Posted on 11/12/2005 9:31:46 PM PST by Lorianne
Trend-surfers, beware!
The time has come, as it must for all labels, for the word metrosexual to fade into the dustbin of history. Now this media-driven group of men must step aside as sensitive-guy icons and make room for the latest in alleged masculine heroes: ubersexuals.
The use of metrosexuality as an identifier, like "Generation X" and, inevitably, "Generation Y," has spread impossibly fast since the term became popular two years ago as a way to categorize straight guys who apply moisturizer, tweeze their eyebrows and get facials.
The new ideal, according to veteran trend-spotting promoters Marian Salzman, Ira Matathia and Ann O'Reilly, as described in their new book, "The Future of Men," is ubersexuality. The word means a "return to the positive characteristics of the Real Man of yesteryear (strong, resolute, fair)," according to the writers, who helped spread the word on metrosexuality in the first place.
Unlike metrosexuals, who the authors now claim risk being seen as "sad sacks" who seem "incapable of retaining their sense of manhood," ubersexuals are confident, rugged and influential.
The authors' list of Top 10 Ubersexuals includes George Clooney, Bill Clinton, Bono, Barack Obama, Guy Ritchie, Jon Stewart and others whose growing sex appeal reflects a drop-off in metrosexuals' popularity, according to the writers, who say metrosexuals now seem high-maintenance, self-absorbed and overly dependent on women's fashion tips.
Clinton, 59, is "a born charmer" with "sexy hands," and he appears "supremely confident." Clooney "appreciates the finer things in life" and he is effortlessly handsome, not finicky. Bono, lead singer of the rock empire U2, has a gruff exterior, and he is "confident and compassionate."
The Chronicle did a spot-check of various Bay Area men, and some women, last week to see what they think of the latest alleged zeitgeist/fad.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Is that the new word for Fags???
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
The credibility of the article crashed like an intern's head against the underside of a desk with the inclusion of that lineup.
Those are Goobersexuals.
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