A New Breed of Men is Redefining Masculinity

Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | 9 September 2003 | Kristin Dizon

[cyborg]

Why I can clean fish, build a chicken coop, and make my own sausages thank you very much. Also, I can pour a perfect pint of stout then disappear when the sports game starts. But do not expect any koochie koo afterwards. I have a headache.

[dozer7]

"I used to go to a barber until he retired. Now I go to a local salon. I'll pay the extra 5 bucks to have a nice lookin' lady press her boobs against my shoulder!"

Yep! My barber Rick was great until he developed a drinking problem (mowed off part of my ear one saturday). A person had to catch him after the first drink and bail after the third. I like my hair very short and conservative. At the salon I can have it cut like I want and not get stiches. Oh before I forget I gave up the brute cologne and switched to the new Grunt cologne. Just kidding (maybe), as for the nose and ear hair that is why they have butane lighters. Still working on the eyebrow thing, I don't fire is the solution.

Just thoughts from an old guy

regards

the dozer

[viaveritasvita]

>>"Gay guys wrote this...."<<


AMEN AND AMEN TO YOUR ENTIRE POST #111

[Bernard Marx]

It doesn't say where these "metros" buy their panties.

Hell, Jockey sold us guys down the river years ago and started making cotton briefs for women. They're supposed to be a little...uh...different in front, but nothing surprises me any more.

[dozer7]

""It's good for guys to know that it's OK to moisturize. It's not going to make you less masculine."

Wanna bet?"

After many years flying and way to many years out in the desert my dermatologist told me to start using some facial creams. After a a few Basil Cell and AK eruptions that have to be burned, froze or cut off I smear that stuff on my face and hands twice a day. I would throw it in the thub and swim in it if I thought it would do any good. I still like I still like faster horses, younger woman, older whiskey and more money and don't forget cold Bud and Black Powder deer season opens this saturday. Just wish they would make that crap in a version that -- well did not just smell -- funny.

just thoughts

the dozer

[viaveritasvita]

>>"I resent being clumped together with these girlymen."<<



I don't blame you!

Give me a clean-cut, old-fashioned man (either the mid-1950's or around the time in America between Buddy Holly and Vietnam) -- the so-called "new breed of men" remind me of sissyboys.

What are the lefties (aka commiepinkofags) going to REDEFINE for us next, I wonder?

[Maigrey]

Alas, I had an "independent businessman" read: drug dealer who said,

Never let the shoes outshine the outfit. (and he was wearing blue snakeskin shoes!

[Tax-chick]

You skipped a clause. I said:

that these people are defining as "gay-like."

My point was that real men have a variety of interests (although maybe not facials!), but marketers find it useful to create stereotypes. First they presented men as sloppy, boring, smelly, jerks in front of the television - now they're calling exceptions to that stereotype (any guy with a real life) "metrosexual."

I always admired Steve McQueen, although he's not John Wayne ... my top example would be my Dad, "the cowboy in the continental suit."

[Maigrey]

I saw me one last week while at lunch with my family. He had on a lime colored linen suit, plaid tie, and a purple gingham shirt. He was sooooo funny. I pointed him out to my aunt and grandmother, and they weren't as cooth as I was. 8-p. (I just love southern women. They know how to give the best backhanded compliments.)

[Maigrey]

Man, Sam, you gettin' really sexy! (and tell your wife she's lucky you're getting soooo healthy!)

So, when's the FR calendar with you in it? (just kidding!)

[templar]

'Bout 15 years ago, I had a girlfriend that I was engaged to. She, being a counselor herself, insisted on relationship counciling to address a few difficulties we had. The Councillor we went to focused entirely on myself 'getting in touch' with my feminine side. You know, I loved that woman and I really tried. I really, really tried. Eventually though, the whole thing, counciling, engagementt, everything, failed. The two of them finally determined there was no hope for me: That I didn't have a feminine side.

I'm old now and don't particularly want to persue marriage again. But, sometimes, I really wish I had met a real woman who wanted to be involved with a real man. Not Psuedo women looking for psuedo men. All you guys that found one, don't ever take her for granted, you're not likely to find another.

[Twinkie]

If you have your kids in daycare these days,
you might want to sort of hang around for
dress-up time. From what I've seen, they
actually encourage the little boys to dress
up in dresses and beads. The other day, I
saw this firsthand. There was a little boy
dressed up in the prettiest, long pink dress and
pink beads you ever saw. The director told him,
"Lookin' sharp, there, Petey!" - I can see not
screaming at a kid who did that, but actually
encouraging it seems a bit warped to me. Guess
there'll be a larger supply of cross-dressers
coming out of the educational system now.

[Tax-chick]

I have six kids in home school (and one on the way). The girls wear dresses, and the boys may NOT.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Great post.

And let me add...Since my lifestyle only demands me getting "decent" once a month or so(Golf, wedings, and funerals), Second hand stores are a valuable resource for obtaining "preppy" type clothes at great prices.

And you're right, the "preppy" look (especially these days)is easy for us "fashion challenged" blue collar types to get right fairly easily. How hard is it to match kahki?

A good place around Atlanta for new, custom tailored suits and business attire is "The Men's Warehouse".

[Honcho Bongs]

"After many years flying and way to many years out in the desert my dermatologist told me to start using some facial creams. After a a few Basil Cell and AK eruptions that have to be burned, froze or cut off I smear that stuff on my face and hands twice a day. I would throw it in the thub and swim in it if I thought it would do any good. I still like I still like faster horses, younger woman, older whiskey and more money and don't forget cold Bud and Black Powder deer season opens this saturday. Just wish they would make that crap in a version that -- well did not just smell -- funny. "

I sympathize, but there is a huge difference between using something like that for practical, medical reasons and using it for purely cosmetic reasons of vanity. And that seems to be a driving force behind this 'metrosexual' farce - vanity.

[GATOR NAVY]

Among the newer high-end lines are Zihr, Nickel, Anthony, and John Allan's, joining established ones such as Decléor, Babor and Kiehl's.

It may be because I've been overseas for 13 years, but I've never even heard of any of these brands. I guess that means I'm safe from metrosexuality.

My haircuts cost $6.75 at the base barber shop. We used to get a hot lather and straight razor trim around the edges, but fear of cuts and AIDS put an end to that about 10 years ago.

I shower every day and wear clean clothes. I prefer jeans or shorts and teeshirts, but nobody has to tell me when it's appropriate to wear something nicer.

I thank God every day my wife of 10 years likes me just as I am.

[caisson71]

Yea, but I'm still keeping my Fruit in my Loom.

[jordan8]

I miss the good old days when people used to get beat-up for being different. I tell ya, it was the People's Court.

[RightOnline]

I work in a Fortune 5 company in a responsible position and.....and as The Lovely Wife will put it.......I "clean up pretty good".

However, I wouldn't be caught dead spending three large on a suit, or in an opera house, or a day spa. Sweats, rock and roll, and a good bourbon for me. Guess I'm a bloody neanderthal.

[Libertina]

He buys clothes almost exclusively at Mario's, where his favorite brand is Roberto Cavalli and says he "has a problem" when it comes to shopping. He once bought a $3,400 Isaia suit for its quality and cut. His cologne is Dunhill or Jean Paul Gaultier. His vodka is Ketel One.
"Metro" sexual? Ima-has-a-LOT-of-disposable-income is more like it ;) Still, a man who is too prissy might worry me. I remembering meeting a very handsome teacher overseas and looked forward to getting to know him better. I finally got the chance to talk with him one afternoon, but during our conversation I caught him glancing over at his reflection in a nearby window and adjusting his hair... that was the end of my interest... If HIS looks were more important than mine, there didn't seem much point. LOL I got to know him as we worked together, and he was just as shallow. LOL funny memory.