itt blogs instruct you how to be a man

that's the most delusional thing, is how they seem to think that masculine gay men are somehow a marginal group

also i clicked over to one of the affiliated nsfw subreddits and the top post was a video of a dude jerking off in a thor costume, so

as if "no fats no fems" hasn't been the tagline of gay personal ads since forever

lots of thoughts about this, please excuse the ramble

RE the menaissance video: this "movement" has been going on for a long time. I knew dudes who were "getting in touch with their manliness" back in the early 90's. Tough guy commercials, men's movements, complaints about feminizing males, etc have been common for over 20 years. The man show came out before metrosexual was coined. "Dumb dad" shows like home improvement were, in part, created as a response to this nostalgia for manliness. The first wave of video-gaming adults were struggling with gender anxiety when they were still children. Guides for men on manners and clothing were gaining in popularity 20 years ago--they were released as books, because there was no internet.

His entire speech is a-historical and suffers, in part, from the inability to see past the dawn of the internet. Like dudes who think they started something because they were around at the beginning of Reddit or whatever.

its funny when he makes fun of metrosexuals for shopping then like one second later hes all omg classic suits woodman pants

i guess u just find that stuff in abandoned mines

So is Ignite (Tulsa) an even-dumber TedX?

imagine the same speech being given by buzz bissinger in leather pants and boots with 5-inch heels

Elmo's link to Jack Donovan is sending me down a rabbit hole of "the alternative right" - gems such as
We offer a simple solution here:

Promote the idea of Futurist Traditionalism, an eternal type of government that avoids the eternal problem of Crowdism.
Unite the 2-5% of our society who are independent thinkers and respected local leaders (police, teachers, politicians, clergy, business leaders, artists and athletes) around this ideal.
Using democratic and other means, demand that we be given the right to have some areas of our society which are Future Traditionalist, and let others see our success.

Conservation and green conservatism: we are crunchy paleoconservatives who endorse green conservative viewpoints including conservationism, Traditionalism, new right politics, social conservatism, libertarianism and original conservative policies

Have we linked to this article yet?

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201304/buzz-bissinger-shopaholic-gucci-addiction

buzz bissingers gucci addiction

Futurist Traditionalism

wut

it's like the cleavers, but wearing shiny clothes with ads on them and also everyone has an iPad
except the wife who is too busy making dinner

fucking Crowdists

Using democratic and other means,

wasnt sure where to put this so

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2113693754/speakeasy-briefs-underwear-with-a-secret

I was trying to guess what it would be based on the URL

I was close, really close.

i prefer my liquor neat, 98.6 degrees, with just a hint of crotchiness

For some reason I expected a straw. Like, uh, one of those beercan-hats. Every gentleman wishes to drink cockwarmed Laphroig through a straw.

questions.

1. how the hell are you supposed to take a leak when your crotchpocket is in use

cockwarmed Laphroaig looooooooool

good for stopping stray crotch-aimed bullets though

up and over, elmo

2. is this just a excuse to uh, pad your assets disguised as practicality

mh 'up & over' is my preferred route but this is like trying to take a leak while wearing a cup i.e. complicated

3. "why does your passport smell like piss?"

my original guess was a "padded" brief based on the url

and yeah, this is difficult, maybe their next product can be a flask with a curved top or a hole in the middle to put yr dick through

But padding your assets with a flat metal square just gives you Ken-doll-crotch, surely

hey big boy, looks like you're packing a spare set of keys in there

is that a deck of cards or are you disinterested to see me

But guys, won’t buying these briefs create a whole new set of problems, in that I will become so cool and attractive that I will have to beat the ladies off with a stick?

Yes, but don’t hit girls with sticks. Ever. For real.

so cheeky

this is the worst kickstarter i've ever seen. quite a feat.

getting some tynan vibes off the dude in the video

This is the dumbest thing and it makes me so so happy

I dunno, I'm kinda interested, but that's because I'm the kind of cheap drunk that would actually consider putting a flask of whisky in my pants

i can see the horrified reaction on some poor girls face now

take it to http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=77&threadid=95179#unread

>:[

Stylish Punctuation
You can learn a lot about someone from their punctuation. A lack of periods announces a poorly organized mind. A properly employed semicolon or dash suggests a subtle dignity. But nothing exudes tackiness like the exclamation point.
The exclamation point is the dullard’s last gasping plea for attention – a 141st character admission that the sentence itself conveys no information worth the fare. It has all the eloquence of a piñata.
Unfortunately, the exclamation point is spreading like venereal disease in a retirement home. It doesn’t even require a fresh host sentence to reproduce. Often I see a whole colony of them huddled together at the end of some meaningless phrase. After all, how does one compete with someone whose having a “great time!” if not by having a “great time!!!”? It’s only a matter of time before exclamation points start appearing in the middle of sentences or even as entire paragraphs unto themselves.
The proliferation of the exclamation point is a symptom of our broader social malady: packaging suffocating product. Grocery stores stock aisle after aisle of empty calories wrapped in slogan-stamped plastic. Universities that used to offer an education now peddle diplomas and spring fling concerts.
Style in clothing suffers from a similar incontinence. Bright colors and baubles are the exclamation points of menswear. In the best of all worlds, they might be used sparingly to indicate intent or mood. But they are cheapened through overuse. Today, after another bumper crop, their price is at an all-time low. We have gone from “I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled” to “Look at my striped shirt!”
The next time you end a sentence with an exclamation point, imagine a period in its place. If your sentence withers, no quantity of exclamation points can save it. The same is true for “statements” in clothing. What if you didn’t wear your skull-and-crossbones tie clip? Does the whole thing look wrong? Then start over. Use punctuation to organize the substance of what you are trying to say, rather than to camouflage the fact that you really have nothing to say at all.

in a way that is just a really dumb blog post by some selfregarding ivy undergrad but w/e, i thought it worth noting for its precocious idiocy, it's quite bold

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/335/3/9/Apocalypse_by_pierremassine.jpg

haha no wait i'm wrong, that's written by some a popular menswear blogger and well regarded styleforum dude, it's much worse than i thought

Grocery stores stock aisle after aisle of empty calories wrapped in slogan-stamped plastic. Universities that used to offer an education now peddle diplomas and spring fling concerts.

society is in the gutter

it used to be a man could wear a single-breasted suit, now these bufoons insist on triple-breasted

that punctuation advice is such utter rot. i reject it. i reject it in toto.

in toto!!!!!!

the line must be drawn hyah