7.18.2006

Metrosexuals

I was watching South Park re-runs again and came across the episdoe where everyone in South Park turns metrosexual... like so many other things on South Park this is actually based on fact, people who actually dress gay and have affeminate qualities but are not in fact gay.


Metrosexuals

"Metrosexuality is, according to British journalist Mark Simpson, the trait of an urban male of any sexual orientation who has a strong aesthetic sense and spends a great amount of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle. Simpson coined the term in 1994 in an article in the The Independent [1] after writing his book about contemporary masculine identity Male Impersonators: Men Performing Masculinity. Simpson described the effect of consumerism and media proliferation, particularly the men’s style press, on traditional masculinity."

Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrosexual

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