David Beckham has his Victoria, but Britain's metrosexuals say Felicity Kendall, Nigella Lawson, and Kylie Minogue are their ideal women. Posted on 06/15/2003 9:48:47 PM PDT by Mister Magoo
The metrosexual revolution June 16 2003
David Beckham has his Victoria, but Britain's metrosexuals say Felicity Kendall, Nigella Lawson, and Kylie Minogue are their ideal women.
British men are increasingly becoming "metrosexuals", straight men who know and care about fashion, food, and good grooming, according to a new study.
Australia's Kylie Minogue and British actress Felicity Kendal and Nigella Lawson are the women of their dreams - in different roles.
Soccer star David Beckham and swimming champion Ian Thorpe have been held up as personifying metrosexuals.
Given just one wish, nearly a third would choose to grow old with the woman they love (the most-chosen scenario), while 19 per cent would wish that their children have happy, healthy lives.
The woman described by most British men as "closest to my ideal wife" is Felicity Kendal, star of '80s and often repeated sitcom The Good Life, with 21 per cent.
As a dream lover, 25 per cent of men chose Kylie Minogue, way ahead of Rachel Stevens from the British pop group, Sclub7, the choice of 18 per cent.
And if Felicity is unavailable as a spouse, second choice is Nigella Lawson, with 13 per cent, and Rachel Stevens is third, with 12 per cent. Marge Simpson scored 4.2 per cent.
Modern British men have accepted the feminist revolution of the past 30 years and have become much more feminine in the process, the research states.
Nearly threequarters agree that women should get equal pay for equal work, and only 10 per cent say they'd like to see a return to traditional sex roles.
Further evidence of the softening of modern man came in the way that British men describe themselves.
Seventy-six per cent see themselves as "easygoing" 72 per cent as "caring" and 68 per cent as "open-minded."
In contrast, just 10 per cent describe themselves as "dominant" and only three per cent claim to be a "stud". Modern men are also deeply committed to their partners.
Eighty per cent reject the idea of a life of casual sex in favour of a committed relationship.
Just nine per cent would choose to be a football star and seven per cent would opt to head a multinational company.
Given a list of male role models, nearly one in four men said they'd most like to be like Sean Connery, while just 15 per cent opted for footballer David Beckham.
The study, The Future of Men, is based on a survey of 1,000 British men and produced by communications group Euro RSCG Worldwide.
PA
Dude, you're really funny. That ain't gonna happen. The whole thing is a game, don't you get it? So stop wasting time and get on with the program!
But you might get lucky, however. Some woman will really appreciate you just for who you are. I wouldn't bet on it though.
So you better practice your strutting now.
I wonder how far we are "evolved" from animals sometimes.
Unfortunately, in many ways, we haven't evolved from animals at all.
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