No, I’m not talking about gays here. I am talking about real hot blooded men, straight as a ruler. I am sure you are silently saying “and women more masculine?” You sure are right there. Along with the emancipation of women from…whatever it is called came their loss of morality and ascribed femininity as they quickly upped the ranks and joined hordes of masculine men, who are fast getting a little too in touch with their feminine side themselves.
If you haven’t gone to a salon with your man, and he’s demanding silly hair-cuts and some stupid s-curl, (in this era) you haven’t seen nothing yet. That is mild.
Take a Saturday evening, getting ready for an outing, you and him competing for the mirror. People, this is no anecdote of my own thinking. It is so true. You literally compete for the mirror. And then you open your cosmetic cup board to find your garnier face wash and cleanser quarter full and he tells you he had to use yours because his was finished. When the night before he was pleading with you to include two tubes (yours and his) of “that L’Oreal anti-ageing cream” you bought last month (it worked wonders) in the grocery. And then you book your self for a manicure, only to find that he has already booked the both of you for a manicure, Stop! What is this world coming to?
Men are now wearing dresses, and women pants. Pepsi Pokane of Afro-café fame has done it, Fashion designer David Tlale has done it, Make-up artist Nthato Mashishi has done it, and Brown Matsime of Selimathunzi fame has done it. These men are wearing dresses, some of whom are hot blooded male species others suppressing the desire to come out of the closet of course. They say the skirts are inspired by the Scottish. Oh please! Spare us the nonsense. 90% of men have also found something to do with their hair. Today men braid their hair, they relax it, they do locks and they do dyes and so many other things I have not mentioned.
Soccer stars have taken it to another level and made it easy for your average Joes to comply with the latest effeminate fashion fads. Women on the other hand are fast shaving off their hair, wearing tailored suits, heading big cooperation’s and even running countries, becoming presidents. Ellen Johnson Sirlif, hello? They are breaking the glass ceiling so it seems.
I was reading an honest rendition of a man I respect and regard to be so male, Siphiwe Mpye on one True-love. He was talking about how self conscious men are about their looks these days. Talking about doing away with men boobs and matching boep. Have you seen that? Yuk! And I could honestly agree with him. I’ve met so many who are conscious of their boep (umkhaba). Every man wants a Henry Cele aka Shaka Zulu six pack. Even though Freshly- ground is trying to convince us that fat thighs, flabby arms and a pot belly still give good loving, it takes a lot to accept.
Nowadays we all use bio-slim; it’s no longer a female thing. Look at the advertising world; gone are the days when only women were used as sex objects with gender equality activists busy raising their fists against it. Who will raise a fist now? Men have joined the ranks, used as sex objects in the advertising world as well. Many adverts now showcase half naked males with abs to die for and the adverts sell, Andile Ncube CD sleeve, Can I hear an Amen to that?
The fashion industry is the number one culprit. Luis Vittoine has come up with a range of big hand bags for men. Everything is labeled unisex these days. You will find unisex salons, perfumes, belts, jeans. And talking about jeans, flared jeans are no longer worn by females and gays only, everybody is doing flared jeans now and I must say they look sexy on everyone, gay, male female , everyone. The best chefs are male, the best fashion designers are male, the best hair stylists are male, and the best make-up artists are male. What happened to our men? I’m sure that man, Adam from the first testament is moving in his grave. Iyoh!
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