Ha! I guess I'm more manly than you, Jared. I got a 7.0 out of 50. ;-)

Congratulations, stud!

8.0 out of 50.

3.0 out of 50

Mostly because of my own ignorance regarding pop culture, and my inborn hygenial sloth.

I actually consider myself to be fairly thenthitive, so I'm surprised I didn't rate higher.

Man! Those boxer-briefs are doing me in!
I'm switching to full-on puffy boxers tomorrow and re-taking the quiz!

wow... i rated way higher than you guys. not that there's anything wrong with that.

"Way higher"? What was your score, sissy-man?

I got a two. And on the boxer brief question... What is a boxer brief? I know what briefs are... And I know what boxers are... But is a boxer brief one of those combo dealies that Marky Mark used to wear?

As I answered the questions... I remembered the guys in my dorm in college. They would have scored much higher. I probably would have scored higher were I single, pagan and into the "club" scene.

But is a boxer brief one of those combo dealies that Marky Mark used to wear?

Yes. You have the snugness of a brief with the comfort of a boxer. They are really the cat's pajamas.

single, pagan and into the "club" scene.

Yeah, I think is really the exact metrosexual demo.

5 out of 50. Very comfortable.

Personally, I think the boxer-brief should replace the brief. And I'll leave it at that... :wink:

When I think metrosexual, Jerry Seinfeld comes to mind.

Seinfeld a metrosexual? Hmmm. Not sure I agree with that. He's a "dandy," though, that's for sure.
I'd go more with the Roxbury guys or any yahoo trying to score on those TV dating shows like "Elimidate" or "5th Wheel."
I picture gelled hair, shaved chest, shiny and partially unbuttoned shirt, and a desire to go clubbing.

13 out of 50 for me....but I'm still Wild At Heart! ;)

Mark? Are you my Mark? (If you are, you'll know what I mean by that.)

i don't remember the point score, but i was like 28% or something. i'm single... but not pagan or in to the club scene. dave hodge podge called me a shooter not a sissy!

Don't go by the percentage. I was 18%.
How many "points" out of 50? That's what everyone's citing.

Dave Hodge Podge was a bit of a dandy himself.

3 out of 50. I'm more manly than Tim Allen!

Mark? Are you my Mark? (If you are, you'll know what I mean by that.)

Um....no, I'm not THAT Mark. He's so much more manly than I could ever hope to be.....

OK, I'm busted.

Heh. Thought that was you.

I'm not surprised a pretty boy like you scored so high. ;-)
What do you expect from the face that almost replaced John Schneider on "Dukes of Hazzard"?

I consider "dandy"s to be metrosexual. Seinfeld is a prissy man, and I'm talking about the TV show character he played more than the man himself.

Man o man.

I got a two.

John Eldredge, look out.

I've seen El Drudge on TV. I think even Mark (aka "I Scored a 13") could take him.

Btw, I just encouraged my friend Mark to start commenting here a day or so ago. And since he's appeared, I've been raggin on him.
Sorry, bro. Just joshin', man.

Comment away unabated!

3 out of 50 (6%)

Would've been lower (better) except that I get my hair cut at a "salon" in the mall instead of at a barber shop. No extra points for the fact that when they ask how I want my hair cut, I simply say "short". Harrumph. I tried re-taking the test and changing that answer out of curiosity and wound up with a 1. Time to find a barber shop that's open after normal business hours. I think the 1 was because I don't actually want Starbucks to go bankrupt.

Only sissies wear boxer-briefs and whitey tighties.

I got a two. And that is because I said I get my hair cut by a stylist instead of a barber. The reason for this is because our options in Bulverde Texas are limited and the lady who cuts my hair is cheaper than the barber and does a better job.

But she does NOT style my hair. She cuts it.

I think I scored so low not as much because I am manly as because I am just a slob who doesn't understand hygiene or fashion.

I have seen this "metrosexual" term used in several articles in several different newsources. All of which told me that this term is the new "buzzword". I wonder who created this term, and the fact that all of these articles in the newsmedia come out at the same time to tell us that this new term is important makes it suspect. It reminds me of those tv ads where the caption under the speakers name says "famous actress". If you are famous, then you shouldn't have to tell me, right? If this really is a new important buzzword then you shouldn't have to tell me.

Anyway, I told my wife about this "metrosexual" thing and she had a take on it that I thought quite good.

She said that this "metrosexual" thing is just another attempt to blur the lines between hetero and homosexual males. "Why does everything have to be about sex?" she said. I said it was because the term refers to gender roles. But as I think about it, it is interesting what the term evokes. It rings "gay without being gay". The articles on the subject even say as much. The survey we took says that. It does have to do with stereotypical homosexual behavior.

My wife suggested that this new "term", is another step in the homosexual agenda. It makes it so that gay men look like everyone else. And the average gay male can say, "I am no different than you or your brother, other than I am attracted to men. But we dress the same and act the same, and think the same."

This "metrosexual" thing blurs the line between hetero and homosexuality and is another step towards bringing homosexuality into the mainstream.

What do you think? I basically agree with her. I think she has a fantastic point. (of course).

But there is one element missing. I remember that while I was single, most of the men fit the description of what we are being told is metrosexual. I think of one of my college roomates. This dude was and is a man's man. Very manly. Yet if he took this survey when he was my roomate he would have scored much higher than today. Why? Because he was single and trolling for women. (But he would have scored like a 20, not a 50).

There is a reason the male of the species in the wild is prettier than the female. It is to attract females. I think that some of this pretty-boyness comes from trying to attract women, and once we get married all that stuff goes out the window.

Thoughts?

Great points Phil (and Melissa!)

I've never in my life been a pretty boy - God kind've quashed any chances of that by creating me fugly (in retrospect, that's a praise). But I do remember the primping that went on in the College dorm. You're right - when trolling, ya gotta look good. I even attempted to (with little success)

I would like to springboard off this to say that as married men we should still strive to look our best for our wives. For some of this this is easier than for others (some people have a lot more raw material to work with, but anyone can improve). For instance, I've been working hard to shed some poundage (11 lbs so far!) and my next step is to try and be a little bit less of a slob around the house. It's all about pleasing the other.

i might be confused here, but doesn't fugly stand for something well... profane. bill... say it ain't so.

If it stands for something profane, I doubt Bill knows that.
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Shrode, I don't think metrosexuality is really the mainstreaming of the homosexual agenda. Most metrosexuals are adamantly hetero, most even homophobic.
Although I think the clubbing scene, the promiscuity and what-not, is wrong, I think there are some positive aspects to the metrosexual "movement." Here's a recent comment from Discoshaman's wife, The Duchess, over at his site on the subject:
While the metrosexual thing can be taken to extremes, I view the appreciation for culture, quality and detail to be a positive trend.
If I'm reading her right -- and I think I am -- she's saying that men paying more attention to hygeine, appearance, etiquette, and culture is a good thing.
I tend to agree.

I chose the "cut my own hair" option, even though it is cut by my wife, who actually used to be a stylist. I didn't consider this "going to a salon/barber" because I don't go anywhere.

3.0.

I'm a slob. Don't care about clothes. Hate fads. Never liked clubbing. See no point to getting GQ or Esquire except to try and appear more "refined" than going FHM/Maxim/Playboy, etc. which I don't endorse either. It's a thin farce of a "men's" magazine.

criteria of clothes: For work, "nice" events: they be neat, comfortable, wrinkle-free (seen the new "teflon-coated" pants! :-) and come close to matching. For every other event: they are comfortble and cover. Once the holey-ness out measures the non-holey-ness, then they go.

I woulda scored lower, but there was this one really big hair growing out of my eyebrows that was like the plant in little shop of horrors... I had to out it.

My father-in-law, who is an old-fashioned barber, cuts my hair, and also uses a straight-edge razor. Heh. I always think of that when I consider my treatment of my wife. =:-D

I also lied on the David Beckham question. I think he's the soccer player that's famous in Europe. But they didn't have an "I don't care" choice... so I said "no";"0

Stroke - I wasn't aware that was a profanity. D'oh!

Who's David Beckham? I honestly don't know.

My cluemeter, evidently, reads 0.

My daughter Molly cuts (what's left of) my hair. Actually, she just buzzes my head (on a "three" setting) - she does a good job :-)

i thought fugly stood for f-ing ugly. maybe just in my hood! david beckham is a british soccer player/model/actor/mr. posh spice.

those of you who don't know me... trust me... i am not metrosexual... or a dandy. anybody got my back out there?

Well, you do carry around one of those little organizer thingies with a strap.
But on the other hand, you are even more hirsute than I am.

As a single gal, I appreciate the efforts men go in their attempts to "capture" The One. I concur with comment #29 - after you marry The One, she will appreciate that you continue those efforts to keep her.

Well, holy cow, I will never use that term again!

:-)

5 out of 50
Like Kenny. . .very comfortable.

I'm not so sure that low score = manly. People who like style, high culture and who take care of themselves don't have to be called Metrosexual. There's an older term for it -- cultured. Grunting football jock is not the transcendent standard for masculinity. Of course, I'm only saying that because I hit 33 out of 50. That and because it's true. ;-)

Ah, I just noticed that Jared said basically the same thing already. Sorry for the redundancy. :-)

i am an 8
i don't know. i thought that that was good but with there being 2's and 3's about, i guess not. oh well, i ran 5 miles saturday and am still a stud.

Disco, as implied in an earlier comment of mine, I agree with the idea that "metrosexuality" (without extremes) is probably a good thing.
But in defense of those claiming manly-ness based on their results, I would point out that the quiz didn't really ask that much about culture. But it did have a lot of questions about shaving, trimming, waxing, etc. and a few gay-related questions. Just saying . . .

This is funny. I haven't had time to read all the comments, but I got a 2 out of 50. I'm hacked that I didn't get a 1.

That's hilarious. Of all the Thinklings, I was actually expecting you to score the lowest. Congrats!

I was expecting all of the Thinklings to score pretty low, but I actually expected Blo to score the highest. He's the closest thing we got to a pretty boy.

I was actually expecting you to score the lowest. Congrats!

Thanks, Rod. I take that as a real compliment.

He's the closest thing we got to a pretty boy.

I thought he was a pretty boy? Did Blo take the test? I still haven't read all the comments so I don't know if he took it. I'll have to take time to read . . . later. I'm going to go scratch my non-metrosexual groin.

13 points is in the 10 through 20 points range:
Possible future metrosexual? You're still masculine, but I will question it if you start wearing shirts with diagonal stripes.

I see from above that Mark and I scored the same. Despite what's been mentioned thus far, I am happy with my score. It seems pretty in the middle which means (from what I've read above) that I may be somewhat attractive to the ladies. Since I am neither married, engaged, in a relationship, or even dating anyone right now, I would hope that I'm putting something out there to grab the fishes. It's just a matter of time before they bite.

I also would doubt the idea that Metrosexuality was dreamed up by the gay agenda people (whoever they are). They seem so bent on being the same as everyone else that I doubt that they would try and conform everyone else to their lifestyles. It just seems backwards to me.

Most gay people, I am guessing, could probably care less either way. I mean, they have a lot to worry about with all the makeup, waxing and such.

(Even fugly people know that)

Frominal sense of group identity, and then pitch your products to it. m everything I've read on the origin of the term, it seems to be more of a marketing conspiracy than a sinister Pink-Triangle Secular Humanist, Inc. conspiracy. ;-P

Making Metrosexuality hip allows marketers in fields like up-scale hair and skin care, fashion, and even premium vodkas to expand their niche tremendously. Giving this demographic a loose sense of group identity, and then telling this group which products are appropos for it is a great way to sell things. And it allows them to reach men with products that before were only pitched to women, which enlarges the pie considerably.

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Who called me a pretty boy? (#43)

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It seems pretty in the middle which means (from what I've read above) that I may be somewhat attractive to the ladies.

I'm not sure that we can draw that conclusion. I'll bet John Wayne was pretty low on the scale - and he was somewhat attractive to the ladies.

Look at Strong Bad he is no metrosexual but he can certainly pull the ladies!

So has ever admitted to taking this test?

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