beers and queers.
Dec. 10th, 2003 07:21 amInstead of going to the Quarter,
lunablue talked me into going with her to her friend
axiomatical's house. Anyone who has a mathematical name can't be all bad, and I liked
axiomatical instantly. :)
The theme for the evening was beer (something I very rarely drink, actually) and this TV show, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." I had never seen it before so this was a new experience. This show is total fluff; five gay guys take on the challenge of transforming a caveman into a 'metrosexual' with a few decent things in his wardrobe, a skin care regimen, and at least a little bit of culture.
Even when I was in high school I knew that women tend to prefer the friendship of gay men over straight men. Neurological research suggests one strong reason why -- gay men often have brains which are closer to the typical 'female' configuration than straight men, so they think and socialize more similarly. Even so, I'm not sure that adding a touch of gay to a straight guy is necessarily going to improve things. Time will tell.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (never one to shy away from pontificating) wrote some interesting thoughts on this show for Beliefnet recently. His essay started out with an interesting insight:
But, then he sticks his foot in it:
Is this what passes for "insightful social commentary" in religious circles these days? Would every female on my friends' list who has ever flashed her breasts for a "Girls Gone Wild" video or pranced around in underwear in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, raise your hands please? Is that not the most demeaning comment you've read in a while?
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The theme for the evening was beer (something I very rarely drink, actually) and this TV show, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." I had never seen it before so this was a new experience. This show is total fluff; five gay guys take on the challenge of transforming a caveman into a 'metrosexual' with a few decent things in his wardrobe, a skin care regimen, and at least a little bit of culture.
Even when I was in high school I knew that women tend to prefer the friendship of gay men over straight men. Neurological research suggests one strong reason why -- gay men often have brains which are closer to the typical 'female' configuration than straight men, so they think and socialize more similarly. Even so, I'm not sure that adding a touch of gay to a straight guy is necessarily going to improve things. Time will tell.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (never one to shy away from pontificating) wrote some interesting thoughts on this show for Beliefnet recently. His essay started out with an interesting insight:
As I watched this clueless cowboy being taught how to clean up after himself, dig wax out of his ears, and speak romantically to a woman rather than his horse, it suddenly struck me that this is exactly what the women in my life did for me.
But, then he sticks his foot in it:
But how can women teach men these things today? Raised in a world where they get attention by flashing a thong strap rather than a kind smile, immersed in a workplace where masculine aggression rather than feminine sensitivity earns a promotion, there are precious few ladies left.
And in a world where there are no ladies, there can be no gentlemen.
Honestly, what can a college girl who flashes her breasts for the "Girls Gone Wild" videos teach a man about civility? What can a woman who prances around in her underwear on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show teach a guy about dignified bearing?
Is this what passes for "insightful social commentary" in religious circles these days? Would every female on my friends' list who has ever flashed her breasts for a "Girls Gone Wild" video or pranced around in underwear in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, raise your hands please? Is that not the most demeaning comment you've read in a while?