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dhinojosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:27 PM
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Poll question: Are ALL gay men well kept with their clothing and appearance?
Every gay man I know (5 now) is well kept. They all have ironed clothing, shined shoes, always shaven, and hair always clipped. I used to know more gay men in my youth when I partied a lot and knew more people, and the gay men I knew then also took their appearance very seriously. But you may have a different experiences.

So, in your opinion, are ALL gay men well kept with their clothing and appearance? or do you think it is a gross generalization?
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:28 PM
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1. Saying "ALL" of any group is one way or another is a gross generalization.
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dhinojosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:30 PM
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3. I think what you are saying is a gross generalization....:)
hahaha. oh boy I had to say that.

Do you know any gay male slobs?
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:33 PM
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8. Personally? Not that I know of, although
I was friends with a couple about fifteen years ago who left piles of clothes lying around and shoved them into the closet when people came over.

But you can't say that ALL people of any particular group share any given personality trait. People are still individuals.
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dhinojosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:35 PM
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12. Well this one in my experience is tough to crack....
If I ever meet a gay slob in person, I will let you know. :)
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fertilizeonarbusto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:29 PM
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2. This queer
Edited on Tue May-31-05 04:30 PM by fertilizeonarbusto
cleans up nicely but it's work. I'd rather be a slob. Only my body is flawless, he said humbly. ;) :evilgrin:
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:52 PM
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17. Prove it!
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:30 PM
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4. no. fuck no.
i'm living proof :)

generalization... yes
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dhinojosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:32 PM
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7. I hope you are not the type that calls themselves a mess
only to find out that your house is cleaner than Mother Theresa's black book.
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:41 PM
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13. you need to get out more
;)

hey -- you're in alb... hi from southern nm :hi:
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dhinojosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 05:25 PM
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23. woohoo....Las Cruces?
:)
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:31 PM
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5. Oh, god NO. Not in my case.
Edited on Tue May-31-05 04:32 PM by terrya
As those nice Chicago DU'ers who have met me in person can attest. :-)
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keopeli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:32 PM
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6. The answer is no, and the proof is me.
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:33 PM
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9. Some who I knew in college were more average
They were not complete slobs but they didn't take their appearance more seriously than the average male student at our college.
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:34 PM
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10. Not only no, but HELL no :)
I've met some gay men that fit that stereotype, but I've also met some that bore more than a passing resemblance to Jabba the Hutt.

Like most stereotypes, it's wrong :)
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GumboYaYa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:35 PM
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11. You don't know many gay men.
In my experience the generalizations are far from true. Gay men, like all of us, are as diverse and different as the whole spectrum of human personalities. I know many gay men who fit none of the stereotypes, including neatness.
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Duncan Grant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:47 PM
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14. Whose got time to iron after corrupting the children, church and gov't?
I'm far too gay and far too subversive to worry about my appearance.}(
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:49 PM
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15. Well, yeah. Try hanging out in the schoolyard all day...
and see how much time you have attempting to look fabulous. :-)
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:54 PM
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18. That's what I'm saying.
Remember when we voted out the 24/7 perfect look YEARS ago.

Made it sooooooo much easier to sneak in with the "hets".
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 04:51 PM
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16. Buuuuuuuwwwwaaarrrrrpppppp!
*scratches ass*

Huh?
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 05:01 PM
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19. Nope
Just because someone's a redneck doesn't mean they're a republican, and women aren't less intelligent, and... well, you get the picture. :) :hi:
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David__77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 05:02 PM
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20. Me and my hubby and gay friends...
...we DO take more efforts with appearance than probably most straight men. But I certainly don't iron or shine shoes very often, and I have quite fashionable, shaggy hair, not "clipped."

Here's my theory: gay men are still men in the sense that they are patriarchal and supremacist. They happen to, instead of directly oppressing women, oppress other gay men, in some cases at least. So gay men feel a bit of the pressure that straight women feel from society to conform with certain models. But let's not get TOO general here...
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David__77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 05:04 PM
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22. Although...
...sometimes I wish people in general did spend more time looking nice! Does that sentiment make me backward? Oh well...
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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 05:02 PM
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21. it's a generalization yes
Edited on Tue May-31-05 05:10 PM by dwickham
sorry some of us have more important things to do than be obsessive about our appearance

and yes, I'm a slob

the corner of my bedroom is hidden with dirty laundry

my bathroom needs mopped

and I have books strewen from one end of the place to the other
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 05:27 PM
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24. I'm sure as hell not.
And I need not go into how many other gay men I've...err...come into contact with, who weren't runner-ups for a place on the Queer Eye cast.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 05:35 PM
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25. I think gay men might rebel less
at the process of getting dressed up than do their Het brothers, but that would be the only generalization I'd hazard on this subject.

Especially if it means we get to break out the Cha-Cha heels!

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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 05:59 PM
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26. Stereotype. I prefer looking like one of Blake's 7, if not a
crewmember of Serenity (not Inara or Kaylee though!!)

:D
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