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May 5, 2006
vain frat boys - chicken: yes. hot: no.
Sometimes I go lift weights at a smaller gym on the campus where I work. It happens to be located near frat row. Now I ain't sayin' that college frat boys are vain, but Jeezus guys, will you stop looking at yourselves in the mirrors so much? I am not kidding...when these guys aren't lifting weights they are looking at themselves in the mirror, fixing their hair and generally primping as much as possible. While they are hot when they are not paying attention to themselves, the whole vanity/mirror obsession thing totally turns me off. Chicken: yes. Hot: no.
I blame the Metrosexuality movement, makeover reality shows and that goddamn Queer Eye show. Damn you five Gotham homos for turning perfectly handsome young men into big girly primp-obsessed fidgeters. You college frat boys have been completely emasculated, you know that? Here's a tip: if you can't fix your look in the bathroom, it's not worth fixing in a public place. It makes you look like a frikkin' dandy when you are doing your hair in the weight room. Must we always be ready for our close-ups, Mr. DeMille?
There is nothing hotter than a guy who is casually dressed and coiffed (or not coiffed at all), confident in who he is, and paying no attention to how he looks. And he doesn't have to be in some kind of affected masculine outfit, like with the forced (and tired) flannel-and-ballcap Bear look. Just wearin' what he is comfortable in and doin' his thing. That's hot, primping is not.
Posted by jimbo at May 5, 2006 11:17 AM
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And they usually don't want to mess their hair up and so what good are they?
Posted by: homer at May 5, 2006 11:06 AM
Aren't all those primping frat boys just closet cases anyway? But yeah, I hear you. Vain... not such an attractive quality.
Posted by: tim at May 5, 2006 1:04 PM
Dude, right on. But it's not limited to frat boys—my buddy Chris lost count when he was spotting me because he was too busy flexing in the mirror. I did not let him forget that for weeks. The only time I use the mirror at the gym is to make sure my form is correct. Otherwise, I know I look like shit, because I usually just got in from running.
Posted by: Josh at May 5, 2006 1:35 PM
And if they're gonna be dandies, at least be real dandies. I want to set all the American Eagle/AnF ballcaps on fire.
Posted by: sam at May 5, 2006 2:25 PM
Amen, brother.
When men are more sensitive than women about messing up their hair, you know something's wrong.
Posted by: scory at May 5, 2006 3:03 PM
Scientific psychology studies (that I heard bout on a morning radio talk show) have proven that the unkempt, uncoiffed rock star hair attracts women. Apparently, the ruffled look inspires some innate, nurturing mechanism in women (I guess that want to come that mop) that theretofore leads to said rock star getting laid. Explains alot about Keith Richards life.
Posted by: Boo Augustus at May 5, 2006 6:15 PM
LOL!! Jimbo, I don't think this is anything new. I have always had this sense of self love from these guys--an apparent bisexuality in loving their own form. I think we just all notice it now so much more and have the labels to assign to it. We gay guys have such a sensitivity to it that we may are able to mimic masculinity sometimes better than the straighties. I love your observations!
Posted by: Dan at May 6, 2006 12:22 AM
I work at a gym part-time and I see this all the time. There is one pretty frat-boy that seems to think that behind the mirror is Annie Lebowitz or something.
Posted by: brent at May 6, 2006 2:18 PM