Say what?

[la_marquise]

A male commentator on Woman's Hour has just come out with a statement to the effect that the pressure on men nowadays to get fit and looks nicer -- use moisturiser etc -- is imposed by women.
Nothing to do with marketing and the saturation of the market for imposing beauty standards on women, oh no. Nothing to do with big business looking for new outlets and new sources of profit, oh no.
Just Teh Women.
I am gobsmacked. And furious. And upset.

Comments

[anef.livejournal.com]

Good point. It would be nice if women were able to influence men towards better grooming, but it seems to be an uphill struggle, at least judging by my own experience. Did the man give any examples of how he personally was being persecuted by women into buying face cream?

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

It was an item about man girdles, in fact. But no, no personal anecdotage.

[anna-wing.livejournal.com]

Man-girdles so make me think of Prinny.