More Metrosexual Discourse

Mark Simpson wrote about The Guardian’s ‘metrophobia’. In particular the metro bashing of Shane Warne. He then saw an article in The Telegraph, defending metros and it seemed to cheer him up: ‘Thanks to Bat020 for alerting me to ‘Where have all the real men gone?’ by Bryony Gordon in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph which despite the [...]

Reality Bites The Dust

‘Gavin Henson and a female friend exchange vacant stares (Picture: Channel 5)’ – Metro http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/872914-the-bachelor-did-little-for-gavin-hensons-reputation#ixzz1WRmdGhsa The reality TV dating show format is dead. The Bachelor is its funeral. The Bachelor is very very difficult to watch. I only managed it in five minute bursts, with breaks in between to regain my sanity. I have found [...]

Personal Jesus

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2011/aug/26/jesus-macho-makeover The Guardian reports on a ‘very muscular brand of Christianity’ and tells us that Jesus has had a ‘macho makeover’. ‘When you hear the name Jesus, is the first image that comes to mind a dewy-eyed pretty boy with flowing locks? If so, think again. After 2,000 years, the Messiah is getting a makeover. [...]

The Bald Fact About Compulsory Heterosexuality

We have been having an interesting discussion about ‘privilege’ – and the delusion that an individual can ‘possess’ privilege as an innate, personal trait, and then use it against specific groups of people- here at QRG HQ. http://quietgirlriot.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/the-privilege-delusion/ In the light of our discussions I returned to Mark Simpson’s recent post, about a YouGOv (UK) [...]

Something In The Way

‘It’s ok to eat fish, ’cause they don’t have any feelings’… —————————- I am currently reading and digesting another epic blogpost by the inimitable Elise Moore, at Autobiography Of A Soul. Her writing always sets me off at a tangent of thoughts and this post, looking at The Angry Woman is no exception. http://autobiographyofasoul.blogspot.com/2011/08/angry-woman-relevant-or-feminist-relic.html Her [...]

The Privilege Delusion

http://www.iamkeltik.com/post/9372895849/having-privilege-isnt-something-you-can-usually “Having privilege isn’t something you can usually change, but that’s okay, because it’s not something you should be ashamed of, or feel bad about. Being told you have privilege, or that you’re privileged, isn’t an insult. It’s a reminder! The key to privilege isn’t worrying about having it, or trying to deny it, or [...]

No Speedo: Metro Boys Have More Fun

http://lawandsexuality.blogspot.com/ Chris at the marvellous Law and Sexuality blog, seems to have the hots for Philip Oliver, actor, ‘gay mag pin up’ and as Chris calls him, ‘metrosexual cock tease’. He is fit it’s true though I remember him as a scrappy kid in Brookside with a whiny voice which ruins the metro macho image [...]

Penis Discourse

Often, when crap ‘studies’ like this occur, their only ‘value’ is the discourse they generate, good, bad, and ugly. Here is a choice comment from Below The Line on the article at the Daily Beast about the research (I do not know who ‘Ron White’ is): http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2011/08/22/study-confirms-bisexuality-exists.html#comments ‘A quote from Ron White: I told him, [...]

Bi-Furious Faggots! (My favourite people in the world)

http://nattysoltesz.com/ Natty Soltesz writes erotic stories about men. He writes particularly evocatively about what happens when ‘straight’ men allow themselves to express homo-desire. His latest book is called ‘Str8 but curious’ and this is how it begins: ‘I’ve had my share of straight guys. Maybe I’ve had my fill. I bagged the majority during my [...]

Peter Tatchell’s Big Gay Mission

I received a group email from Peter Tatchell today. This is what it said: London – 22 August 2010 Dear Pride London, East London LGBT Pride – Saturday 1 October 2011 Earlier this year stickers were plastered around East London declaring it a ‘Gay Free Zone’, warning that Allah’s punishment for homosexuality is severe. Previously, [...]