iissteven Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I've seen a few, and must say i actualy enjoyed them. Im 15, kinda serious except when im with friends. Is this normal?
USMCHokie Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I love chick flicks. Probably more so than most chicks.
carhill Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Is it normal for a chick to toss back beers and ride dirt bikes? People do what they do. Personally I find society's cataloging of individual psychology into gender norms to be quite suffocating, so I reject it and continue to breathe in the manner I like.
Author iissteven Posted February 2, 2012 Author Posted February 2, 2012 Is it normal for a chick to toss back beers and ride dirt bikes? People do what they do. Personally I find society's cataloging of individual psychology into gender norms to be quite suffocating, so I reject it and continue to breathe in the manner I like. I never really thought of it like that, thanks.
runner Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 you're 15 so i can understand where the question is coming from. but- and you might have heard this a million times- don't get too caught up in worrying about what others think. block out the noise and follow your instinct as much as possible. even if it tells you to go see more 'chick flicks'
Citizen Erased Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 It's more unusual that a guy would admit they like chick flicks, I don't doubt that some enjoy them. Whatever floats your boat.
USMCHokie Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 It's more unusual that a guy would admit they like chick flicks, I don't doubt that some enjoy them. Whatever floats your boat. Gotta own it.
gaius Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Gotta own it. Indeed. I can't wait for the next Sex & The City movie. Oprah was entertaining too when I had a chance to catch it. Don't worry steven you're in good company.
Andy_K Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 No, it's not normal. I'm sorry to break this to you, but you may have caught gay.
USMCHokie Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 No, it's not normal. I'm sorry to break this to you, but you may have caught gay. Eh, it happens to the best of us.
Philosoraptor Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 I see nothing wrong with watching what is considered to be a "chick flick". Everyone has different tastes and I particularly enjoy movies that revolve around relationships, but I also love anything that I can analyze in a psychological way. The first Saw movie will remain one of my favorites.
oldguy Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) Is it normal for a chick to toss back beers and ride dirt bikes? People do what they do. Personally I find society's cataloging of individual psychology into gender norms to be quite suffocating, so I reject it and continue to breathe in the manner I like. Social norms is ok but the word; norm psychologically is a bit dated, we like to sum things up in averages rather than pigeon hole people into norms If someone is acting way outside of average behavior we have cause to investigate why, but that's about it. And that's not to say I don't refer to some as just weird or "spooky":laugh: As for men enjoying "chick flicks" There is absolutely nothing wrong with well rounded men enjoying a good movie of their choosing. I'm more concerned with people who enjoy overtly violent movies or shows that exploit sexual conduct and present it as if it where the, "norm" or average. So to the OP, if that is your only question, continue to enjoy the movies you enjoy. Edited February 6, 2012 by oldguy
Stung Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I've seen a few, and must say i actualy enjoyed them. Im 15, kinda serious except when im with friends. Is this normal? There are some movies labeled "chick flick" which, IMO, many men stay away from only because they care too much about stupid labels and therefore feel it's a designated "girl" thing, inferior to watch and unmanly to enjoy--well-written and well-acted indie or historical romances and comedies which most people would like if they just gave it a chance. After all, anything from classic British Jane Austen films to Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" to fantasy like Neil Gaiman's "Stardust" could fall under the chick flick umbrella, by some standards. I've known men who would dismiss pretty much anything that didn't have explosions and car chases in it as a chick flick. On the other hand, a Hollywood chick flick starring J. Lo or Kate Hudson is probably going to be poorly written, poorly executed, and it is weird that ANYBODY enjoys them, man or woman. Just one woman's opinion. As others have said, you like what you like. Don't worry too much about what anybody else thinks, part of being a man is being independent and standing on your own two feet, amirite? And hey, if you love J. Lo and Kate Hudson, more power to you. I'm not the arbiter of your taste or the captain of your soul.
FitChick Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I don't like dick flicks (violent action films).
Feelin Frisky Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Is it normal for a chick to toss back beers and ride dirt bikes? People do what they do. Personally I find society's cataloging of individual psychology into gender norms to be quite suffocating, so I reject it and continue to breathe in the manner I like. Let's start a club. I usually spend a lot more words saying what you just did in bold and my crusade has been feeling kind of lonely. To the OP, except for perhaps "Sex in the City", it's hard to say where the lines are. Is "The Kids are All Right" a chick flick? I kinda have ideas what qualifies as a "chick flick" but who is to say what is "normal". If a movie is well done, has characters you care about, a plot or drama that gets you to involve yourself, it's going to be entertaining even if it looks like your chick flick. We fellas should expect to have to yield to what our female counterparts want to see in a movie sometimes. I'd rather a chick flick than Clash of the Spartans or another over-blown slow motion series of sword fights and hand to hand combat that involves defiance of gravity.
Mme. Chaucer Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I don't think it's normal for women to enjoy chick flicks.
carhill Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 While I suspect everyone has their own examples of what 'chick flicks' are, I'll offer my example up, a movie which combined my love of adventure, engineering, film-making and romance all into one vehicle, the Academy award winning 'Titanic' with Leonardo DiCapprio and Kate Winslet in the title roles. By pure coincidence, it was in wide release when I was in Eastern Europe and the music from the movie was playing a lot on local radio, in marked contrast to more 'traditional' music of the area. The lady whom I would come to love and I spent many an hour with Celine Dion in the background from time to time and the music and the movie still move me back to a time of adventure and romance, just like in the movie. A bit more 'manly' movie, probably not what I'd term a 'chick flick', with a similar backdrop of romance, was 'The Russia House', with Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer. TBH, in retrospect, I think a marked part of attraction is where a woman wants a man to see romance in a way similar to how she sees it and the dichotomy of want and his different perspective 'sticks' her to him. It's generally elemental in human nature to want and, once getting want, wanting something else. We are socialized to direct that dynamic in socially acceptable ways but it's there, at the core. My 'difference', or 'abnormality' as my exW termed it, is that my parents guided me in the realm of morality and responsibility but left me largely unmolested to develop my own sense of what was 'male'. So, at a relatively young age, I found emotional subject matter (books, movies, real life interactions) to 'speak' to me, and was not discouraged, so I developed that way. Simple as that. Everyone is different and I respect those differences, even if society sometimes does not. Evolution is a sometimes/often slow and frustrating process.
snug.bunny Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I think it's endearing if a guy enjoys certain chick flicks. I am a female and while I enjoy certain "chick flicks" myself, I love male flicks that involve martial arts, secret agents, action thrillers and kicking butt! But, I don't consider myself normal in the conventional sense.
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