Metrosexuals - Men in Pink?
An article originally posted at http://www.askblax.com on
metrosexuals poses new questions about the metrosexual hype. I
discovered recently that when the term metrosexual is used, men
automatically associate the word with the slang term 'woose'.
And since most women say that they would not date a 'woose' (and
I fully relate), does this mean that men try to disassociate
themselves from the term metrosexual because it connotes
girliness in some way? Maybe the term makes men feel less
appealing to women if they break out of the stereotypical
rough-and-rugged image to show that they care about their
personal hygiene and grooming.
None of it makes sense to me because my take on the
'metrosexual' is that he is the man who is unafraid to wear pink
shirts, unafraid to get manicures/pedicures, and unafraid to
pamper himself. Metrosexuals are the opposite of the
'rough-neck', perhaps. If so, what is all the hype about? What
*type* (and I use the word type loosely) of men do women really
prefer?
Since the clothes and pampering of oneself won't make a man, me
thinks there must be something wrong with my definition of the
metrosexual. Men are men regardless of what they wear. That
being said, I would not expect to see a 'manly man' in lace
shorts. But I don't think there are too many women who could
resist a man with smooth clear skin, fresh breath, and the
absence of dirt under his fingernails.
If my understanding of what a metrosexual is holds true, why
does the label 'metrosexual' apply only to men? Are women
metrosexuals, too? Women get manicures, pedicures and wear pink
shirts, so...