:53:17 AM PDT
by
Quinotto
(On matters of style swim with the current,on matters of principle stand like a rock-Thomas Jefferson)
To: iconoclast
Always quite happy with my mustache .... but there was a time (actively "social") when I would have been glad to let this "beauty shop" have a go at my back. ;-) (Shudder)...Thanks for the mental image :-P and nothing wrong with a nice mustache :)
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posted on
08/25/2005 6:55:02 AM PDT
by
Quinotto
(On matters of style swim with the current,on matters of principle stand like a rock-Thomas Jefferson)
To: Quinotto
Precisely it, if you live in a hot climate like South Florida you get to see a lot of bare backs and, at least to my taste, I am not enticed by Chewbacca. If waxing is too emasculating or painful they should do the world a favor and use an electric shaver instead. Better yet, wear a shirt.
To: goldstategop
Sounds like the effete men of the 17 and 18th centuries with their powdered wigs and stockings.
96
posted on
08/25/2005 6:57:31 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: kublia khan
I'm sorry to you waxers but bare chested men appear to like the bo flex power rod a bit too much.There's an (almost) legit reason: bodybuilders actually flex in competition, and hair obscures the sixpack. So they at least shave for business reasons. Same with swimmers. The big question is why Hollywood can't seem to find a man with hair on his chest. Do men stop acting after puberty?
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posted on
08/25/2005 6:57:53 AM PDT
by
Shalom Israel
(Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.)
To: durasell
teeth cleaning every four months,The standard per the ADA is every 6 months. I don't see getting your teeth cleaned as metrosexual!
98
posted on
08/25/2005 6:59:24 AM PDT
by
technochick99
(firearm of choice: Sig Sauer....)
To: goldstategop
a high-brown men's magazineJust ick.
99
posted on
08/25/2005 6:59:27 AM PDT
by
Shalom Israel
(Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.)
To: Logophile
Better yet, wear a shirt. A hard task to do on a beach. Besides, you clearly haven't spent time in So Florida, I live here, tank tops are a must most of the year, heat and humidity being the main culprits.
100
posted on
08/25/2005 7:00:24 AM PDT
by
Quinotto
(On matters of style swim with the current,on matters of principle stand like a rock-Thomas Jefferson)
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