March 8, 2007 in Idaho

Huckleberries: Male beauty is in beholder’s eye

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Someone mentioned once that Travis Malone/KVNI is a metrosexual – a hetero who’s fussy about grooming, beauty treatments and fashionable clothes. I don’t have a problem with that. But North Idaho College Sentinel columnist Jessica Schreindl does. She launched a discussion at Huckleberries Online on Wednesday by writing in the current edition of the newspaper: “If we wanted someone with great fashion sense and straightened hair, we would date each other. … So, men, feel free to belch, scratch and lift your trucks to compensate. It’s the disgusting things you do that make you irresistible.” I resemble that. So does Raymond Pert/Kellogg Bloggin’, an Oregon college instructor via the Silver Valley, who said: “I enjoy reading Saul Bellow while listening to Bartok and chewing Skoal classic.” The Ladies of HBO Central had mixed emotions. “There is a big difference between good hygiene and ‘beauty treatments.’ The first is a definite plus, and the second is a definite minus,” commenter Lynn said. “Perhaps my desire to have it both ways is why I’m still so single.” A Token D doesn’t care about a man’s personal habits as long as he’s “kind, considerate, honest, responsible and can make me laugh at least once a day.” Then, the blog femmes pushed the envelope. Cis added “a decent job” and “nice smile” to A Token D’s list. And Katrina put McDreamy out of reach for us guys when she added: “willing to unload dishwasher” and “thinks Angelina Jolie looks weird.” Me? I’m thankful that women are blind to our faults before the exchange of vows.

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