Metrosexual Guide to Style: A Handbook for the Modern Man Book

The label Metrosexual is pretty ambiguous these days. I used to own a book titled something like 'Stuff every guy should know,' and I tell you more than half of the same advice and content is in both of these. The typical gentleman 50 years ago seems like he would largely fit into the class of Metrosexual. And just about every 'man' book these days has the standard lists of what to wear, to drink, to say etc. But a 'normal' non-metrosexual guy is clearly one who doesn't wear his clothes well, orders only lame drinks, knows nothing about beer and wine, is rude in restaurants and everywhere else, has never been to an art museum, doesn't know how to treat a woman, doesn't care to exercise or know how to take care of his body.

Something about his really irks me. When did sexuality become the basis for all judgments about a man, his sense of integrity, and his class? When did we become so obsessed with the terms heterosexual and homosexual, letting them become the qualifiers for everything that is masculine?

Maybe I'm looking at this the wrong way. Maybe I should be happy that we are changing the language to free ourselves from the limits of this poor naming system. Or maybe we I'll start labeling all things according to a new sex-based system. Don't you love this heterosexual burger I just ordered? Only straight guys eat this combination of patty, sauce and bun. Who would think that it tastes so great with a homosexual glass of old vine Cab Sav? Mmm, good body, nice fruit. Fortunately my pants are flat front, low-rise, boot cuts, so people won't know how to judge me...