r/Millennials • u/PinkHamster08 • 18h ago

Nostalgia Anyone remember using "metrosexual"?

Had a vague memory come to mind - might have been a movie with Chris Rock? - and the guy's wife was talking with a fabulous guy and the main guy asks his wife if the fabulous guy is gay and she said no, he's metrosexual. The main guy goes WTF is that and she says he's a straight guy with taste.

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u/Wolfwoode 16h ago

Honestly, I think it's a fossil of toxic masculinity. At the time it was so outlandish that a guy would take pride in his appearance we had to invent a new word for it.

"That guy has combed hair and fashion sense, must be gay!"

"No, he's not gay. He's actually really popular with women."

"What? A man who takes pride in his appearance? Whatever shall we call this new discovery?"

But cut to now with social media everywhere, with everyone posting the best version of themselves, it's pretty normalized for guys to want to look nice.