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Sealobo · Sep 10, 2004, 02:07 AM

I hear this word "metrosexual" a hell lot lately, and now know what it means.

What... is it becoming a cool thing now?

CD Hanks · Sep 10, 2004, 02:08 AM

It's a transitory stage for hetero guys.

E's Lil Theorem · Sep 10, 2004, 02:17 AM

Originally posted by Sealobo:
....What... is it becoming a cool thing now?

It has been the cool thing for about a year now (maybe a bit longer). It's gotten a lot bigger lately though. They even have make-up for guys now. They no longer have to borrow their girlfriend's

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Sep 10, 2004, 02:58 AM

It is trendy and incredibly stupid. Like most trends.

badidea · 03:18 AM

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
It is trendy and incredibly stupid. Like most trends.

Looks like you don't know what it is!

edit: well, not only you but actually everybody who posted here so far!

(it is just a word for something that has been around for quite a long time - the word maybe new but not metrosexuality istself)

E's Lil Theorem · Sep 10, 2004, 03:37 AM

Originally posted by badidea:
Looks like you don't know what it is!

edit: well, not only you but actually everybody who posted here so far!
(it is just a word for something that has been around for quite a long time - the word maybe new but not metrosexuality istself)

Well, yes, a lot of gay men have been doing this for a while. The term "metrosexual," however, refers to only straight men doing these "girly" things. And while some straight men may have been doing this for a while (mostly actors but some regular joes too), it didn't become a trend (as in something widely done and sometimes accepted) until some time in the '00s.

phoenixboy70 · Sep 10, 2004, 03:42 AM

Originally posted by E's Lil Theorem:
Well, yes, a lot of gay men have been doing this for a while. The term "metrosexual," however, refers to only straight men doing these "girly" things. And while some straight men may have been doing this for a while (mostly actors but some regular joes too), it didn't become a trend (as in something widely done and sometimes accepted) until some time in the '00s.

nah, i can remember guys starting to wear skirts (not kilts

), nail polish etc. in the early to mid 90s.

it's just another term coined by the media to "sell" an idea. it used to be called "cross gender", iirc, now it's "metrosexual"...

badidea · Sep 10, 2004, 03:51 AM

Ok, looks like you seem to define metrosexuality a bit different than me!
I don't think you need makeup, nailpolish or skirts to be metrosexual.
I don't do things like that, am 100% hetero and would call myself metrosexual since the early 90's. The word though is kind of new to me!

Nacente · Sep 10, 2004, 06:00 AM

A metrosexual man is a man who cares a lot about his appearance. Make up, has a fashion hair cut, wear super cool clothes (like a gay), it's ultra sensitive,....but he is not gay. To sum up, it's a gay that is not gay.

phoenixboy70 · Sep 10, 2004, 06:06 AM

Originally posted by Nacente:
A metrosexual man is a man who cares a lot about his appearance.

you just described about every guy i know. hmmmmm.

badidea · Sep 10, 2004, 06:19 AM

Originally posted by Nacente:
A metrosexual man is a man who cares a lot about his appearance. Make up, has a fashion hair cut, wear super cool clothes (like a gay), it's ultra sensitive,....but he is not gay. To sum up, it's a gay that is not gay.

Originally posted by phoenixboy70:
you just described about every guy i know. hmmmmm.

exactly!
I wouldn't call it trendy or hip - it's more or less a kind of male emancipation!

fireside · Sep 10, 2004, 07:37 AM

why the hell do you guys think every gay guy is a super fashionable dude from Queer Eye?!

badidea · Sep 10, 2004, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by fireside:
why the hell do you guys think every gay guy is a super fashionable dude from Queer Eye?!

No swearing please!

And nobody said every gay is super fashionable!
Some are even super geeky and unbelievable ugly (personal experience)!

Rev-O · Sep 10, 2004, 09:33 AM

For the Love of the Sweet Baby Jesus! My three year daughter likes painting my toenails! She's made me metrosexual!

turtle777 · Sep 10, 2004, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by Nacente:
To sum up, it's a gay that is not gay.

How do I know that I'm not one of them ?

-t

Sealobo · Sep 10, 2004, 11:42 AM

Originally posted by turtle777:

How do I know that I'm not one of them ?

-t

beat the meat with female pronographic material. when you're about to blow a load, switch viewing content to magazine covers of muscle mag... see if you could maintain momentum.

turtle777 · Sep 10, 2004, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by Sealobo:
beat the meat with female pronographic material. when you're about to blow a load, switch viewing content to magazine covers of muscle mag... see if you could maintain momentum.

You speak like someone who has done that a million times !

-t

mitchell_pgh · Sep 10, 2004, 11:47 AM

I was called metrosexual because I try to keep my nails trimmed and for paying more then $20 to get my haircut.

I think there have always been guys out there that aren't gay, but like to keep up on fashion, have a very nice and clean apartment and aren't in to watching sports 24/7, lawnmowers, truck pulls, etc. etc. etc.

TubaMuffins · Sep 10, 2004, 12:30 PM

i think some of you are confusing metro-sexual with cross dressing. Metro-sexual is different because it is not as extremem as cross dressing. The metro-sexual men get expensive haircuts (most use gel too), wear expensive retro clothing, shave chest hair and maybe even more south of that.
Now I have nothing against gays, I have gay friends and they are just better people than us straight folk, they recycle. But I do hate how gay has become trendy. It's because of the trend that metrosexuals have sprung from. But on the other hand the gay trend has opened a lot more accpetance to the lifestyle, so that is good.
However, in my own stupid battle against the metrosexual trend I do almost the opposite of it. I have my girlfriend shave my head every so often, I get my clothes from either Target, second hand stores and the like. But then again I'm stupid. To each his/her own. Whatever humps your camel I suppose.

Shaddim · Sep 10, 2004, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by badidea:
Ok, looks like you seem to define metrosexuality a bit different than me!
I don't think you need makeup, nailpolish or skirts to be metrosexual.
I don't do things like that, am 100% hetero and would call myself metrosexual since the early 90's. The word though is kind of new to me!

Right. Metrosexuality is guys buying skin conditioner, hiring an interior decorator, worrying about their toe nails, buying all their clothes at A&F, fussing with nose hair, spending 15+ minutes fixing their hair in the morning, color coordinating their clothes, matching their socks... that kinda stuff.

Captain Obvious · Sep 10, 2004, 12:43 PM

Where do you people get your information from? Makeup? Shaved chest hair?
The term metrosexual is a relatively recent term made up by people who want to sound cool but are really out of touch with current pop culture.
There are only two things it entails: vanity and high maintenance. That's it.

There is no necessity to wear retro clothing, dress gay

, or use gel.
I think that before these people called it Metrosexual they classified those same individuals as pretty boys.

jcadam · Sep 10, 2004, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by TubaMuffins:
i think some of you are confusing metro-sexual with cross dressing. Metro-sexual is different because it is not as extremem as cross dressing. The metro-sexual men get expensive haircuts (most use gel too), wear expensive retro clothing, shave chest hair and maybe even more south of that.
Now I have nothing against gays, I have gay friends and they are just better people than us straight folk, they recycle. But I do hate how gay has become trendy. It's because of the trend that metrosexuals have sprung from. But on the other hand the gay trend has opened a lot more accpetance to the lifestyle, so that is good.
However, in my own stupid battle against the metrosexual trend I do almost the opposite of it. I have my girlfriend shave my head every so often, I get my clothes from either Target, second hand stores and the like. But then again I'm stupid. To each his/her own. Whatever humps your camel I suppose.

Does reading macNN make me a metrosexual?

phoenixboy70 · Sep 10, 2004, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by jcadam:
Does reading macNN make me a metrosexual?

no, living in heidelberg does though.

jcadam · Sep 10, 2004, 03:09 PM

Originally posted by phoenixboy70:
no, living in heidelberg does though.

The US Army put me here. The Army is trying to turn me into a METROSEXUAL!!!!!!!!!!

sh{t. Hey where's my damn eyeliner?

Shaddim · Sep 10, 2004, 03:09 PM

Originally posted by jcadam:
Does reading macNN make me a metrosexual?

No, wearing those silly-ass lederhosen does that.

turtle777 · Sep 10, 2004, 03:31 PM

Originally posted by MacNStein:
No, wearing those silly-ass lederhosen does that.

Unfortunately, Heidelberg is NOT in Bavaria !
And, shocking news, Bavaria # Germany !

-t

TheBadgerHunter · Sep 10, 2004, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by Captain Obvious:
Where do you people get your information from? Makeup? Shaved chest hair?
The term metrosexual is a relatively recent term made up by people who want to sound cool but are really out of touch with current pop culture.
There are only two things it entails: vanity and high maintenance. That's it.

There is no necessity to wear retro clothing, dress gay , or use gel.
I think that before these people called it Metrosexual they classified those same individuals as pretty boys.

And girlymen. Can't forget the girlymen.

badidea · Sep 10, 2004, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
Unfortunately, Heidelberg is NOT in Bavaria !
And, shocking news, Bavaria # Germany !

-t

Even more shocking news, Bavaria = Germany
BUT
Germany # Bavaria!!

(you just made the same error many make in that political lounge...)

Skip Breakfast · Sep 10, 2004, 03:42 PM

I just associate the term with guys who carry what they call "messenger bags" and what I call "man purses".

Shaddim · Sep 10, 2004, 03:48 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
Unfortunately, Heidelberg is NOT in Bavaria !
And, shocking news, Bavaria # Germany !

-t

I've seen guys wearing lederhosen in both places, so...

TubaMuffins · Sep 10, 2004, 04:12 PM

Metrosexual
Apparently Beckham is a metrosexual too, huh

Mediaman_12 · Sep 10, 2004, 04:30 PM

Originally posted by TubaMuffins:
Metrosexual
Apparently Beckham is a metrosexual too, huh

Definitely
He was one of the ones that the media used to define the trend/style.

Here he is in a sarong.

Nacente · Sep 10, 2004, 04:30 PM

It's not negative to be a metrosexual.

CharlesS · Sep 10, 2004, 06:54 PM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
I was called metrosexual because I try to keep my nails trimmed and for paying more then $20 to get my haircut.

Keeping your nails trimmed?! Guess that makes every person who plays a musical instrument a metrosexual...

I always thought having long fingernails was a "girly" thing, not having short ones. But what do I know...

TheBadgerHunter · Sep 10, 2004, 07:43 PM

Hmm, I use hair gel, dress as fairly well, spend a good amount of time shopping, try to always look my best, don't smell. Damn, guess I'm one too.

*not racist* · Sep 10, 2004, 08:01 PM

Sometimes I enjoy a lavender bubble bath.

*not gay*

voodoo · Sep 10, 2004, 08:02 PM

Metrosexuality is very 80s. I like that. Nevertheless I'm not impressed enough to take part in it.

iXavier · Sep 10, 2004, 08:29 PM

The term heavily started to surface again since Queer Eye For the Straight Guy came on the air. However, the term itself has been around since the mid 1990s, as far as I know.

Source: http://www.wordspy.com/words/metrosexual.asp

x.

MindFad · Sep 10, 2004, 08:41 PM

Originally posted by voodoo:
Metrosexuality is very 80s. I like that. Nevertheless I'm not impressed enough to take part in it.

NOW YOU TAKE THAT BACK