Metro-sexual From Urban dictionary.com
Modern enlightened, sort of Renaissance man. Secure and confident, capable and cool, typically well educated and stylish. Heterosexual with a twist, not gay by any means, but he probably has a few gay friends, and can easily be mistaken for gay by rednecks and jock types. The only straight guy in a fabric store or antique shop who is not being dragged there by a woman.
Does this man look gay? There's some manscaping and his accessories look designer? Can you really tell by a pic? Some say yes and no. Why isn't he just Metro-sexual? I mean, even David Beckham paints his nails on occasion. (Really!) And had braids in his hair.
The complaint that I've gotten lately from a few male friends is that women are mistaking them for gay. These men aren't over dramatic or use lots of big hands as is the stereotype. They just happen to be confident enough in themselves that they can wear clothes that fit properly and are willing to spend money on good looking items. One even has a nose stud (which I personally think is very cute). Most of them aren't from here but spent a lot of time in either LA or NYC. It was confirmed that most people in this area consider them gay at first glance. It was something that turned women away, one guy said. One friend asked me, "Why can't a brotha be nice?"
I really had no clue.
Why is it some women prefer the good looking man on TV but in real life want someone more rugged? Rugged or just a HOT-baggy jeans-too big tshirt-sneaks-MESS. There's one complaint by a woman who hated having a man who either had more accessories than her, or took longer to get dressed. My answer? Step your own game up or get someone on your level. And that's the simple answer.
I do prefer men who aren't sloppy and a mess all over.
One comment on this pic found online was the he was gay due to the number of bracelets he wore. Apparently that's all it takes to know? Really?!
*pics from thesartorialist.blogspot.com
The following clip is one of those modern cultural references that's just silly but makes sense at the same time. It's taken from the Broadway version of the movie Legally Blonde.
In the movie its just a single two minute but Broadway always makes things bigger and more flamboyant with song and dance. If you've seen the movie, you know where it is but to set it up for you others: Its one of the final scenes where Elle's soro sister is being wrongly accused of murdering her husband based on the testimony of a fictionalized lover. Elle believes the man is gay, therefore lying, but how to prove it in a court of law? Hence the song 'Gay or European'
Maybe we should sing NY, LA European or Gay?
-Stephanie
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