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...this is true, it is almost more disturbing. There is nothing wrong with having high standards for beauty. But women seem to be the only ones with such standards. For the most part, men—other than a few beleaguered metrosexuals??seem contented to look as though they have just fallen out of bed. Indeed, one begins to glimpse the absurdity of the double standard when one contemplates men making typically “female” remarks like, “I feel so fat today,” or, “What a great...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Effortlessly What? | 10/16/2007 | See Source »

...deeply disturbed by the views expressed in “Metrosexualizing Our Identity" (Comment, March 25). The author portrays metrosexuals?? alleged tendency to “stop gazing [at] female beauty” as counter to “healthy masculinity.” This line of thinking propagates the damaging double standard that says it’s natural for women to be looked at and judged by their appearance, while for men to worry about their appearance is “unnatural”. God forbid a fashion-conscious man should start empathizing with how oppressive...

Author: By Stephanie E. Brewer, | Title: Finn’s Portrayal Is Not An Example Of Healthy Masculinity | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

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