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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
I still remember, when a guy would just, take care of himself, he'd be called a metrosexual. Going to the gym? Style your hair? Wear nice clothes? Eat healthy? Metrosexual.

People back then were actively made fun of by the media. The term itself became synonymous with being homosexual.
gpt
Yep. Got a nice button shirt on that shows off your biceps? You're getting called a homo.

Got a Limp Bizkit hoodie, a pale complexion and you're about to be suspended from school? Coolest kid in the class. 

&amp;#x200B;

Honestly I think the easy wealth of the 90s and 2000s meant that people had things so easy that the cool thing was to show how self destructive you could be and still have an easy life. 

Then the '08 crash happened, and since then that dynamic has been flipped on its head. The cool thing to do is have a great body, designer clothes and to be successful and business savvy.