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yeah, there's that I guess but it's not exactly broken down on racial lines as there are some dudes of color in the mix, too -- like, i see that there is an definitely aspirational elements to some hip-hop, even a preoccupation with luxury that these blog dudes latch onto earnestly. also the functional belief that material success invalidates all criticism from haters -- like "i got written up in gq & nyt so what you have to say to me is meaningless." like, even if the comparison to the rap game is laughable on its face, it's still somehow informing how these guys are "performing" iykwim.

idk, some of these are maybe phenomena that are not exclusive to hip-hop, maybe they are just american, but idk. blame kanye maybe.

p.s. someone please stop me if i am just talking out my ass & nobody cares abt this but me

btw I drink a lot of whiskey and resent these guys taking that label as much as I am annoyed at this rap game metaphor

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*shoots self in face*

Are Wranglers "Lame Basics" or "Peasant Shit"?

peasant shit, obv. p sure baldwin / apc denim are lame basics.

https://secure.details.com/contact/ask-a-gay

ASK A GAY

Q: How much chest-hair exposure is appropriate?
A: There's nothing more unappealing than a forest of hair growing out of your shirt, so I would opt to leave only the top button open. If you have officially ventured into what we call Bear Territory, take a cue from us gays (well, most of us gays) and make sure you're baby-bottom smooth (by way of hot wax) before even unbuttoning that much.

I have a weird, paranoid theory that I grew as much body hair as I did by watching so much Magnum PI that I subconsciously modeled myself after Burt Reynolds as a sort of ideal of manhood.

http://charactergrades.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/magnum-pi-selleck-2.jpg

Wish my subconscious had created me in the image of Bo Duke instead.

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I know that's not how it works...or is it?

You mean Tom Selleck

Both are good in their own way.

idk i think some men can benefit a lot from chest hair, in the same way some men's faces are advantaged by well groomed facial hair, it can be a good look imho

but the gay has spoken, you guys, so depilate yourselves and pronto

I knew a guy whose chest hair was visible even when only the top button of his polo was unbuttoned

you knew my 5th grade teacher?

jjjusten was your 5th grade teacher?

lol

I think there's some sort of doomsday scenario where the neckbeard and the chest hair merge, creating an unbroken swath of hair. Very rare.

thanks to this post, I will be calling jjj "Doomsday" from now on

this really is not as rare as you think.

I guess I'm totally out of touch with this hairlessness thing because most of my dudes are p hairy, and the ones that aren't came that way. was chatting with a girlfriend (eight years my junior) though and she had recently hooked up with a guy that shaved everything everywhere and said something to her like "I like to keep completely shaved, and I'd expect the same from my partner, it's a courtesy"

this generation is doomed imo

at least I know now why they fidget all the time

I should probably get a haircut and eat fewer cheeseburgers before I start waxing my junk.

I think completely-shaved dude is an oddity holdover from last decade

I blame Marilyn Manson

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i am just bristling at the whole concept of 'ask a gay'

Men who trim their pubic hair: insecure or thoughtful?

elmo u remember this lil show called queer eye for the straight guy?

i mean this is details magazine, which i thought had a pretty gay readership so i guess i don't understand the need for this blog column??

that show should have been called Obvious Eye for the Hopelessly Inept

the fake profundity of this shit gets to me as much as if not more than the fucked up conservatism re gender/sexuality

― max, Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:33 PM (3 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i mean the self-serious idiocy makes me want to throw these guys out the window

― max, Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:34 PM (3 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah but the sense of the guy sitting back and looking pleased with himself after each pearl of wisdomg is kinda funny

― summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those tumblr whites (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:38 PM (3 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4

just -- among all the mainstream men's style mags i always thought details was the highest on the kinsey scale

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ASK A GAY: WHAT'S THE BEST UNDERWEAR FOR STRAIGHT GUYS?

Your straight buddies may be evolved and your girlfriend plenty chic, but even in this day and age, there are some questions that only a stylish gay man can answer.

Q: What kind of underwear is the sexiest for a straight dude?
A: Uh, none at all. Trust me—I've noticed in gym locker rooms (come on, everybody peeks). If you must wear an extra layer, go with Calvin Klein boxer briefs. They're flattering and classic—remember those Marky Mark ads?

fucking hell

What is a good kind of underwear, elmo. I'm straight, btw.

the best underwear = the removable kind, imo

A seersucker loincloth is more than enough support for today's modern man.

I find that the best underwear is a marmoset

burlap or gtfo

a few sprigs of lavender & rosemary wrap the whole thing in muslin & tie with string a la bouquet garnis

delicious

lolling hardcore

I'm fond of a nice cock cage myself.

i'm not a stylish gay guy but i would like to encourage anyone reading that column to think twice before putting any of his advice into practice. just based off the commando underwear answer

it's so sad that this cartoon gay is trapped in the 90s

A: There's nothing more unappealing than a forest of hair growing out of your shirt, so I would opt to leave only the top button open. If you have officially ventured into what we call Bear Territory, take a cue from us gays (well, most of us gays) and make sure you're baby-bottom smooth (by way of hot wax) before even unbuttoning that much.

I might be weird but a completely hairless chest is odd and offputting to me, like a hairless cat. I'm glad I'm not dating anymore.

if someone tells you that you need to shave your chest, basically don't trust that person's opinions on anything

I just wear a trench coat w/dress socks & garters.

white boxer briefs are not flattering btw

unless you are mark wahlberg

It's great how "marmoset" is such a comedy word all by itself.

I wear boxer briefs but own no white ones because ewww gross

also boxers are ok but I worry for the future of my groin without some sort of undergarment that provides some support

I don't think letting your weenie bounce around a little bit is going to give you a hernia.