By Askme Blax
An article originally posted at http://www.askblax.com onmetrosexuals poses new questions about the metrosexual hype. Idiscovered recently that when the term metrosexual is used, menautomatically associate the word with the slang term 'woose'.And since most women say that they would not date a 'woose' (andI fully relate), does this mean that men try to disassociatethemselves from the term metrosexual because it connotesgirliness in some way? Maybe the term makes men feel lessappealing to women if they break out of the stereotypicalrough-and-rugged image to show that they care about theirpersonal 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 pinkshirts, unafraid to get manicures/pedicures, and unafraid topamper 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 reallyprefer?
Since the clothes and pampering of oneself won't make a man, methinks there must be something wrong with my definition of themetrosexual. Men are men regardless of what they wear. Thatbeing said, I would not expect to see a 'manly man' in laceshorts. But I don't think there are too many women who couldresist a man with smooth clear skin, fresh breath, and theabsence of dirt under his fingernails.
If my understanding of what a metrosexual is holds true, whydoes the label 'metrosexual' apply only to men? Are womenmetrosexuals, too? Women get manicures, pedicures and wear pinkshirts, so...
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