So, are you attracted to 'feminist nightmare' blokes? If so, does it annoy or amuse you?

fair enough SGB, TBH, no, I don't think women just do housework. BUt then again, I don't think they ever did just do that.
I think that was just another misogynistic stereotype of women.

The "dull housewife" stereotype is a little bizzare when you think that many societies would collapse if it wasn't for the unpaid care work and voluntary work that these women do. It's not their fault society regards "excitement" as going to visit a prostitute or a strip club. Obviously many women are just too boring...

those smarmy coffee ads. He had appeal when he handsomely went around saving lives.

I'm such a passion killer - snooker and Dobbin seems to be a fatal combination. :o

Ah yes, I like a bit of definition too . I did like the wrong side of the tracks boys as a teen (I liked Taps, the Lost Boys and the Outsiders). But then the preppy types were so clean. Then I discovered that all of the Brat Pack were tiny, and felt disillusioned (I was a very tall teen, and height quickly became my no1 criteria).

Having said that, Sakura's point about people who you don't expect to surprise you in life, being the most likely ones to, gives me pause for thought as there is some truth in that.

I think it depends on what you want a man for OP.

Obviously as a life partner or a long term lover, a mysogynist would be out of the question - how can you have a relationship with someone who at the core of their being, believes you are slightly less than human? How could you have any self-respect at all if you could tolerate that?

But if it's a meaningless shag or several, blimey, my only criteria is Has he got Pecs?

I've never watched Ahses to Ashes so can't comment on Gene Hunt.

I did however like Philip Glenister in Vincent. He played Vincent's ex-wife's new man.

I am upset about Elephants vision of Gene...it was the watching of snooker that did it. I can never think of him the same now...

In real life, no. Or at least not the out and out bad boy types. But on screen, yes sometimes. The characters are written that way, aren't they? Usually given just enough "depth" to give a sympathetic hook.

Faaamily, I was thinking of McNulty when I read this thread. And Stringer. And Don Draper. And Hank Moody.

...oh, and Gene Hunt looks like someone's dad. NOT SEXY. If you're really looking for hot misogynistic bastards on TV, I recommend you watch The Wire.

No. Not in RL. DH is a fully paid up member of the 'Good Blokes Who Get The Whole Equal Partnership Thing' Club, happily, but in my late teens and twenties, before I met my DH, I only really went for 'bad boys' (ie. very good looking, usually involved in some way with the criminal justice system ). I doubt any of them would have had the foggiest idea what feminism meant. One or two were positively Neanderthal in their approach to women. But then, I was really only looking for a shag and someone with a nice car and cash to take me out, so I wasn't exactly living the Feminist Dream myself back then...

Sakura, I was having a dig at the schedulers who consider the Cbeebies audience to be 'bored housewives' in need of a treat. I have no problem with SAHMs who are happy to do it, but TBH a woman who stays home to do housework when she has no DC is missing out on life - does anyone actually do that any more?

just those types of digs (understandably) get to me sometimes because a) wot on earth is a housewife? Does she mean women who are caring for children full time?

b) In life it's those you least expect that end up suprising you in the bedroom and elsewhere, not the ones who wear their 'edginess' on their sleeves.

bit late to reply elephants, but just SGB just giving her usual jabs at normative mundane housewives who for some reason are fair game.

"Let's give the bored housewives a treat"

Those last few seem like quite girly men to me, and Gene Hunt looks like a bastard too. I like big strong protective looking guys (preferably shaggy, bearded, and definitely not blonde), with a good dose of tragedy thrown in. Some unrequited love, or a heart breaking sacrifice perhaps. I'm quite keen on them dying too Not sure why!

I can't remember fancying any bastards, but I expect if they met all the criteria above I'd be tempted.

ee never, BoP?

What a fucker.

Now that's what I call "feminist nightmare".

and he looks exactly like a woman, in retrospect :o

It's funny how really young girls and teenagers tend to go for men who look just like girls isn't it? I remember the total lust over the middle one from Hanson, if anyone can remember them.

I hear about a website the other day called "Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber" (some singer beloved of little girls) and oh my god it actually exists :)

I can't bear the girly-looking Jonathan Rhys-Myers- especially since I read about him punching a girlfriend in the face. Yuck.

Just been inspired by the Pulp thread to remember my adolescent lust gentle affection for him out of Placebo.

he wore eyeliner.

eh? who's talking about housewives?

LadyFnar - totally acceptable.

SGB - is JRM sarcastic, at all?

and at least this thread gave SGB another chance for an anti-housewife dig

Bit of Pom, sorry I don't know who Gene Hunt is is that the gone with the wind bloke?
But yes, women are less likely to need a symmetrical/attractive face to be attracted to someone.
My gay friend thinks David Beckham is gorgeous, I just looked at him like this . ANd he laughed when he saw my face, knowing I meant 'but when he opens his mouth..." He justified it by telling me Beckham has got a 'very symmetrical face'.