Why are men so feminine these days?

In every possible way! they wear make-up and ask for beauty advice, their clothes seem to be getting more feminine (seriously, i was in topshop today and couldn't tell the difference between the mens and womens sections) and some of them look as though they've spent at least an hour doing their hair before they left their house! does anyone else find this a bit weird, not to mention a complete turn-off?!

I don't do any of those things :s-smilie:

Agreed.

obsessed with lookin good i suppose. its a state of mind for some folks. er, blokes.

Reply 5

DJkG.1

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pollystyrene07

In every possible way! they wear make-up and ask for beauty advice, their clothes seem to be getting more feminine (seriously, i was in topshop today and couldn't tell the difference between the mens and womens sections) and some of them look as though they've spent at least an hour doing their hair before they left their house! does anyone else find this a bit weird, not to mention a complete turn-off?!

I hear what you're saying and I agree that there has been a strong shift towards some feminine characteristics, especially when it comes to clothing and spending hours on hair. :yep:

I'm sure there are still loads of manly guys out there but it annoys me too when I see somebody from behind who looks like a woman and when they turn around it's a man with a girly hairdo and a girls coat! :p:

Reply 6

Lampshade

12

noggins

obsessed with lookin good i suppose. its a state of mind for some folks. er, blokes.

Looking good is one thing.. but skinny jeans, pointy shoes and purposefully cut scruffy hair waxed into the perfect position is just a step too far.

Reply 7

Jamstar

14

Guys feel they want to look good too, so they've become more fashionable and spend more time on the their looks. And some girls like that, others prefer more "masculine" men, like yourself.

Personally, I want to look good, but I wouldn't ever wear make-up or anything. I'd say most guys think balance is best.

Reply 8

Valbonne92

16

O dear, I so know what you mean.

Thanks for making the thread, sweetums.

Reply 9

falls_whisper

14

Indeed. The feminisation is even worse in China and Japan, it seems! I can't watch a single TV drama without thinking the main male character looks far prettier than the girl >_<

Bring back the MEN!

Reply 10

reikazen

12

i love being more femine , in fact i get asked if im gay quite alot

im not tho which is pretty lame , i like hanging out wid the girls lol

Reply 11

pollystyrene07

OP

1

bring back the james dean types- http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/tymitch/james_dean_smoking.jpg -this is what a real man should look like! no effort involved.

Reply 12

snorty_swirl

11

I was out with my mum the other day, saw nothing i liked for the majority of the day, then i saw a really pretty, sparkly pruple shirt, was about to go try it on... then we realised it was meant for guys WTF???

Reply 13

Hisoo

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Lampshade

Looking good is one thing.. but skinny jeans, pointy shoes and purposefully cut scruffy hair waxed into the perfect position is just a step too far.

Agreed! It's vanity that's so off-putting, not the desire to look good.

Reply 14

noggins

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snorty_swirl

I was out with my mum the other day, saw nothing i liked for the majority of the day, then i saw a really pretty, sparkly pruple shirt, was about to go try it on... then we realised it was meant for guys WTF???

lol, i bought a woman's jacket once by mistake (froms mens section). I liked the pale green color of it!

Reply 15

Lucy Pevensie

13

because girls rock and they are envious :smile:

Reply 16

Perfect_Gent

17

Who are you making the comparison to? Gene Hunt?

This has all been happening at all times in my living memory and I've been around since the Seventies and it was certainly happening in the Sixties.

Reply 17

Miyamoto Musashi

Simple; in the last 10 - 20 years the female obsession with increasing male sensitivity to suit women's changing intellectual demand for equality and understanding has led to men becoming oversensitive. All of the feminine qualities men exhibit today reflect the eternal male desire to be attractive to the fairer sex. Now women whine because they've created a generation of sexually confused metrosexuals. What did you expect? You beat the bloody alpha male out of 9/10s of the male population, and now you're looking for a real man? Oh, the irony. The hypocrisy. :p:

Reply 18

-Em-

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falls_whisper

Indeed. The feminisation is even worse in China and Japan, it seems! I can't watch a single TV drama without thinking the main male character looks far prettier than the girl >_<

Bring back the MEN!

And while we're at it, let's bring back absolute patriarchy and lose the right to vote!

Reply 19

User129003

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Miyamoto Musashi

women whine because they've created a generation of sexually confused metrosexuals. What did you expect? You beat the bloody alpha male out of 9/10s of the male population, and now you're looking for a real man? Oh, the irony.

Why are men so feminine these days?

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