Straight Guys Further Co-Opt Gay Vanity

Cutting just short of metrosexual, Salon.com profiles the ‘smoothies’:

The smoothie spends a lot not just on clothes and haircuts, but on highlights, spray-tans, manicures and pedicures, bodybuilding formulas, gym memberships, dry cleaning bills, man jewelry and hip-hop classes. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the smoothie is like a cross between a frat boy and Britney Spears.

I still laugh when I see the skin care commercials for men. I just never thought it’d come this far. That we’d weight male vanity to such an extent that we’d start to flip back the aged/leamanlythery/hairy aesthetic.

I just don’t think ‘smoothie’ is a good term. I think they should call it ‘fagged up’. It looks like a fight to the bottom to see who can be the fairest of them all.

Of course in five years we’ll see the swing back – where bodies that display hair and wear and tear will be popular again. I just think it is odd.

One thing for sure: this ain’t progress. 

Stock tip – start investing in mental health care centers that focus on men’s psychology and eating disorders. 


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2 responses to “Straight Guys Further Co-Opt Gay Vanity”

  1. TheBrad Avatar

    Fight to the bottom? Please, honey. I’ve been to Chicago. There’s no need to fight for ’em. They’re everywhere.

  2. Andy Avatar
    Andy

    Oh yeah!

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