I just learnt of the term retrosexual which is used to describe a man who rejects focus on physical appearance, as opposed to a metrosexual. Think Vinch Vaughn vs Burapi.
Curious me went to do a search on the Net and was miffed to find a list of neologisms exclusively used for men.
First got:
Metrosexual: the urban male vainpot who may or may not be straight, but definitely has a strong aesthetic sense and spends a great amount of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.
Then got:
Retrosexual: the suburban male uncle who has a beer belly, dishevelled hairdo and sloppy dress sense. Should be quite straight, I think.
Now somemore got:
Ubersexual: the supermostman who is the most attractive, most masculine, most stylish, most dynamic, most compelling, most confident, and mostmost important, most straight. Definitely my Takuya Kimura!
WHERE ARE THE EQUIVALENT FOR WOMEN? WHAT ARE THE NEOLOGISMS TO DESCRIBE US? I CANNOT FIND!
No, not Feme Fatale, Barbie, Diva, Drama Queen, Alpha-female or Superwoman. Not cool enough. No, not Metrofemme, Retrofemme, Uberfemme. Far too gay. And definitely not Tai-tai, Ah Lian or Ah Soh. Only for locals.
So anyone? Any ideas?
Heh. I suspect it’s really hard to come out with such neologisms for us and the real reason we have no equivalent is because we’re are far more interesting than men to be labelled. Because as women, we are already the ULTIMATE!
There’s no similar words to describe the women because we don’t need one.
ZM: YESH!
Comment by zara's mama — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 @ 3:31 pm
but of course!! LOL
Lil’ Joy:
:wink:
Comment by Lil' Joy — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 @ 11:09 pm
haha…well said….we are the ultimate aint’t we….
Jan:
Comment by Jan (My lovely Rays) — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 @ 10:51 am
I’ve heard of metrosexual before but first time I’ve heard the word retrosexual. I notice that most male celebrities are being metrosexual. They’re becoming more beautiful than the women.
niceheart: Same here, first time hearing it…and the term ubersexual too…I agree with you that most male celebrities are metrosexual but disagree with the second statement… Women are still the most beautiful!
Comment by niceheart — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 @ 11:13 am
I think in local context, retrosexuals would be the KPTU - Kopi Tiam Uncle.
DR: Haha…they’re the ULTIMATE retrosexuals…
Comment by domestic rat — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 @ 12:21 pm
Ultimate is the word lor…hehehe..
Eileen:
Comment by Eileen — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 @ 3:15 pm
Interesting!
wtpg: Hiak hiak…
Comment by wtpgrr — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 @ 6:39 pm