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July 03, 2003
Genetics
The idealized Gay Male Body was totally on display during Pride and the Pier Dance. Generations of Hatchetts and Family Names combined their genes towards me, double-spiraling to the anti-ideal. Darwinism shows a progression forward from ape to man to gay man, but I think my genetics didn't jump far enough.
I strive towards an approximation of the ideal, but I feel like the neanderthal competing with cro-magnon. I can totally hold my own with my brain and humor, but the homo-homo superior has certain advantages that I wish I had. Buff bodies- I know a lot of people who never work out, yet they always have perfect bodies. I work out and stay scrawny. On the plus side, I will never develop man-breasts. Perfect hair on the body or head- these guys always have the perfect coif, a slight bit of hair on the legs, maybe the chest. I'm basically a victim of a hair centrifuge that radiated down to my toes. Top of head? Hairless. Ass? Fuzzy. Toes? Hobbit. Personally, I take hair on the chest as a sign of entering puberty, so I'm not terribly worried. I just wish I could catch one of these beauties ripping out ear hairs.Odor- why am I the one who uses the maximum level of deoderant, yet it doesn't always work? Today I might have well been harnessed as a musk ox. Last but not least, their energy- how do they do it? They seem to live on bottled water and no sleep. These guys have to have good jobs to afford all the clothes, the parties, the gym memberships. So when do they have time to work?
I have time to blog. I really should have written a paper.
Posted by G at July 3, 2003 12:35 AM
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You need a new mirror!
Posted by: MB at July 3, 2003 07:38 AM
This posting conveys why you're SO much hotter than any of those boys could ever hope to be.
Posted by: kayo at July 3, 2003 03:30 PM
Glenn.
Oh Glenn. I feel your pain because I go there once in a while. The things that you forgot to mention, though, that are the key to lots of these beautiful men are steroids, liposuction and plastic surgery. It is true. The drug abuse thing also has a way of making the best looking guys completely unattractive when you get down to brass tacks. I mean, how important is it really to look good enough to feel comfortable at the Pier Dance or a circuit party? There is much more to life. I stopped going to all of these events and I feel soooo much better about myself these days. It is depressing that Gay Pride used to be an event to celebrate who we ARE and our diversity. It has become a huge event of conformity with pressure all around to adhere to the Tom of Finland ideal of male beauty saddled with the overwhelming pressure in NYC to look as though you are hyper-successful, in control and together. If you are sipping away on a bottle of GHB or taking bump after bump of your drug of choice, believe me, you are not even close to together. I respect and look up to you Glenn, I think you are a quality person and friend and you are a hottie to boot. Please don't wish to be anything but yourself.
Posted by: Mike at July 4, 2003 11:15 AM
It's called crystal meth, dear.
We won't touch the "why Glenn always seems to have paramours around whenever I run into him" topic, but suffice it to say that you seem to do alright for yourself....
Posted by: sam at July 5, 2003 09:46 AM
Thank you Mom. Thank you Kieran. Thank you Michael. Thank you Sam. That post definitely came out whiny. I meant it to be more in amazement and incomprehension.
Many of those guys have done horrible damage to their bodies to try to maintain that image. I just feel the same pressure that they do when I look in the magazines and on tv. My ego has been smacked about lately, and from the safety of a bartender, some of those guys look like they lead some kind of fabulous lifestyle. It appears simple on a visceral level, and I don't have enough knowledge of the drug scene to notice things like GHB in a cup. I had no idea that GHB came in a cup, actually.
Posted by: Glenno at July 6, 2003 01:03 AM
Agreed with what was said and Mike summed it up nicely. It seems that they're drugged up Ken Dolls and I hate to see what they might look like when they reach their 40's and older. From what I've seen you look fine, Glenn.
Posted by: Lee at July 8, 2003 07:02 AM
glenn....
you are the sexiest muthafucka i know.
and i know me some muthafuckas.
Posted by: landry at July 8, 2003 11:10 AM
Glenn, was I not clear enough about how hot you are? Of course, the brains and humor are a part of it, but I'm gathering you also want to be objectified as a hot hunk of raw meat. No problem. You are all that and more. The fact that you don't know it, as kayo pointed out, just makes you that much hottah.
GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
Posted by: John at July 18, 2003 03:12 AM