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1. #1
   On July 29th, 2004 at 8:24 pm, Erik said:

   “If everyone tries very hard, one day we can look forward to a world where everyone is exactly the same and everyone’s behavior adheres to the standards defined by Mark Steyn and Jennifer Martinez.”

   Good. That will be much better than the world full of wimpy metrosexuals, who are just the 00’s version of the sensitive, sweater-around-the-neck Alan Alda-type wussboys of the 1970’s.

2. #2
   On July 29th, 2004 at 8:30 pm, albertgatgor said:

   The “code” has a major omission:
   A Retrosexual (male) over the age of twelve does not wear his baseball cap backwards in public unless he is wearing a catcher’s mask and crouching behind home plate.

3. #3
   On July 29th, 2004 at 9:03 pm, Bill Dooley said:

   Michelle,

   You sizzle, babe.

   Bill

4. #4
   On July 29th, 2004 at 9:29 pm, Brian J. said:

   Real men do what they do.

   They don’t respond to calls for action from people who want them to prove they’re real men.

5. #5
   On July 29th, 2004 at 9:59 pm, SilverSlacker said:

   Clinton our first black President.
   John Edwards our first metrosexual VP.
   John Kerry to old and wrinkled to be a true metrosexual. But he has aspirations and g-d bless botox

6. #6
   On July 29th, 2004 at 10:06 pm, Blackfive said:

   Malkin sizzles and Martinez is cooking with gas.

   Jen has been a great supporter of Real Men - especially, Special Operations Men - and we appreciate it!

   Liberal Avenger - go drink your Zima and listen to 98 Degrees.

7. #7
   On July 29th, 2004 at 10:25 pm, slimedog said:

   Dang it Liberal Avenger! Can’t you read? It says right at the top “NO GIRLIE MEN ALLOWED.”

8. #8
   On July 29th, 2004 at 10:47 pm, Carlin Klein said:

   Quotes don’t get much better than “Real men do what they do”, waytogo Brian.

9. #9
   On July 29th, 2004 at 11:07 pm, James Kotthoff said:

   Right on Brian
   ROFL Slimedog!!!
   LA you have to admit it was a good burn on you

10. #10
    On July 30th, 2004 at 12:33 am, Carolus said:

    I love it! A tip of the (forward facing) baseball cap to a couple of real ladies - Michelle and Jen.

11. #11
    On July 30th, 2004 at 12:50 am, lawguy said:

    Sitting here drinking my martini (which is banned by MADD){A Real Martini not one of those sissy apple or strawberry martinis} Smoking my cigar(which is banned in New York and California), I must raise my glass in salute to this call for the rise of Real men. Now I have the unrelenting urge to clean my guns(which are banned in Massachusetts, New York, California., and any other state with a Dem majority)

12. #12
    On July 30th, 2004 at 1:03 am, Patton said:

    The Liberal Avenger worries that we’re being manipulated, but worries too late. It’s already happened, and that’s apparenly OK, because the manipulation was done by LA’s favorite fringe groups. Brian sez: “Real men do what they do.”

    Hear, hear! If only it were true. A couple inconvenient facts present themselves: First, the vigorous marketing-based homosexualization and desensitization of the populace begun in the 1990s. Second and related, the rampant and intellectually vacant political correctness of our times, enforced by simply shouting down anyone who holds opinions different than those of certain fringe interest groups.

    The result? A depressing number of “real men” have been mentally neutered into thinking “metrosexual” is somehow unrelated to their own feminization. And just as in the case of certain past attempts to “butch-up” the ladies, it’s considered impolitic (by the Liberal Avenger and others) to clear one’s throat and holler “Whoa!”.

    Well, I say “Whoa!”, and I comfort myself that those weak-minded or weak-willed enough to have fallen for the marketing hype and begun their estrogen regimens are at least proven susceptible to suggestion, and might just see the light again, to the benefit of society and themselves.

13. #13
    On July 30th, 2004 at 1:20 am, Hal Duston said:

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040214/COWENT14/TPColumnists/

    Here’s an earlier article I found about the term retrosexual. Yes, it’s the G&M, but it’s a rather nice article.

14. #14
    On July 30th, 2004 at 1:26 am, MeTooThen said:

    Michele (and Jenniefer),

    Wow.

    Pretty near the whole list sums me up (my late-Father, too) except for two things.

    First, I have never chopped down a tree (but am willing to try).

    Second, which I am afraid may disqualify me, is that although I don’t have or watch TV, and only go to the movies once or twice a year, I saw “Down With Love” while flying last year (actually saw it five times in one month, hey, it was a busy month at work), and liked it so much, that I bought the DVD.

    But in any case, the problem is not so much the paucity of Retrosexual men, there are plenty of us, it’s the near absence of Retrosexual women.

15. #15
    On July 30th, 2004 at 3:34 am, Carolus said:

    Metrosexual Superpower - it has the same great ring as Government Efficiency.

16. #16
    On July 30th, 2004 at 8:29 am, Tom_with_a_dream said:

    MeTooThen -

    I am curious… Why buy the DVD if you don’t have a TV? Are you an “investor”, planning on keeping the shrinkwrap on so you can sell it in 50 years?

    (Only kidding, I get that you don’t have ‘cable’, etc…. And I applaud you. We have cable only ‘cuz the internet is good.)

    Michelle, “you sizzle” !!!

17. #17
    On July 30th, 2004 at 9:17 am, sky king said:

    I went to a home and garden show last winter with my wife. Had my picture taken with one of the Fab Five. A week later she gets me to try an exfoliant on my face. As I looked in the mirror I asked myself, “My God, man, what has happened to you?”. Where did this go wrong? Probably when I agreed to go to the home and garden show. All is well though - I asked her to pull my little finger and I knew I was back.

18. #18
    On July 30th, 2004 at 10:11 am, MeTooThen said:

    Tom WAD,

    No, I don’t have a TV set, and haven’t had one for over 10 years.

    As far as the DVD goes, well, um…there’s this thing, called a computer, and it’s really neat, you can do like, your work on it, listen to music, play chess and stuff, even watch movies!

    jk/MTT

19. #19
    On July 30th, 2004 at 10:42 am, Dragon Fly said:

    European foriegn policy = coquettish haberdasher

20. #20
    On July 30th, 2004 at 12:25 pm, Stephen said:

    Hey, I’m a real man.

    My reward has been a stunningly beautiful Filipino/American wife. Michelle, you are a babe, but my wife is a little better. (I’d still take you as wife #2, but I doubt that the wife or you would concur.)

    So, men, there is a reward for being a full blooded, macho white guy.

    And, I don’t belch and scratch my butt. At least not when anybody’s looking.

21. #21
    On July 30th, 2004 at 12:40 pm, Marc said:

    Ok, not to parrot Steve Sailer, who said the exact same thing, but there was a time when well-dresed, well-mannered men were looked at as “gentlemen” and not “girlie men”. (Read his article “Decline of the Metrosexual”) Class and manliness need not be mutually exclusive.

22. #22
    On July 30th, 2004 at 12:41 pm, Madfish Willie said:

    Michelle: Actually, to the best of my knowledge, the ‘Retrosexual Code’ was started by my friend Graumagus at Frizzen Sparks in this post:

    http://www.frizzensparks.com/archives/000104.html

    Be sure to read the comments… there is a really good addition to the code tucked away in the middle of all the applause.

    After that, it started the rounds through the million times forwarded e-mails, somehow ending up on spammers lists for some reason…

23. #23
    On July 30th, 2004 at 1:20 pm, Graumagus said:

    The original, unedited, uncensored (warning: I use naughty language) Retrosexual Code was written by me, on my blog, 12-01-03. (http://WWW.frizzensparks.com/archives/000104.html)
    Since then, it’s taken a life of it’s own, been added to by hundreds of Retrosexuals across the internet, and spread far and wide. Usually without a link back to the source, hence this comment If you want a good laugh, check out the “Retrosexual Frontline” category in my sidebar. I have a point by point re-fisking of an attempted fisking of The Code by some humorless feminist bint.

24. #24
    On July 30th, 2004 at 3:26 pm, mark yutan said:

    Girlie men that don’t want to be girlie men anymore should read this book:

    http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/books/00004.htm

    Unfortunately, most girlie men want to be girls.

25. #25
    On July 30th, 2004 at 3:58 pm, Leovinus said:

    Damn straight!
    I am sick of watching shows like Trading Spaces and seeing this exact behaviour. My wife thinks it’s cute (lov her beyond measure though!) , I think it’s revolting. Now pardon me whilst I enjoy a good Onyx Reserve cigar (screw the pleasure police!)

26. #26
    On July 30th, 2004 at 5:12 pm, Megan Sonoda said:

    Earth needs Real Men NOW!

    Does thinking that metro-sexuals are drag queens in denial make me a bad person? ^^;

27. #27
    On July 30th, 2004 at 5:21 pm, greybeard said:

    Grey Wizard, props to ya!

    “If it itches, it SHALL be scratched. We do that. Get over it.”

28. #28
    On July 30th, 2004 at 6:06 pm, littlejoe said:

    The retosexual code stems from the frustrations of men who are tired of being told we have to be in touch with our feminine side. We are sickened by the proliferation of demasculating media whores.
    What people tend to miss I have noticed, is the tongue in cheek approach given to Grau’s very serious message. The message being, men shouldn’t be women, that’s what women are for. There is nothing wrong with being presentable, we encourage bathing adn grooming. There is just no need for hundreds of toiletries in a man’s bathroom. We don’t encourage violence per se, but we expect you to be able to handle yourself if it becomes neccessary.
    What really worries me is when I see how the media and public education system are trying to systematically remove ANY sense of gender difference. Men and women are different, get over it. I could go on, and on I guess, but I suggest you follow the links to the original. Just remember that if you look through the sarcasm, and obvious jokes, there is an undeniable truth to what the “Code” stands for.

29. #29
    On July 30th, 2004 at 6:11 pm, littlejoe said:

    Real men do what they do.

    They don’t respond to calls for action from people who want them to prove they’re real men

    Well, Brian J. I would say you’ve kind of missed the point. Real men do what they do indeed, except the media and entertainment business is attempting to redefine what a real man is. It is through this false front of unisexual b.s. that the code emerges and sheds light on the subject.
    We don’t ask that you change who you are, we merely outline what it means to be a man. (Yes we certainly missed points go add some)

30. #30
    On July 30th, 2004 at 8:07 pm, Link said:

    Can somebody tell me WHAT IN THE HELL IS A METEROSEXUAL??? I want to know if I am one or not.

31. #31
    On July 31st, 2004 at 12:02 am, JohnM said:

    Link,

    If you have to ASK for the definition I will assure you, you ain’t one!