It's Summertime, according to the campus calendar. Despite the unseasonably cold/wet spell that hit NYC this month, people aren't wearing giant overcoats anymore. It is nice to have something to look at when I can't focus on whatever book I have with me :-)
Been pondering, as always. I've always turned my head at more women than men in the streets, but in practice I'm bi-curious at most.
The "why" of it finally struck me last week. It's not that women are more attractive then men. Although IMHO the female physique is naturally more attractive & interesting to look at. There's a wider variety of shapes and sizes that develop independently of how many Twinkies we've eaten, and the male physique mostly just expands and contracts via latitude and longitude. (Shapes, I need shapes!) But I digress.
Women may or may not be more attractive than men naturally, but we definitely work harder on our appearances collectively. It's not that men don't try to look their best. I live in NYC, boys definitely know how to dress up (and put on too much cologne :-P). But the average male almost never wears makeup unless it rubs off on him from a female.
I think that's really the base of it. 200 years ago things were different, but in the 21st Century most men don't wear makeup or constrictive, shaping undergarments. And true, women don't have to wear this stuff if they don't want to. Many don't, and still look awesome. But when was the last time you saw a cosmetics company put out an eyeshadow/mascara line for the average male? Or the makers of girdles and tummy-tucking pantyhose? Or home waxing kits? Occasionally I'll see a man in a corset (HAWT) but those aren't your average dudes on the street (sad).
So overall, women are more attractive on the street because they make more of an effort than men. Some want to, but I wonder how many feel they have to? There's a trillion dollar makeup & clothing industry more than happy to back up that work ethic.
It's pleasant to look at, but I'm not sure I like the subtext :-/
Also, I would like to see more girl-loving men in corsets and makeup pls.
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I would, but I'd look awful in that sort of thing.
I don't have the "pretty boy" look required for it, much to my dismay.
I happen to know of plenty of hair removal/waxing products for men, as well as hair dyes and face scrubs aimed specifically at men. Men's jeans, for the fashionable pretty boys at least, have been moving more towards a body sculpting look. Not sure if these are bad things rather than good, but I would say makeup products, renamed and repackaged, may not be far off.
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