The term "metrosexual" is a early 90s term that was invented because men today have changed. Unlike any other era that we have ever known, literally, we are seeing a trend that has blown away our masculine culture forever. Is it healthy? What type of future will the metrosexual style man bring to our history? Are we even living and thinking in terms of a future? All these questions are very pertinent to our society. Let's take a look.
The first question is, Is Metrosexulism healthy? Well to answer that question, we need to first dissect a few things to grasp the big picture. First we are directed to take a look at our history. The history of the male role. It didn't have to do with keeping up with the next fashion trend or making sure he kept a hair appointment.
But today things are different. This is not to bash a man in any way. It is completely acceptable for a man as well as a woman to groom himself and to be considered for certain gesterly mannerisms from his woman. However the subject matter may host some resentment when spoken about. There is no clear cut way to discuss this change in our male role models. It began with the magazine GQ. Implementing more and more about men's fashion and opening up the door to allow men to start their own sort of "ERA" movement.
What is intended is that our roles are consistent with certain structural foundations. I cannot differentiate between a man and woman too much anymore.
I have always honored the system that a man was a man and a woman was a woman. There were clear cut definitive roles.
The mannerisms in men that have stemmed from this trend are perplexing. A gender role is perceived at its best as a behavioral norm. This is associated with a male or female. This is crucial to our society and transforms the biological sexuality in products of human activity and into which these transformed needs are satisfied. This means that without being derogatory, we know that our early times meant that a man provided and a woman stayed home with the kids. It appears that men didn't like that role. With comments made from men today, that indicate that they are not wanting to support a woman lends itself to conclude that he is not wanting to take on that role. I think in its entirety that if an "individual" whether male or female decides they do not want to take on marriage and a family, then its fine, just that they act responsibly not to create those circumstances to begin with.
It is crucial to our rules and values to maintain a world with certain levels of gender role exclusivity. It means alot to our culture and our behavioral stability. Some of this has been confused by the emphasis that one puts on their own likes or dislikes about what they think is acceptable. The emphasis on subjective orientations and dispositions have caused a major upheaval in our society and the roles we find confusing on down the line, from denomical beliefs to school systems curriculums and infrastructures to our everyday household.
The idea that we think we are being creative may cause some changes in our cultures and history for our society but the debate remains: "are the changes healthy for us, and are they progressing us to the next level with what it is that builds on an already healthy foundation.
Our world was founded on men and woman, that's all we have. What we do with it is up to us. Take the knowledge that we have learned from early in our history and build from that. Take a good thing and make it better and by all means if its not broke dont fix it.
Being creative doesn't mean that we need to step out of the scope of what our culture constitutes as being acceptable behavior that is intended to abide by a society norm.
