Are you metrosexual?

[Icarus]

But well, since the standard hetero can't really cook and needs a mothe---ehr, a woman to care for him, cooking seems to be quite metro.

Ack, does that mean the "standard" hetero is only capable of buying frozen chips and nuclear food to live on? Whatever happened to the hunter-gatherer mentality, being able to provide for yourself when required? Has "mankind" in general really become dependant and lazy? (What the hell am I typing?) >_<

Nor do i wear Armani, honestly (which is funny - basically he's the "common guy" stylist, in the sense that most of his products are just refined things like, say, jackets, jeans, t-shirts).

I didn't realise that Armani et al is considered metro. Makes me glad that I don't justify spending £150 on a shirt with someone elses name on it. For £150 I can buy three just-as-good shirts (or other items of clothing) from regular high street labels like Bench, Boxfresh and French Connection and still have leftover money to go get a quick lunch and a glass of red wine.

Ack, I just sounded really cosmopolitian there -_-;;;;

Still, i can't learn to iron well, dammit

You really cannot iron? For shame! The Man Who Is A Wizard With A Joypad is unable to operate a steam iron? ^_^

A quick Google search turned up this. Scary, innit ^_-

That's an odd paradox of sorts...if a woman is able to live on her own without a man to support her or whatever, her fellow females are all "You go girl! You don't NEED no stinkin' man!" If a guy's on his own, though, his guy friends whisper amongst themselves, "he must be, er, effeminate." Heh heh, gender roles are a wonderful thing.

And therein lies the problem with this "metrosexual" definition. While other labels can be quite defining, 50+ posts later and we still haven't really made clear what "metrosexuality" actually covers. Cooking? Cleaning? Grooming? How much of this do you actually have to do to be considered metro?

It shouldn't even be called "metrosexuality" anyway, since there's no... you know... actual sex going on. At least, not until Mr. Well Groomed meets Ms. Well Groomed, takes her to dinner at a swanky restaurant, back to his studio apartment, casts aside his £450 crisp Armani suit and gets down to some primal humping.

Like that ever happens outside of television shows.

[TWITCHDOCTOR]

Personally, I think all this talk of "meterosexual" stuff is nonsense. It basically sounds like a new-ish term used buy people from the ages of 19 to 25 or so(possibly from those fancy fashion magazines?). In fact, I've never even heard the term but only a couple of times.

I think a guy should be able to wear any style of mens clothes without any certian stereotypes attached. Now, if you actually wear "dresses" as in "cross dressing" like a woman, then thats a VERY different story.
Although, when I read your post, I didn't think that you meant that you wore womans clothing, I simply figured it was another case of English not being your native langauge.

But to answer your question, I do take pride in the way I look and dress. I hardly even wear athletic shoes...its either suede oxfords, or black suede boots.
Most of the time I do dress casual, but there are times that I like to dress nice. I even own a few nice Italian suits. When working on my car or something, I dress down of course.

[UnscathedFlyingObject]

oh, i forgot you use "dress" for women's ones only...after all, men always dress badly, no? (i mean, if you have a vocabulary bigger than 100 words, dress shouldn't be fancy, *i hope*).

Your word usage is correct but just look at what is generally understood as "dresses."

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q ... a=N&tab=wi

Not male clothing.

Since the purpose of language is to communicate your ideas, you don't want to use a word that puts ambiguity to your idea. Like giving people the idea that you are a cross dresser.

And I'm sorry I only know 100 words.

[Tar-Palantir]

Actually, non-native speakers often use dresses/clothes interchangeably. I often see 'x% off on ladies/gents dresses' signs.

[Marc]

I like to look good and have spent an awful lot of money on clothes over the past few years, mainly mid price stuff though, I don't spend stupid money on sigle items. I still have a lot of 'rocker' gear left and don't mind lounging around the house in combats and band tees though. I use expensive toiletries and do take a while getting ready if I'm going out but it sure isn't a vanity thing as I'm quite uncomfortable with my looks and appearance at times. I've also been making an effort to learn to cook properly lately and find I actually quite enjoy it, what all that makes me would just be average I guess.

[Randorama]

And I'm sorry I only know 100 words.

(vestido, which is ,in Italian, "vestito". Dunno why it's only for women, in English )

At any case, yeah, it's really one of those words invented to just make some articles on nothing, so to speak. Speaking of which, yesterday i was talking with the guests and i purposefully brought up the discussion...basically, my friend who used the word is the female equivalent of an hetero male, as she said that she's pure at cooking, ironing, etc. and she "bought" this idea of the "new metropolitan" man who cares for himself and stuff like that.

If you think to the standard nerd (and universities are full of those), "metrosexual" is basically anyone with some sense of decency. In normal life, the word should be abolished

Beside that, other note of masculinity: i repaired my kitchen sink by myself, i suppose this is not too metrosexual

(btw, Icarus, i use joysticks )

[chtimi-CLA]

i'm a logger, i live in a wood cabin with my dogs, and i only drink beer and beef blood.

[Vincere]

i'm a logger, i live in a wood cabin with my dogs, and i only drink beer and beef blood.

In the Berry.

[sffan]

I think metrosexuals are basically guys who use skin-care products. Maybe I'm wrong.

It's really a stupid term because if you are metrosexual it implies that you are something other than heterosexual. Like if you fuck women but you are actually half-gay but not gay enough to fuck men. Ugh. I don't know, maybe this "down low" stuff has something to do with it, where gay or bisexual guys claim to be straight.

[TWITCHDOCTOR]

i'm a logger, i live in a wood cabin with my dogs, and i only drink beer and beef blood.

Ughh..Why am I all of a sudden having thoughts of Monty Pythons "LumberJack" song/video!!??

[LoneSage]

i'm a logger, i live in a wood cabin with my dogs, and i only drink beer and beef blood.

Ughh..Why am I all of a sudden having thoughts of Monty Pythons "LumberJack" song/video!!??

Because he's a logger and he's OK. He works all night and sleeps all day.

[TWITCHDOCTOR]

He likes to put on womens clothing...and hang around in bars.

[BulletMagnet]

"I thought you were such a manly man!"

[Icarus]

Speaking of which, yesterday i was talking with the guests and i purposefully brought up the discussion...basically, my friend who used the word is the female equivalent of an hetero male, as she said that she's pure at cooking, ironing, etc. and she "bought" this idea of the "new metropolitan" man who cares for himself and stuff like that.

Hang on a sec. I thought, stereotypically, modern hetero man is defined as a lazy goodfornothing:

• unable to cook without girlfriend/mother/microwave assistance
• unable to iron
• unable to clean (but loves playing with the vacuum cleaner)
• bathes once every full moon
• wears really baggy clothing, and thinks a suit/smart clothing is only for funerals
• is allergic to skincare and fragrant products
• thinks "hygiene" is throwing week-old socks into the washbasket
• aggressive
• unemotional
• ignorant
• insensitive.

Basically, everything that metrosexual man isnt.

(It's not much of a step up from a caveman is it? I'm almost tempted to don a loincloth and swing a large club about, but then I realised I won't wear a loincloth unless it has a designer label on it.)

So wouldn't that make your female friend the female equivalent of a metro male? (Especially by the way you described her - able to cook, clean etc) ^_-

[TWITCHDOCTOR]

So, from what I've been reading here, the term Metrosexual basically replaced the term "G-Q".
If so, I never was into any of that...still, I like to look nice. At least decent.

[fullblownaidzz]

im about as far from metro as one person can get. I've got 3 mohawks goin on, wear the same pants every day, don't have a house of my own, own 2 shirts and a jacket, don't shower unless I somehow roll into something gross, play in a crust punk band, and havent shaved in about a month. Go me!

[Acid King]

im about as far from metro as one person can get. I've got 3 mohawks goin on, wear the same pants every day, don't have a house of my own, own 2 shirts and a jacket, don't shower unless I somehow roll into something gross, play in a crust punk band, and havent shaved in about a month. Go me!

Well, you're a crust kid. The only thing less metrosexual than being a crust kid is being a homeless IV drug addict.

[Nemo]

It's already been touched on, but showering daily and caring about your appearance is called NORMAL. The true definition of a Metro is someone who dabbles in feminine cosmetic behavior without being gay (i.e. wearing make-up, spending hours in front of the mirror to get ready, getting pedicures, etc.).

[TWITCHDOCTOR]

Well, that sure the hell ain't me. I actually trim my finger nails with my teeth!!
But yea...I shower daily and shave like every 3 days or so. (the Irish never have thick beards) I keep my sideburns neatly trimed.

I think taking care of one self is "normal" as well. Although one could get too obsessed with it.

Wearing makeup!? Not even in the 80's when I was in a hair band!!!!!
Still have the hair though...

[chtimi-CLA]

He likes to put on womens clothing...and hang around in bars.

ha ha i didn't think about that.
on topic metrosexual is just a marketing target core, as always when a critical mass of journalists start echoing random communication agency's marketing ploy #4546, it becomes a "society topic".

edit shower daily you dirty nerds