tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post2961921937880633669..comments2024-03-07T03:25:23.835-08:00Comments on Political Pistachio: What the heck is a Metrosexual?Douglas V. Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09388639848567082980noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-43040018038815183582007-02-14T08:52:00.000-08:002007-02-14T08:52:00.000-08:00I remember when I was 19 and came home with an ear...I remember when I was 19 and came home with an earring. Dad was not pleased.<BR/><BR/>Dad, however, was quite pleased when I earned an advanced engineering degree.. without ever getting arrested (amazing considering all the pot I smoked in college).. and then ended up making a super living for the last 15 years doing work that benefits a lot of people.<BR/><BR/>Not blowing my own horn here really.. but the point is, it's impossible to judge how worthwhile a person is by their mannerisms or their appearance. They could be covered in mud doing a blue collar job that moves this nation forward in infrastructure, or they could be a white collar, eyebrow waxed fem that designed it. Making value judgements about, or disparaging the core essence of the way people are or choose to live is.. well, I think it's immoral.<BR/><BR/>The funniest thing is always when conservative parents have kids that turn out to be gay. Allan Keyes comes to mind.. heck even Darth Cheney's daughter. One of my favorite things in life is irony, and it always makes me laugh.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564526640395324075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-26730106541848954182007-02-08T11:35:00.000-08:002007-02-08T11:35:00.000-08:00This is one of those "what's the matter with kids ...This is one of those "what's the matter with kids today" essays. <BR/><BR/>"Oh those kid's with their fashion's and their music!"<BR/><BR/>"Git off my lawn!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-89482944132169881182007-02-07T06:13:00.000-08:002007-02-07T06:13:00.000-08:00Tom, I have no problem with individuality. Being ...Tom, I have no problem with individuality. Being different is a wonderful thing. I am a very different person from those that I know. However, when that difference is a forced change geared at narcissism and blurring of the separation of genders, and interferes with the person's responsibilities in turn affecting those around him, I have a problem with it. Besides, it being kinda "faggy" is the point, isn't it? Are you saying that people acting "faggy" around you, afraid to get dirty which in turn places the whole task upon you, is just fine? Their narcissism reeks of a lack of common consideration, because their "fagginess" is more important than their responsibilities.Douglas V. Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388639848567082980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-62676701641309297272007-02-06T13:18:00.000-08:002007-02-06T13:18:00.000-08:00Is getting a facial okay? That's kinda "faggy" th...Is getting a facial okay? That's kinda "faggy" though, right? Maybe if I gave a grunt and hit the esthetician over the head with a club, and dragged her off to my cave, that would make it okay?<br /><br />Somebody needs to write a book on how everyone is supposed to behave. This whole cultural evolution has gone insane since the Victorian age.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564526640395324075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-27020966696518901592007-02-06T12:20:00.000-08:002007-02-06T12:20:00.000-08:00Tom
Don't make me laugh! It is the eyebrow wax bo...Tom<br /><br />Don't make me laugh! It is the eyebrow wax boys that all look alike!<br /><br />Lots of love from Kris who works in an office, with guys with master's degrees too, who do not wax, have ear-rings or carry man bags!krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984620763250118501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-53005142483973455542007-02-06T12:10:00.000-08:002007-02-06T12:10:00.000-08:00You tell 'em... everyone is supposed to look the s...You tell 'em... everyone is supposed to look the same, and creativity and innovation is a bad idea. In fact, it's un-American. That's why I like those Geicco commercials with the cavemen. That's how real men look!<br /><br />Personally, I'm ashamed I have a graduate degree and a cerebral job and have soft hands. That's so girlish I know.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564526640395324075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-42906122911146386642007-02-05T13:08:00.000-08:002007-02-05T13:08:00.000-08:00DVG said: "...and I suppose if I needed to give a ...DVG said: "...and I suppose if I needed to give a definition of a real man, it is one that cares for his wife, does whatever it takes to support his family, and acts as the spiritual leader in his family."<br /><br />Amen to that Doug!<br /><br />The whole Metrosexual thing is hysterical to me. It just proves that people desperate to fit in will do anything. I loved the South Park episode where they mocked the whole thing.<br /><br />Geez, I shampoo what little hair I have on my buzzed head (and actually more hair on my beard) with Mane & Tail! (That'd be horse shampoo for y'all dudes - you can get it in the pet aisle).<br /><br />For one, I am proud to be another "caveman" with ya Doug.CJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798381584925362082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-34922497253280062052007-02-04T15:06:00.000-08:002007-02-04T15:06:00.000-08:00Doug,
You are right but even those Men who are no...Doug,<br /><br />You are right but even those Men who are not married or like myself who have lost their wives do to what ever, it's still Manly to look like a Man and not look feminine. That is my whole point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-23882554175497434442007-02-04T14:15:00.000-08:002007-02-04T14:15:00.000-08:00I don't think I'm super hairy, but enough not to l...I don't think I'm super hairy, but enough not to look like one of the metrosexuals. . . and I suppose if I needed to give a definition of a real man, it is one that cares for his wife, does whatever it takes to support his family, and acts as the spiritual leader in his family.Douglas V. Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388639848567082980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-12633182325431763122007-02-04T13:16:00.000-08:002007-02-04T13:16:00.000-08:00Doug,
Real Men are supposed to be hairy as an ape...Doug,<br /><br />Real Men are supposed to be hairy as an ape and be very macho looking.<br />Not looking feminine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-2756393767360341152007-02-04T13:13:00.000-08:002007-02-04T13:13:00.000-08:00I'm afraid that I have to agree with flag gazer.
...I'm afraid that I have to agree with flag gazer.<br /><br />High school girls fighting over guys while the guys are looking pretty for the girls.<br /><br />It is too weird and too bizarre for me too.<br /><br />It's just flat out not normal Doug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-52124850083046810272007-02-04T10:31:00.000-08:002007-02-04T10:31:00.000-08:00Yes, I am in California, but from what I've been r...Yes, I am in California, but from what I've been reading and seeing, this is not limited to Southern California, New York City, or London; but it does seem to be most common in larger urban areas. For example, in Brookings Oregon I have not seen any of this (the town is on the southern coast of Oregon with about 6,000 people - next town is over a half hour drive away). In Grant's Pass and Medford (larger Oregon towns) I saw it intermittantly. In Portland (Oregon's largest city) it was ramapant. Arkansas? Nope. Georgia? Nope. Florida? I saw it around the larger cities (especially Miami). As for Tisha's comment: My wife teases me and says I'm what a man is supposed to be, but I disagree. I'm not super handy, and such, but hey, if Virginia thinks I'm sexy and such, that's all I need, because she's my lifelong mate (till death do us part).Douglas V. Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388639848567082980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-49503235164309374902007-02-04T03:01:00.000-08:002007-02-04T03:01:00.000-08:00goatee, five o'clock shadow doug?! that's what us ...goatee, five o'clock shadow doug?! that's what us 'real' woman want, a 'retrosexual' LOL! minus the burps, farts and bad manners<br /><br />as i get older the metrosexual look which i used to fall for just doesn't do it for me all the time, what i mean is that every once in a while like today (see my "state of vegetation" post) my libido is running wild and the only thing to quell that is savage beast!Tisha!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00476744443195395621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-60691370736476615342007-02-04T02:39:00.000-08:002007-02-04T02:39:00.000-08:00Doug
It must be a coast thing (are you California...Doug<br /><br />It must be a coast thing (are you California per chance?) And it certainly is a London thing.<br /><br />Guys I have been sure were gay say that they're not. You'd think I be able to tell!<br /><br />I went to California a couple of years ago and was amazed how all the guys wax their eyebrows! Even high school boys. Good grief!!! That is a bit of a step too far- and I use London as the litmus test on that one- as I think there a not many macho guys running around London.<br /><br />Let's put it this way: I don't go out with girls that look like truck drivers. I hope that I do not look like a truck driver. If I was attracted to the truck-driver look, I'd go out with a man who was one!<br /><br />So, if you are a straight woman, presumably you would be attracted to men: men who shave and not wax; men who spend less money than you on make up and hair gel; men who take you out on a date rather then going into debt on pedicures...<br /><br />Now I'm getting old!krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984620763250118501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-9282928934847251672007-02-04T00:43:00.000-08:002007-02-04T00:43:00.000-08:00Well... we have high school girls fighting over gu...Well... we have high school girls fighting over guys while the guys are looking pretty for the girls...<br /><br />I am officially OLD. This is too bizarre for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-90152642781687178972007-02-03T23:05:00.000-08:002007-02-03T23:05:00.000-08:00All of them have smoothly shaved faces, plucked (a...<i>All of them have smoothly shaved faces, plucked (and reshaped/shortened) eyebrows, shaved arms and legs, wear more than enough sun block (and lotion for smooth skin after the day is done), various arrays of jewelry in their ears, eyebrows.</i><br /><br />That is what the Governator Arnold called Girlie Men. LOL<br />That is utterly ridiculous.<br /><br /><br /><b>Then, here's the kicker, because I am older I grow a little more hair on my body than they do. I have a goatee beard, and my face the majority of the time (where there isn't a beard) has a five o'clock shadow. The hair on my arms is thicker than theirs (for the few that don't shave their arms, anyway), and I have some hair on my chest and a lot on my legs.</b><br /><br />That is how a real Man is supposed to look like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27654025.post-39627614551890083902007-02-03T21:57:00.000-08:002007-02-03T21:57:00.000-08:00Waitwaitwait - let me get this straight. These gu...Waitwaitwait - let me get this straight. These guys get paid to stand around while YOU do all the work? Is that what I'm understanding?<br /><br />What, are they afraid to sweat?<br /><br />Where do I sign on?caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122159049927843800noreply@blogger.com