So Morrissey supposedly digs the “fourth sexuality”, right? Well, even that big old pansy would have to draw the line at the fifth. Metrosexuality is Australia’s new plague, according to The Herald Sun. A Melbourne party promoter has successfully banned metrosexuals from attending his new event, on the grounds that their presence encourages bar fights. “Low-cut V-neck T-shirts, skinny jeans, pointed white shoes” and “anyone who looks like David Beckham” will apparently be excluded from Lorca. There will also be a name-and-shame board, where serial offenders will have their photos posted – a line-up that will presumably look not unlike a failed boyband’s publicity press pack. Well, we don’t know about you guys in Australia, but in this sceptred isle, we have laws against discrimination on the basis of sexuality. Read more »
Posted on November 16th, 2009 | 21 Comments
Tagged: Australia, metrosexuals, Patrick Bateman, Scott Mellor, The Herald Sun
My friend Cherise was in a cafe on the corner of Kingsland Road last week and next to each of the power sockets was a sign that said something like, “Due to the credit crunch we need to charge £1 per hour to anyone who needs to plug in their phone or laptop”. I like the way everything is now “due to the credit crunch”. People aren’t being stingy, oh no, they’re just being sensible about the credit crunch. What next? Putting a fistful of coins in the meter before your local greasy spoon will fry you an egg? Paying for the washing up liquid so that you’ll get clean plates to eat it on? Bringing your own waitress to serve you the food?
All this got me thinking so I sat down and tried to foresee some other things that will soon be happening “due to the credit crunch”. Read more »
Posted on February 16th, 2009 | 9 Comments
Tagged: Credit crunch, metrosexuals
