Cov Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 Aww you're so cute I'm not sure if cute is a compliment, but I'll claim it. Thank you. If it's any consolation, Covonia, I think Placebo is sweeeet! Thank you, I thought that would redeem my fortune after listing My Chemical Romance.
Woggle Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 I don't dislike My Chemical Romance because they are emo I dislike them because they suck. It has nothing to do with being feminine or any of that because Prince is one of the most feminine looking men I have seen and he is one of the most talented people in music. The guy from Dashboard Confessional looks manly but he is one of the wimpiest men in music.
Cov Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 Woogle, I understand you reasoning, you don't have to explain yourself to me, different folks have different strokes and all that jazz. I just hate stereotypes that come with listening to a genre of music. To me, disliking someone for their music taste is a) narrow minded and b) shallow. I would love to date a woman with a different taste in music to me, it might help open up my horizon's and who knows maybe once that happens, I'll leave My Chemical Romance on the backburner.
Citizen Erased Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 I don't dislike My Chemical Romance because they are emo I dislike them because they suck. It has nothing to do with being feminine or any of that because Prince is one of the most feminine looking men I have seen and he is one of the most talented people in music. The guy from Dashboard Confessional looks manly but he is one of the wimpiest men in music. Pretty much, I agree. Except for the Prince part, he weirds me out, but the rest yes. I didn't have a problem with MCR, they were barely even on my radar, but then I was forced to see them live. I don't know if it was because Muse and Tool were after them and were a million times better, but yeah since then I can't stand them. I should say for the record however, my boyfriend likes them. And Bullet for my Valentine. So I guess it isn't as big a turnoff as I thought. You really do dislike Dashboard Confessional Woggle, I've seen you mention them a few times. Very funny.
Woggle Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 I just remember a song from Dashboard Confessional that was like teh wimpy guy anthem and the video was just as bad. It had his girlfriend looking at him with this angry and disapproving look and him groveling at her in this whiny guy voice. I don't even know the name of the song but it is really bad.
konfuzd Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 Maybe it's not about the music as much as the emo culture, which is based on the feminization of boys. Similar to Glam Rock in the 80's. Dudes wearing tight pants (usually showing a lack of package) and over styling their hear is a HUGE turn off for a lot of women. Myself included. I want a man to be a man. I want a man who can fight for me, not cry on my shoulder. I don't want him borrowing my jeans or my mascara/eyeliner, and I don't want him spending more time in the bathroom getting ready than I do. Oh yeah, and I want to be able to keep razor blades in my house without worrying about my bf using them to cut himself in times of sorrow. Just say no to emo!!!
Cov Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 Maybe it's not about the music as much as the emo culture, which is based on the feminization of boys. Similar to Glam Rock in the 80's. Dudes wearing tight pants (usually showing a lack of package) and over styling their hear is a HUGE turn off for a lot of women. I want a man who can fight for me, not cry on my shoulder. I don't want him borrowing my jeans or my mascara/eyeliner, and I don't want him spending more time in the bathroom getting ready than I do. What's wrong with boys/men engaging in feminism? Million's of women engage in masculinity on a regular basis and no one slates these women for it. Then again, perhaps it's another double standard with regards to gender? I like wearing skinny jeans, they are more comfortable and presentable than bootcuts, flares and straight jeans. What's wrong with a couple sharing things? If my girlfriend wants to wear my t-shirt around the house, she is more than welcome, just as long as I can take it off later. I have met some women who like men like me, I am a man who can balance between just enough masculinity and just enough femininity, I have the best of both world's and hey, I'm happy with who I am, I'm comfortable with who I am and what I do and if you or anyone doesn't like it then it's your loss sweetie pie.
konfuzd Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 If being a femboy works for you, great. Good for you. You came on this board asking why a girl would turn you down, and I gave you a viewpoint from that perspective. It really is not my loss at all, because I have a primitive desire to find a man who is a strong, healthy provider. I would never be happy with someone who has feminine attributes. Besides, I have found a man who is unquestionably 100% man and I couldn't be happier with him, his personality or his musical taste! Good luck to you in finding a girl who accepts you for who you are.
Cov Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 (edited) If being a femboy works for you, great. Good for you. You came on this board asking why a girl would turn you down, and I gave you a viewpoint from that perspective. It really is not my loss at all, because I have a primitive desire to find a man who is a strong, healthy provider. I would never be happy with someone who has feminine attributes. Besides, I have found a man who is unquestionably 100% man and I couldn't be happier with him, his personality or his musical taste! Good luck to you in finding a girl who accepts you for who you are. It's not about being a femboy, me having feminine traits is natural, I wasn't raised by a father and a mother, just a father. No, I didn't ask if this was the reason a girl turned me down, she never turned me down because I never asked her out on a date. It was a tongue in cheek comment, I couldn't careless what anyone else's view point is, apart from my own. And I'm not searching for a woman at all, I just find it a bit baffling that in the twenty first century people are still pre-judging people based on appearance and looks as opposed to how they are as a person. If a person gets to know someone and isn't attracted to their personality than fair enough and even if you aren't attracted to someone's appearance, refraining from making stereotypical and pre-judging comments wouldn't go a miss. Edited March 29, 2008 by Cov
shadowplay Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 I don't dislike My Chemical Romance because they are emo I dislike them because they suck. It has nothing to do with being feminine or any of that because Prince is one of the most feminine looking men I have seen and he is one of the most talented people in music. The guy from Dashboard Confessional looks manly but he is one of the wimpiest men in music. I love you.
lino Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Different taste in music wouldn't turn me off at all. OP you should come where I live, the emo/girlie looking guys get heaps of pretty hot girls here.
Cov Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) Different taste in music wouldn't turn me off at all. OP you should come where I live, the emo/girlie looking guys get heaps of pretty hot girls here. I'll be booking the first flight to Melbourne then. Edited March 30, 2008 by Cov
Woggle Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Speaking of Emo it is better to me Emo on the outside than on the inside. It ha snothing to do with how a person looks.
Cov Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Speaking of Emo it is better to me Emo on the outside than on the inside. It ha snothing to do with how a person looks. What do you mean? Emo just means Emotive e.g emotional, the whole sub-culture is based on emotion of the more shall we say negative kind just like Hippies wanted to change the world in the 60's and bought concepts like environmentalism to the 'mainstream' and Grunge dealt with angry youths who wanted to stick their middle figure up at society. I know plenty of emo people who act as though they are depressed and unhappy and these people don't have hardships at all and there are emo's who are generally attracted to the sub-culture for its fashion, taste of music and the fact it is a modern day trend and of course there's people who are drawn to emotive hardcore because the music is a voice for them a link to other people who feel the same way as they do and are drawn to the lyric's because the people can relate to the music. I guess it's better to see emo as a fashion and music trend, instead of actually being drawn to emotive hardcore for negative reasons e.g teenage mishappenings.
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