Thread: Умные слова

In America, the term "metro-sexual" no longer refers to people who are gay. It refers to people in urban areas who like to dress stylishly. They can be gay, straight, it doesn't make any difference.

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

ЛОЛ! But the word "metrosexual" was coined by the gay British writer Mark Simpson, who intended it to mean "a man who is narcissistic and 'consumerist' and is mainly in love with himself, whether he sleeps with women or men." In other words, the original meaning was something closer to the stereotypical новый русский than to homosexuals.

Originally Posted by Deborski

In America, the term "metro-sexual" no longer refers to people who are gay. It refers to people in urban areas who like to dress stylishly. They can be gay, straight, it doesn't make any difference.

Obviously, you both took the original text too seriously (remember, it was originally placed in the Fun Stuff subforum). That ironical "Если совсем честно". here hints that the author is aware of the 'classic' meaning of this word but stresses on the fact that to most people (who are full of stereotypes) there is no real difference between metrosexual and homosexual.

Originally Posted by Ramil

Obviously, you both took the original text too seriously (remember, it was originally placed in the Fun Stuff subforum). ...

I can move it back. Do you want me to?

Originally Posted by Ramil

Obviously, you both took the original text too seriously (remember, it was originally placed in the Fun Stuff subforum). That ironical "Если совсем честно". here hints that the author is aware of the 'classic' meaning of this word but stresses on the fact that to most people (who are full of stereotypes) there is no real difference between metrosexual and homosexual.

No offense intended, Ramil. I was just trying to explain what the term's connotation is in America right now.