Are you metrosexual?

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:23 pm

Ok, it's about time.

So, in a few lines: i was going at work/university (or whatever you want to call it) and a girlfriend of mine ( in the sense that she's a friend of mine and a girl, even if she's actually 30 and we also have a sort of pseudo-relationship) looked at my new shirt and trousers and said "oh, you really have good taste in dresses, i like your metrosexual style!"

And i was for a few seconds silent, while my face clearly said: wtf?

...Then i replied something like "Eh, i just care about dressing decently", while she quickly dropped the discourse (given my puzzled face).

So, the point is: how metrosexual are you? Do you do fancy things like washing yourself daily, dressing with normal dresses instead of giant sandbags, shave, do some exercise, perhaps even (gasp!) have some vague taste in dresses (like, for instance, avoid t mix green and blue)?Do you have a poster of Yori Yagami,Benimaru Nikaido or Ash Crimson?

I wait anxious your comments, while i question about my sexual identity because of my failure in looking like Michael Moore

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:48 pm

I'm full-blown homosexual, and I think metrosexual is a really, really stupid term. Still, women tend to prefer men who take the time to look decent, so don't worry about it.

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:55 pm

I'm embarassingly straight.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:00 pm

I'm so manly I bathe once every three days and eat ramen RAW! When it comes to dressing, I wear the first thing I find on the side of my bed but not before smelling it to check for safety and take care of daily hygiene. But that's not all. Women refer to me as "what an animal!", so I act like all macho in a cage full of chicks.

Some of my "sensitive" activities include beating women in Street Figther 3 and BANGing terrorists in Time Crisis 3 *BANG* *BANG* *BANG.* People get all pissy when I put it in those terms, but I'm true to myself; I can't just say "I play videogames."

Post by **Ghegs** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:07 pm

We have such a weird forum sometimes.

One really can't be called metrosexual when they almost always wear black. So I'm not.

Now excuse me while I go clip and trim my nails so they don't rip my satin sheets.

incognoscente · Post by **incognoscente** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:30 pm

Maybe she meant "cosmopolitan"?

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:46 pm

sethsez wrote:I'm full-blown homosexual, and I think metrosexual is a really, really stupid term. Still, women tend to prefer men who take the time to look decent, so don't worry about it.

I don't, in fact i'm relatively popular among women (and homosexual men as well). It is also true that "metrosexual" one of those definitions made up to pinpoint an emerging market segment more than anything else. I don't shave often, also, but i can afford it ( even if i'm relatively hairy). I must also admit that said girl can be labelled as the typical hetero, as she has not the best of tastes for dresses ( must work on that

).

It is also true that i work in a place which is full of goddamn nerds with no real self-respect, so the contrasy is quite sharp.Funny thing, some of the rudest heteros i know of, could be easily labelled as metro, if judged by looks alone...

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:02 pm

I take a shower either everyday or two days, I pratice good hygiene and I think thats it.

I wish I could grow a beard

A beard is on my Christmas list

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:02 pm

Well, my problem with metrosexual, as a term, is that sexuality has nothing to do with it.

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:18 pm

sethsez wrote:Well, my problem with metrosexual, as a term, is that sexuality has nothing to do with it.

Yeah I agree 100% but quite afew people assume just because a male cares about the way he looks/acts etc that he is a homosexual.

Is it just society and the supposed gender roles that somehow haven't changed?

Post by **Icarus** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:10 am

Ghegs wrote:We have such a weird forum sometimes.

You got that right. ^_-

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:44 am

sethsez wrote:I'm full-blown homosexual, and I think metrosexual is a really, really stupid term.

Are you really?

And yeah, it's a pretty weak term. I do get a bit sick of the steretype that fashionable men are all gay (yes, people used to think I was gay).

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:48 am

I didn't really get into fashion until about a year ago, but I guess I was destined to fulfill that stereotype at some point. Until then I wore mostly black, etc.

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:54 am

Please forgive me for asking a stupid question.

What does it means for "metrosexual"?

UnscathedFlyingObject · Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:05 am

me·tro·sex·ual

noun

Definitions:

young straight stylish urban man: a young, straight, sensitive urban man who is unashamed to enjoy good clothes, stylish living, the art of decorating, and improving his personal appearance ( informal )

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:09 am

I'm a clean guy (bath every day, brush my teeth after meals). Almost all my shirts are blue (for Sonic, my favorite mascot of all time

)

I don't like the term metrosexual that much. There was a esposide of "metrosexual" on South Park not too long ago.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:35 am

Just the fact that I'm an art student is enough to make some people think I'm gay, heh. But in all honesty I take very little pride in my appearance; I usually just grab whatever's on the top of my stack of shirts/pants/whatever and toss 'em all on, and out I go. I am a creature of contradictions, heh.

By the way, when did Michael Moore become the prime example of virility? Try telling that to a "red meat" conservative.

Post by **system11** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:42 am

It's one of the worst modern definitions to emerge in recent times. See seths reply for why.

I bath and shave every single morning without fail, brush my hair (takes some time), but at the same time I just wear black, loose fitting shirts, frequently torn. I don't care about appearances, I care about being well groomed - if that makes sense.

The n00b · Post by **The n00b** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:42 am

Well I have pretty good hygiene but in no way am I some sort of Quimby who owns 10 different kinds of cologne, shaves his legs, dresses better than most hot chicks, and gets manicures. There's metrosexual and then there's just a guy who likes to be "ladylike." Guys are built like jeeps, take pride in that fact men! I even think its why some guys turn gay because they like that part of the man mystique.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:50 am

The n00b wrote:I even think its why some guys turn gay because they like that part of the man mystique.

Guys don't "turn" gay.

Anyway, I honestly don't understand what's so bad about trying to look nice. It's not like it takes much effort.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:53 am

No. I don't care about what I wear, I actually enjoy tacky clothing like mixing different colors of plaid and corduroys.

If it weren't for silly laws I'd go in the buff! Well, maybe not that far.

jiji · Post by **jiji** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:30 am

I vote to eliminate the term metrosexual entirely, and in its place promote the use of the already perfectly good (and more specific) terms well-dressed and vain.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:31 am

While I think that men who do their nails, and facials, and all that stuff is mainly overkill, there's nothing wrong with looking presentable.

Today they call it being "metrosexual". My father called it not dressing like a ****ing beggar. Being a teacher, you'd never see him with dirty shoes, torn pants, a stained shirt or a dirty sweater. He ALWAYS was neatly pressed and looking like a decent salesman, my good old man.

I guess I can be considered partly metrosexual because I like to look nice at work. I love my black slacks and polo shirts. Then again, on fridays I like to wear my hiking boot/shoe thingies, jeans, and gray shirt with my favorite light jacket.

Agreed on the issue of women going for people who dress nicely. I'd certainly steer away of any girl who had a thing for dirty, smelly, bum-looking, disorganized and hygiene-uncounscious men.

sethsez · Post by **sethsez** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:42 am

Specineff wrote:Today they call it being "metrosexual". My father called it not dressing like a ****ing beggar.

YES

I like the way your dad thinks.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:51 am

I wore nice clothes until I moved to Japan. I still wore moderately nice threads, but limited on what I could buy was an understatement. I'm 6'3". Even with my weight varying from 175 to 200 lbs, I could rarely find anything to fit me other than The Gap and Zara. I would wear nice clothes now, but it's Hawaii. No reason to dress up -- even for work.

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:18 am

bloodflowers wrote:I don't care about appearances, I care about being well groomed - if that makes sense.

Certainly. Clashing colors or imperfect creases in your pants shouldn't stop anyone from bathing. Once in a while I have to leave my place without having the chance to shower first... it just feels terrible.

Having said that, I will continue to adorn my daily low-brow outfit of jeans, Chuck Taylors, and stupid t-shirt/ugly collared shirt until my employer changes the office policy. But, I will be squeaky clean at the same time.

I don't feel compelled to impress people with my looks, and I probably couldn't even if I tried (although I do get lots of compliments whenever I wear a suit, but I'm pretty sure it's just because people are shocked when they see me look respectable). Therefore, I just go with the look that requires the minimal amount of maintenence while not attracting attention to myself for being overly scrubby. Minimal compliance with society's expections, I suppose.

GaijinPunch wrote:I'm 6'3". Even with my weight varying from 175 to 200 lbs, I could rarely find anything to fit me other than The Gap and Zara.

That too... most shirts look stupid on me because they're too loose and too short.

I remember when I bought my suit... went to the store, which must have had hundreds, if not thousands, of suits on display. The salesman measures me, points me to about a dozen suits I could choose from, and even then he told me they'd have to do quite a bit of work to make any of them fit right. It runs in the family, though. When my dad went to go pick up his tux for my brother's wedding, the clerk shouted out back "Hey! Come out here! The guy with the monkey arms is here!"

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:25 am

Well, let's see:

I wear black Dr. Martin's, black Levi's, and one of a hundred black T-shirts on a daily basis, occasionally augmented by a black hooded sweatshirt. If I feel like "dressing up", out comes the cool black Guayabera. I have one suit, and it's strictly for weddings and funerals.

My decor consists mainly of thrift store furniture, industrial shelving and artwork by Frank Kozik and Jason Austin (among other poster artists).

So, to answer the original question, not in the least.

However, I guess I've always been decently popular with the ladies (considering I've only been single for eight months out of the last sixteen years). I guess it depends on the type of ladies you're attracted to. For me, it's smart, cute, shy gals who have read a lot and can name at least three songs by Joy Division.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:42 am

Hmmm, you know on occassion I do shave my belly and chest.

But I don't think that's metro, just weird.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:42 am

I take a bath at least once per day, when not 2 or 3 times. But I live in Brazil, and thats much into our culture. Everyone takes one bath at day, and most brazilian people think that European people are dirty and smelly because they dont do that, heh.

And I've been called Metrosexual twice. Which I find really weird, as most of the time I don`t give a fuck about my appearence, and my girlfriend keeps complaining about that (Like"Ooohh, change this t-shirt or else I wont go out with you

).

The only thing I have is long hair, and I do care a little about it (I wash it at every 2 or 3 days, and I take some time to brush my hair, but only if I have free time to do it. (Many times I've brushed it while checking the shmups.com forum, hehehe)

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:10 am

My sideburns are too large for me to be considered metrosexual.