'Taking the pill for past 40 years 'has put women off masculine men'
By David DerbyshireIt ushered in the 1960s sexual revolution and gave women control over their own fertility.
But the Pill may also have changed women's taste in men, according to a study.
Scientists say the hormones in the oral contraceptive suppress a woman's interest in masculine men and make boyish men more attractive. Although the change occurs for just a few days each month, it may have been highly influential since use of the Pill began more than 40 years ago.
If the theory is right, it could partly explain the shifting in tastes from macho 1950s and 1960s stars such as Kirk Douglas and Sean Connery to the more wimpy, androgynous stars of today, such as Johnny
Depp and Russell Brand.
Dr Alexandra
Alvergne, of the University of Sheffield, says the Pill could also be altering the way women pick their mates and could have long-term implications for society.
'There are many obvious benefits of the Pill for women, but there is also the possibility that the Pill has psychological side-effects that we are only just discovering,' she said. 'We need further studies to find out what these are.'
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1218808/Contraceptive-pill-women-attracted-masculine-men--interested-boyish-looks.html#ixzz0TNeeuPLpThey are called metro-sexual men, you know the kind, they usually sit around talking sports while they are getting their hair done and their nails did. The kind that say "oh it is
sooo chilly out tonight let me go to the
bemmer and put something on" and they come back with a scarf around there necks (true story by the way). They try to be men but it doesn't really work out for them so well. And while it does seem that most women (
wo-man, woo-man) do go for that metro-sexual, "I think he's a man, isn't it cool he likes shopping at the mall as much as I do" types deep down I believe they all want a Real Man. What is a real man you may ask? Ah but I think you all know the answer to that one, whether you want to admit it or not. You tell me which is the man and which is the metro.
Ok,
ok "its not fair you say, that is Clint Eastwood" well try this picture, and notice the manliness of this dude. Notice the
awareness of his picture being taken in those eyes (maybe a little too much so), notice the beer in his hand, the smoke from the camp fire materializing behind him, notice the tent, the dirty jacket, the hat catching the ashes from the fire. Does that say man to you?
Oh and by the way the guy we all know to be the metro, ya that dude, that is an actual picture taken from the Banana Republic website. I know, I know, that's hard to believe but it's true.