metrostupid

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Don't you hate it when the media takes a perfectly derogatory term and sanitizes it by taking the irony out?

The term metrosexual was coined by British journalist Mark Simpson. He developed it in 1994 in a book on male identity and used it in a more recent article published online. He says he meant it as both a "cold observation" and "cheeky satire."

"I used (metrosexual) to describe a kind of narcissistic, insecure masculinity shaped, if not invented, by film, advertising and glossy magazines," said Simpson in an e-mailed response to questions.

The metrosexual, Simpson suggests, is more vain and self-indulgent than he is feminine or sensitive.

Howard Dean calls himself a metrosexual in another attempt in a series to look like he is hip and "with it". Instead, he has revealed his true self: a narcissist and a no-talent ass-clown.