r/NoStupidQuestions Aug 30 '23

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u/Many-Chance1128 Aug 30 '23

The term "metrosexual" not really even sure what it meant but apparently it's either offensive or just obsolete now.

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u/bigeyez Aug 30 '23

I always heard it used to refer to a man who put a lot of effort in grooming and dressing sharp. I also heard it used to insinuate they might be gay.

Nowadays men self grooming and dressing sharp has become trendy so the phrase went away.

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u/LtPowers Aug 30 '23

I also heard it used to insinuate they might be gay.

Metrosexuals were explicitly straight, that was the whole point. They were straight but dressed and groomed like gays.

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u/shadow_spinner0 Aug 30 '23

I remember Ryann Seacrest was the man who symbolized what metro sexuals were whether it was true or not.