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Are Men Too Femme?

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Jcx and Slick Nick take their hot topic to the streets where they've got to find out if men are too feminine nowadays... Is pink too feminine a colour for the guys to wear? And what about tight jeans and pointy shoes and not to mention man bags and man make up?
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27 responses // Are Men Too Femme?

  • http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-use-make-up-for-men
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    Yes, indeed. Man make-up. It exists.
    abbym0308
  • No I dont really think so.
    They are just like women but with penises. They have a right to be who they want to be.
    sofirules1
  • Men too femme? Not so fast, my friend. I think women influence men's fashion. Ladies dress us in what they'd like to see us wear. We wear it to please them. So if men are too femme its because we'll do anything to please women. (I don't because my girlfriend loves how I dress myself...)
    Sentwali
  • men should NOT wear a)makeup, b)tighter pants then me AND c)pink. the color isn't flattering on most women let alone men.
    kyr_EE
  • Men are beginning to dress to feminine... Leave it to the women.
    joefrancis86
  • I think, as a gay man, that we are not "femme." We are gay. I would hope everyone can figure out the difference between the way a obvious homosexual acts and a female. Now, if we start walking around in dresses I think you might have a point, but even in our community we call those Drag Queens.
    justjack
  • When did the consensus on men being femme only come from those of african decent. In this whole pod you see people of different cultural backgrounds walking in the background and only one culture questioned through the whole thing. I fully understand the free expression on the directors of this piece, but at least let us know you are only questioning this one group. Other than that it was a pretty good pod, now I got to go get a manicure,
    timoteo
  • Timoteo,
    I don't think it was necessarily saying it only applies to those of african decent I think it might have just been the only guy that fits this topic that the director could find. But I could be wrong...
    kyr_EE
  • HOLD UP!!!! HOLD UP!!!! HOLD UP!!!! HOLD UP!!!! HOLD UP!!!! HOLD UP!!!!

    Lets get back to the issue..... I wanna know who dictates what is for women and what is for men. For your next hot topic find out why only women are allowed to do certain things with cloths and stuff and why men are only allowed do only certain things with cloths and stuff. Also, I noticed that one interviewer had a big crunchy attached to his ears that many women wear.

    In the whole spectrum of things----> its all about why the men is doing what he is doing. Cause Vanity is an evil thing but looking good is a skill, that is why women takes so long to get dressed.

    Peace Out
    onemanandhisblog
  • yeah i don't think men should wear makeup but i love almost everything about men becoming the new ladies.
    kfuller
  • They are not too "femme", they are progressively more in touch with their feminine side instead of repressing it, which is a good thing because they are more balanced that way. The only women who like macho men are co-dependent, weak, immature, submissive, dominant-father-fixated and screwed-up women.
    Vierotchka
  • i dont think its wrong for a man to take care of himself like a lady would. i mean, i should ALWAYS be the last one ready while he waits on me. But a well-dressed, non-hairy, man in pink is...sexy!
    nkeg87
  • Music and fashion cultures have always dictated what we wear. For the people old enough to remember the 'Casuals' of the mid 80's in the Nike red stripe shoe and pastel colours, guys wore pink shirts.

    Men wearing make up. The rock Hiar Bands, like Motley Crew did not mind a bit of blusher and lippy.

    So what if you are metro sexual, as long as you look good.
    The last word from Aerosmith "Dude looks like a lady".

    Cheers
    getfunky
  • http://current.com/items/85716391_transsex_llama_farmer
    I think they should have posed this question to Kerry too.
    thenomenclator
  • i agree with getfunky... as long as you look good, who cares? i kinda like seeing guys enjoying a bit more freedom with their style and look. but that's just me...
    m_squared
  • a good point was made (timoteo) that this pod focused its interviews on people of color. whether this was intentional or not, its cool to see educated people of color-- or any grossly underrepresented group-- doin their thing; i think this might even be a concept current thrives on. still, timoteo is wrong to assume that all of the people interviewed represent one culture, other than london youth, perhaps. it would be interesting, however, to put a cultural spin on the topic. gender roles and fashion ideas are usually strongly influenced by culture. and culture includes more than just color, by the way.
    Chesster
  • Im not a feminine guy, but i think people should be allowed to wear what they want, if a gal wants to dress like a dude or visa versa so what. its all about what makes you happy ya know?

    good pod non the less.
    AswegoAsdego
  • The Kings of Europe for awhile wore red high heels (talon rouges) as inspired by King Louis XIV , flaming red high heels because they saw them as a marker of status.

    In Africa and among my African-American friends as well there is a trend for some guys at least to grow their fingernails very long like a women's. A few of these men I have seen do this are most definitely not femme. Long fingernails were a marker of status and worn by pimps. Even though we normally associate long fingernails with females, obviously this became a male trend because of the way society viewed it.

    Early Egyptians (Nubians included) wore makeup, even eyeshadow because it was the trend.

    It is all on trend does not matter how femme it seems, it is all based on the way society views it. If it was socially acceptable to wear makeup many men might actually do that if it was the trend. And many of these men are most definitely not gay or femme.

    In fact at least here with the DL (Downlow) culture many many "gay" men or men who like men are straight up rough and thuggish. Or masculine jockish.

    So what is femme and masc? Mostly what society defines it as. We can all admit a man wearing a woman's dress is over the top feminine, but certain things like growing fingernails or tight jeans cannot necessarily be called femme. It is whatever society considers it.
    DarrellB
  • I've done vox-pops on Carnaby Street/Oxford before... way to pick a topic that gets people talking! It's a good comedy pod... the best point made was the woman who said "Well, women wear trousers." It went on for a bit long, but it definitely raised good points about fashion trends and what's acceptable in terms of feminine/masculine fashions.


    hynese
  • Apparently, to all my concerne, all the men I've known spend more time on cloths then me! I don't even ware make-up! (and yes, i'm a woman!)
    steadward
  • Sadly, enough most of it is true, some men have more mirror time than women. But at the same time there is nothing wrong with looking good.
    ronlee
  • But I don't want a man who wastes time for us to do something fun just or his looks though!
    steadward
  • I'm not really that interested in the subject material of this pod, BUT what annoys me and makes me want to write this comment is that the presenter says at the start of the pod:

    "We are going to be talking to all kinds of people"!!!!
    othy
  • Yes,

    I think men are too girly. Pink is for girls and blue is for boys.
    calziz
  • http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/Miki-091/Miki/-D...
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    no one should assume men cant wear make up or pink and should only wear certain colours.
    This picture is of a man.
    no he isnt a transvestite, and no hes not gay.
    he just chooses to dress that way, as do many other men.
    its not a question of "are men too femme" men can dress how they like, weather its wearing make up or skirts.
    gammaparasite
  • I do think men have become more effeminate. Gone are the days when there was a clear line between what was feminine and masculine. Now it's all a blur and it's all interchangeable.
    naty_forty
  • well yes and no...aint nothing wrong if a dude likes to dress in fashion but when he starts wearing make-up and worrys more about breaking a nail and messing up his hair then it's a little overboard.....But still it's their choice so i just let them be...
    NaCl

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