pretty in pink

I enjoy flamboyant displays of a man’s feminine side, I do. Although I stop short of supporting my buddy Keith’s affection for his man-purse, I am enamored with many outward displays that involve men doing what might more typically be considered girly stuff. If you men want to wear eyeliner, paint your nails, wear skinny jeans with heels, whatever- you just go right ahead and let your freak flags fly, it won’t bother me one bit. Especially if you are in the public eye, entertaining the masses! It’s part of what makes you stand out, it is a clear expression of your self-actualized gender identification.

So when I sat down to watch the figure skating this week, I harbored no ill will toward what would inevitably be a flashing parade of costumes meant to dazzle and excite. In the pairs, there is also the issue of matching with one’s partner, and the fact that there’s a female perched up on your head while you spin ‘round and ‘round on skinny blades atop the ice really eliminates any doubt that your costume choice was carefully choreographed.

Sure, I snickered at some, I mean come on.

seriously?

But others looked pretty good, dressed more like mere mortals with the man sporting a sort of trouser look



I was giggling about the contrast between the athletes who were showcased during Monday night’s primetime Olympic broadcast. The mirrored goggles and rugged scruff of the moguls skiers segued into pair after pair of shiny sparkly skaters. It was funny.

Then last night, I watched part of the men’s short program, where the skaters had no scantily clad female counterpart buffer. They were just out there, strutting their stuff. The first guy I watched was wearing this, which I thought was kind of cool, another take on the trouser look, but this time a bit more of a clubbing feel to his getup:



But then this doofus came on the scene,


prompting me to take to my facebook page and exclaim:


“I never thought I'd wish for sparkly spandex on a male figure skater, but the jaunty overalls and flannel are somehow much worse.”

I clearly tempted the gods with that sentiment, because you-know-who was next on the ice

Followed by a bedazzled skeleton

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And a bird man

Be careful what you wish for

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I can hardly wait for the long program tonight!