Metrosexual is a neologism derived from metropolitan and heterosexual coined in 1994 describing a man (especially one living in an urban, post-industrial, capitalist culture) who spends a lot of time and money on shopping for his appearance.
The term retrosexual was first used to describe a particular sort of man in 2003 by Mark Simpson.
Do you understand popular culture? Would James Brown, Percy Sledge, and Muddy Waters sit around wondering about this topic?
These are examples of real men who precede--1950s and 1960s popular culture--these terms describing current, superficial obsessions. If you are man you have no need of these terms.
These are examples of men who have a concern for their appearance but they are real men and not the dandies of today. It pertains because some of the gals like these feminized dandies but they are an embarrassment to the ideals of my era.
Men should be gentlemen and women should be ladies.
I suppose people find an argument more convincing if text is bolded; or, you can always tug at the heart strings in an age when being a ‘wise Latina’ can get you appointed to the Supreme Court.
On the other hand, Genesis 5:2 is clear and straightforward, so I applied it in my own life. I taught in an environment where fashion was an valued academic discipline, and my sense of it was duly noted. Yet, I don't subscribe to the current cultural value of moral relativism and seeing how cheeky it is to play with gender-identity. Theological accommodation is not attractive and spiritually perilous.
Intellectuals are a convenient scapegoat for all and often mocked but for Christians our religious mission is to be a light to the world. If you place your ideas out in the public marketplace don't be surprised if people disagree.
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