That’s a good point, but it also raises the spectre of an associated concern.
Sperm counts (millions per ml / motility) are decreasing due to environmental factors. If this is also associated with lower testosterone, and males are having plastic surgery to make themselves appear more masculine, this is presumably to become more attractive to the opposite sex and more likely to attract a mating partner.
In other words, females will be ‘fooled’ into choosing males to mate with whose innate fertility isn’t as high as they’re being led to believe. I wouldn’t want to think about the consequences of this.
That’s a good point, but it also raises the spectre of an associated concern.
Sperm counts (millions per ml / motility) are decreasing due to environmental factors. If this is also associated with lower testosterone, and males are having plastic surgery to make themselves appear more masculine, this is presumably to become more attractive to the opposite sex and more likely to attract a mating partner.
In other words, females will be ‘fooled’ into choosing males to mate with whose innate fertility isn’t as high as they’re being led to believe. I wouldn’t want to think about the consequences of this.
It might have something to do with the trend of men having lower testosterone. It’s a problem.
Daniel Lee
1 year ago
Just another illustration of the feminization of men, ironically in the form of trying to look more masculine. This will not end well.
John Riordan
1 year ago
I’ve read other news stories recently in which younger men are getting fat and wearing makeup in the belief that all appearance-based choices and habits are equally valid. It was remarked upon by an Army training sergeant who increasingly encounters recruits who can’t believe they’re expected to get fit.
So which trend is more true?
John Riordan
1 year ago
I’ve read other news stories recently in which younger men are getting fat and wearing makeup in the belief that all appearance-based choices and habits are equally valid. It was remarked upon by an Army training sergeant who increasingly encounters recruits who can’t believe they’re expected to get fit.
So which trend is more true?
Andrew D
1 year ago
I’m not sure this is a fad, but for some reason the author seems keen to big up this – is she in the pay of the tweakers?
Andrew D
1 year ago
I’m not sure this is a fad, but for some reason the author seems keen to big up this – is she in the pay of the tweakers?
Kat L
1 year ago
I don’t understand the criticism. Why should people be told they shouldn’t try to look as good as they can? Growing old and ugly isn’t a virtue. If you wish to do it there’s no shame in it but if you want to do a few things to improve your appearance that shouldn’t be treated with disdain either. After all women spend a schidt ton on makeup and hair dye each year, it’s a form of trying to look your best.
Kat L
1 year ago
I don’t understand the criticism. Why should people be told they shouldn’t try to look as good as they can? Growing old and ugly isn’t a virtue. If you wish to do it there’s no shame in it but if you want to do a few things to improve your appearance that shouldn’t be treated with disdain either. After all women spend a schidt ton on makeup and hair dye each year, it’s a form of trying to look your best.
Rob N
1 year ago
Of course everyone ‘should’ want to be their best and sometimes that means look your best. However this is a fake, quick pretence at improving yourself. Men, like women, ‘should’ put the effort into actually becoming better but we are, almost, all too lazy.
This fakery may well be successful for that individual but, as Steve Murray has commented, the societal effects won’t help.
We need a reality that rewards men for being masculine and women for being feminine. If only we could agree on what those terms mean!
Andre Lower
1 year ago
I don’t see the point. Women are not interested, which has finally been realized and is driving most of the societal changes we are witnessing. This “artificial enhancement” fad should be very short-lived, at least regarding heterosexual males.
Andre Lower
1 year ago
I don’t see the point. Women are not interested, which has finally been realized and is driving most of the societal changes we are witnessing. This “artificial enhancement” fad should be very short-lived, at least regarding heterosexual males.
Just another illustration of the feminization of men, ironically in the form of trying to look more masculine. This will not end well.
It might have something to do with the trend of men having lower testosterone. It’s a problem.
That’s a good point, but it also raises the spectre of an associated concern.
Sperm counts (millions per ml / motility) are decreasing due to environmental factors. If this is also associated with lower testosterone, and males are having plastic surgery to make themselves appear more masculine, this is presumably to become more attractive to the opposite sex and more likely to attract a mating partner.
In other words, females will be ‘fooled’ into choosing males to mate with whose innate fertility isn’t as high as they’re being led to believe. I wouldn’t want to think about the consequences of this.
That’s a good point, but it also raises the spectre of an associated concern.
Sperm counts (millions per ml / motility) are decreasing due to environmental factors. If this is also associated with lower testosterone, and males are having plastic surgery to make themselves appear more masculine, this is presumably to become more attractive to the opposite sex and more likely to attract a mating partner.
In other words, females will be ‘fooled’ into choosing males to mate with whose innate fertility isn’t as high as they’re being led to believe. I wouldn’t want to think about the consequences of this.
It might have something to do with the trend of men having lower testosterone. It’s a problem.
Just another illustration of the feminization of men, ironically in the form of trying to look more masculine. This will not end well.
I’ve read other news stories recently in which younger men are getting fat and wearing makeup in the belief that all appearance-based choices and habits are equally valid. It was remarked upon by an Army training sergeant who increasingly encounters recruits who can’t believe they’re expected to get fit.
So which trend is more true?
I’ve read other news stories recently in which younger men are getting fat and wearing makeup in the belief that all appearance-based choices and habits are equally valid. It was remarked upon by an Army training sergeant who increasingly encounters recruits who can’t believe they’re expected to get fit.
So which trend is more true?
I’m not sure this is a fad, but for some reason the author seems keen to big up this – is she in the pay of the tweakers?
I’m not sure this is a fad, but for some reason the author seems keen to big up this – is she in the pay of the tweakers?
I don’t understand the criticism. Why should people be told they shouldn’t try to look as good as they can? Growing old and ugly isn’t a virtue. If you wish to do it there’s no shame in it but if you want to do a few things to improve your appearance that shouldn’t be treated with disdain either. After all women spend a schidt ton on makeup and hair dye each year, it’s a form of trying to look your best.
I don’t understand the criticism. Why should people be told they shouldn’t try to look as good as they can? Growing old and ugly isn’t a virtue. If you wish to do it there’s no shame in it but if you want to do a few things to improve your appearance that shouldn’t be treated with disdain either. After all women spend a schidt ton on makeup and hair dye each year, it’s a form of trying to look your best.
Of course everyone ‘should’ want to be their best and sometimes that means look your best. However this is a fake, quick pretence at improving yourself. Men, like women, ‘should’ put the effort into actually becoming better but we are, almost, all too lazy.
This fakery may well be successful for that individual but, as Steve Murray has commented, the societal effects won’t help.
We need a reality that rewards men for being masculine and women for being feminine. If only we could agree on what those terms mean!
I don’t see the point. Women are not interested, which has finally been realized and is driving most of the societal changes we are witnessing. This “artificial enhancement” fad should be very short-lived, at least regarding heterosexual males.
I don’t see the point. Women are not interested, which has finally been realized and is driving most of the societal changes we are witnessing. This “artificial enhancement” fad should be very short-lived, at least regarding heterosexual males.