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RandalFlagg
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Metrosexualism
#5858697 - 07/14/06 05:07 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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This is such a strange phenomenon to me. Does anybody else find it weird when men devote insane amounts of time and money to their wardrobe and appearance?
I was just in a Banana Republic store and I felt like a fish out of water. It freaked me out as I walked past guys with button up shirts and perfectly coifed hair while I had my Guns N' Roses t-shirt on. $80 for a pair of ripped jeans? $50 for a fucking T-shirt? And why do all of the clerks wear headsets? Is the world of upscale retail that breathtakingly exciting that they must converse with each other? "This guy just bought three pairs of jeans and a shirt!".
I certainly don't mean to sound like an asshole with these observations. If anybody here happens to be a metro then that's cool. I'm not going to diss you. I just like to observe social phenomenona.
Discuss.
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Scarfmeister
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Well if you want to go to the nice nightclubs and have a chance at scoring you better dress for the occasion.
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RandalFlagg
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Shroomnoob said: Well if you want to go to the nice nightclubs and have a chance at scoring you better dress for the occasion.
Good point. It just freaks me the fuck out to even think of dressing like that. It's on par with asking me to hold hands with another man or something.
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Perhaps this phenomenon is due to a very passive father figure in early developmental years?
My little cousin definitely seems to fall into this category. As a young child (maybe 6 or 7 years old) he was really into painting his nails and playing with Barbie dolls (yes, Barbie dolls). Now he's like 11 I think and he certainly has a large wardrobe and is always excited to go shopping for new clothes. It seems almost as if he identifies more with his mother than with his father.
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if spending $200 on a outfit to wear to the bar is what it takes to impress women, then I'm still not surprised I'm single. I don't think I would date a chick that went to a "nightclub" anyways.
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Re: Metrosexualism [Re: dblaney]
#5858742 - 07/14/06 05:22 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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That kid sounds gay to me. 
Metro guys are as straight as can be. They exhibit no feminine characteristics other than being super into their appearance.
I'm just a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy I guess.
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Who knows then. To each their own I guess, eh? I'm with you on the jeans and t-shirt though, it's a fucking comfortable way to dress.
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I had a friend in high school who was like that, except he wasn't metrosexual. He was gay.
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They are everywhere in Europe. It's disturbing the metro's in Rome make the ones here look like mountain men.
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Re: Metrosexualism [Re: buckwheat]
#5858775 - 07/14/06 05:34 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Take a look at the upsclae places in Stockholm. Every girl and guy looks like models.
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Does Metrosexualism still exist anymore? I just thought that was a 90's term now known as 'good taste'.
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RandalFlagg
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Shroomnoob said: Take a look at the upsclae places in Stockholm. Every girl and guy looks like models.
Doesn't shit like that freak you out? When I see people like that I feel like I'm around weird aliens from another world.
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Vvellum
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I am not bothered by a concern for appearance.
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I'm a t-shirt and jeans guy myself. I don't spend lots of money on clothing as I tend to like to spend my small amount of surplus income on other shit.
I don't really worry about looking good cause if you buy clothes that are nice enough in the first place, you never have to worry.
I'm a guy, I'm cool either being naked or in a suit or anything in between. If it's not comfortable I don't bother with it. All to impress the ladies? Fuck that. I've got my winning personality and charisma to take care of that...
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RandalFlagg
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Re: Metrosexualism [Re: Vvellum]
#5858822 - 07/14/06 05:46 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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bi0 said: I am not bothered by a concern for appearance.
It's not the "concern about appearance" thing that bothers. Everybody is concerned about their appearance (whether they admit it or not). I am just freaked out by high fashion. It just seems very contrived.
Also, I grew up in a rural town. The men around me wore jeans, t-shirts, flannel shirts, boots, and sneakers. So, high levels of fashion are the opposite of what I was raised on.
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1. Nice avatar.
2. Stop shopping at such places.
3. Fuck buying ripped jeans. You gotta be some kind of retard to do that shit.
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Well what do you want? Do you want to be the metro or the chill, I don't give a fuck guy?
Sounds like you're not sure waht you want.
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Screw that, tennis shorts, and a white t shirt. More comfortable.
I go everywhere like that even to bars. FUck the dress code.
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Re: Metrosexualism [Re: Nashbar]
#5858848 - 07/14/06 05:53 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Nashbar said: if spending $200 on a outfit to wear to the bar is what it takes to impress women, then I'm still not surprised I'm single. I don't think I would date a chick that went to a "nightclub" anyways.
You mean like 95% of the girls? Besides when you go out and party your appearance and clothes is what girls will notice first and you don't really get that many seconds to make an impression so its best to make em count. Don't hate the players, hate the game.
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Do you sling the sweater around your shoulders too?
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