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LouieMen should start complimenting each other
October 29th 2008 21:09
John Carter, writing in the Guardian comment section, laments over the fact that men aren't allowed to compliment each other.
The most provocative phrase in his post is
"...picture Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear, lifting and separating another man's testicles to convince him that, with more supportive underpants, they would hang more pleasingly and chafe less in an emergency stop."
Er, that doesn't sound like something I'd like to picture at all.
Nor do I have a problem with chafing.
Carter's issue is that, if we're really going for equality between the sexes, why is acceptable for women to look each other up-and-down, but objectionable for a man to do the same? Why can women stare and comment on each other's breasts, but men have asinine policies on using urinals, to stay as far away from each other's genitalia?
"What is so striking, apart from its timely thriftiness, is the praise and reassurance these women are given..., [maintaining] a constant state of gurgling benevolence. The women look "fantastic", they look "gorgeous", they look "amazing". One woman's legs are "awesome".
That is the kind of love-in a man like me craves"
That is the kind of love-in a man like me craves"
I'm not sure that I agree with Carter - I'm pretty happy floating in a sensless limbo where there is no need for fashion. Where my socks don't match, or my theadbare underwear is torn, where I'm wearing flip flops to go to the store, or putting on a T-shirt with a food stain. It's a kind of hermitlike paradise, to not worry, and having to face judgement from men would be another step away from that.
Plus, then there'd be widespread desire to see America's Next Top Model, but with men getting abused by Tyra Banks:
*this image is from StyleBytes
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