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Metrosexuality is out (Much to the chagrin of some monkeys)

Tenchiro

Attention K Mart Shoppers
Jul 19, 2002
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Time to put the fancy shoes away, guys.

Metrosexual Is out, Macho Is in

June 19, 2006
— Beards, muscles, brawn. Could it be that the years of the metrosexual man are over and the macho man is back?

"The new macho is the old macho," said Stephen Perrine, editor in chief of Best Life magazine. "It is about being competent and feeling traditional, filling traditional male roles."

The recent demise of Cargo, a men's magazine dedicated solely to shopping, has been hailed as a death knell of the metrosexual trend.


OOOH YEAH!
 

fluff

Monkey Turbo
Sep 8, 2001
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Feeling the lag
How can they use a pvssy phrase "the new macho is the old macho" in an article about the "end of metrosexuality"?

I refuse to give them credit for irony.

Dickwads.
 

dhbuilder

jingoistic xenophobe
Aug 10, 2005
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i never knew it was ever really "in".

must have been another one of those new york or l.a. things they tried to pawn off on the rest of us.
 

reflux

Turbo Monkey
Mar 18, 2002
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G14 Classified
Received by email a couple years ago:

> OK, I have had it. I've taken all I can stand and I can't stand any
> more! Every time my TV is on, all that can be seen is effeminate men prancing about, redecorating houses and talking about foreign concept like "style" and "feng shui." Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, transsexual, metrosexual, non-sexual; blue, green, and purple-sexual bogus definitions have taken over the urban and suburban world!
>
> Real men of the world, stand up, scratch your butt, belch, light a
> cigar and yell "ENOUGH!" I hereby announce the start of a new offensive in the culture Wars, the Retrosexual movement.
>
> *The Code:*
>
> A Retrosexual man, no matter what the woman insists, PAYS FOR THE DATE.
>
> A Retrosexual man opens doors for a lady. Even for the ones that fit that term, only because they are female.
>
> A Retrosexual DEALS with IT, be it a flat tire, break-in into your
> home, or a natural disaster, you DEAL WITH IT.
>
> A Retrosexual not only eats red meat, he often kills it himself.
>
> A Retrosexual doesn't worry about living to be 90. It's not how long you live, but how well. If you're 90 years old and still smoking cigars, playing poker and drinking, I salute you!!!
>
> A Retrosexual does not use more hair or skin products than a woman. Women have several supermarket aisles of stuff. Retrosexuals need an endcap (possibly 2 endcaps if you include shaving goods)
>
> A Retrosexual does not dress in clothes from Hot Topic when he's 30 years old.
>
> A Retrosexual should know how to properly kill stuff (or people) if
> need be. This falls under the "Dealing with IT" portion of The Code.
>
> A Retrosexual watches no TV show with "Queer" in the title.
>
> A Retrosexual does not let neighbors screw up rooms in his house on national TV.
>
> A Retrosexual should not give up excessive amounts of manliness for women. Some is inevitable, but major reinvention of yourself will only lead to you becoming a froo-froo little puss, and in the long run, it ain't worth it.
>
> A Retrosexual is allowed to seek professional help for major mental
> stress such as drug/alcohol addiction, death of your entire family in
a freak treechipper accident, favorite sports team being moved to a different city, favorite bird dog expiring, etc. You are NOT allowed to see a shrink because Daddy didn't pay you enough attention. Daddy was busy DEALING WITH IT. When you screwed up, he DEALT with you.
>
> A Retrosexual will have at least one outfit in his wardrobe designed
> to conceal himself from prey.
>
> A Retrosexual knows how to tie a Windsor knot when wearing a tie - and ONLY a Windsor knot.
>
> A Retrosexual should have at least one good scar from a wound he can brag about getting.
>
> A Retrosexual knows how to use a basic set of tools. If you can't hammer a nail, or drill a straight hole, practice in secret until you can -
or be rightfully ridiculed for the wuss you be.
>
> A Retrosexual knows that owning a gun is not a sign that you are riddled with fear, guns are TOOLS and are often essential to DEAL WITH IT. Plus it's just plain fun to shoot.
>
> Crying - There are very few reasons that a Retrosexaul may cry, and none of them have to do with TV commercials, movies, or soap operas. Sports teams are sometimes a reason to cry, but the preferred method of release is swearing or throwing the remote control. Some reasons a Retrosexual can cry include (but are not limited to) death of a loved one, death of a pet (fish do NOT count as pets in this case), loss of a major body part.
>
> When a Retrosexual is on a crowded bus and or a commuter train, and a pregnant woman, heck, any woman gets on, that retrosexual stands up and offers his seat to that woman, then looks around at the other so-called men still in their seats with a disgusted "you punks" look on his face.
>

> A Retrosexual knows how to say the Pledge properly, and with the
correct emphasis and pronunciation. He also knows the words to the Star Spangled Banner
>
> A Retrosexual will have hobbies and habits his wife and mother do not understand, but that are essential to his manliness, in that they
offset the acceptable manliness decline he suffers when arried/engaged or in a serious healthy relationship - i.e., hunting, boxing, shot putting, shooting, cigars, poker, motorcycles, Fender guitars & car maintenance.
>
> A Retrosexual knows how to sharpen his own knives and kitchen
utensils.
>
> A Retrosexual man can drive in snow (hell, a blizzard) without
sliding all over or driving under 20mph, without anxiety, and without high-centering his ride in a snow bank.
>
> A Retrosexual man can chop down a tree and make it land where he wants. Wherever it lands is where he damn well wanted it to land.
>
> A Retrosexual will give up his seat on a bus to not only any women
but any elderly person or person in military dress (except 2nd Lt's)
NOTE: The person in military dress may turn down the offer but the
Retrosexual man will ALWAYS make the offer to them and thank them for serving their country.
>
> A Retrosexual man doesn't need a contract -- a handshake is good
enough. He will always stand by his word even if circumstances change or the other person deceived him.
>
> A Retrosexual man doesn't immediately look to sue someone when he does something stupid and hurts himself. We understand that sometimes in the process of doing things we get hurt and we just DEAL WITH IT
 

ALEXIS_DH

Tirelessly Awesome
Jan 30, 2003
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881
Lima, Peru, Peru
reflux said:
Received by email a couple years ago:

> OK, I have had it. I've taken all I can stand and I can't stand any
> more! Every time my TV is on, all that can be seen is effeminate men prancing about, redecorating houses and talking about foreign concept like "style" and "feng shui." Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, transsexual, metrosexual, non-sexual; blue, green, and purple-sexual bogus definitions have taken over the urban and suburban world!
>
> Real men of the world, stand up, scratch your butt, belch, light a
> cigar and yell "ENOUGH!" I hereby announce the start of a new offensive in the culture Wars, the Retrosexual movement.
>
> *The Code:*
>
> A Retrosexual man, no matter what the woman insists, PAYS FOR THE DATE.
>
> A Retrosexual man opens doors for a lady. Even for the ones that fit that term, only because they are female.
>...............
i bet a woman wrote that.
 

Fool

The Thing cannot be described
Sep 10, 2001
2,967
1,715
Brooklyn
The recent demise of Cargo, a men's magazine dedicated solely to shopping, has been hailed as a death knell of the metrosexual trend.
Ahahahahahahaha. Awesome.