Sorry people for the long hiatus between my last blog n this one. I was lost in numbers so couldn't think of any words to write a new blog(my cat(pun intended) is making me brain dead). anyway , since my friends have gone nuts reading about history i have decided to take a break n try to write on some different topics.
The other day i was watching this movie called charlie Wilson's war(tooooo good movie if u like history n war movies,tom hanks acting was simply awesome!) no need to close the window guys i am not gonna write about history here so relax! during the commercial break i watched a commercial by John Abraham the one in which he is trying to sell fairness cream for men by giving crap about instant results.i mean seriously fairness cream for men ? whats next r they going to offer us lipstick, mascara or tampons ?
The commercial though made me think how the entire male world has gone crazy towards metro sexuality. The best thing is some guys r using these female products n they try to get away with it by calling themselves metro sexual! but even then why suddenly there is this exponential rise in the metro sexual community is it because of civilization ? nope ....
I tried to search the answer to that in the arcane world of the internet n i came across this astonishing survey. According to this survey , 93.8% of females like guys who have a feminine face. The first word which came into my mind was BULLSHIT!(because that cuts down my pool of eligible girls to 6.2% ;-)) but then after giving some thoughts to it, i read the line again with the 93.8% figure in it and i tried to imagine Zac efron,Tom cruise , Owen wilson or Tobey maguire in my mind. voila ! the figure was right(my bad luck i guess)
i Guess that's the reason why there is this sudden rise in the metrosexual community. no wonder that maximum gays r from this metrosexual community because down the line they forget who they actually are!
Even then i guess its not their fault , we r stuck in this world of perception that we no longer know whats real. we perceive what we think is real, run behind this so called metro sexual celebrities.always chasing them so that we can be like them n no wonder where most of them end up.
Speaking of perception i remember a small story from my college days. i don't want to use real names so i am using fictional names here. The story is about raj and riya.raj was the kind of guy who always used to go out with beautiful girls one after the other his adventures not lasting for more than 2 months with any of them but for my surprise he was always very friendly with riya . riya was not that beautiful like the kind he used to go out with but not that bad either. both of them were great friends n had habits more common than a pair of twins. so one day i asked this guy, "if u really like to hang out with these plastic barbie girls than how come u share such a nice bond with riya " to which he replied, "these girls r pretty n beautiful but r damn boring . They always go on and on and on about how pretty they look n why they never understand why every guy likes them n do stupid things for them blah blah blah but the thing about riya is that she is cute n good looking but she doesn't have that air of arrogance or vanity n is too interesting n fun than any of those barbie girls put together" . so my next obvious question was " Then why do u hang out with them when u don't like their company ?" to which he replied "
" because dude ......... they are hotttt! "
If ur cursing raj , than lemme tell u we r no different than him like him even we r blinded by the world of perception.we always judge a book by its cover n weight and not by what lies inside of it !
i would like 2 share an anecdote about two eminent historical figures( common guys how can my blog b complete without adding history in it ;-) ).
we will call these two guys as X and Y,
Now here was Mr.X a non-vegetarian, who liked to drink ,had a lisp and stuttered whenever he used to speak, used to treat his wife very badly etc etc
while Mr. Y was a vegetarian, highly disciplined, non alcoholic, a great orator n used to love dogs
Now the people who r stuck in the world of perception might think that Mr Y is better than Mr. X !
The truth is however very paradoxical, cause Mr. X's name is Winston Churchill while Mr.Y's
name is ADOLF HITLER !
P.S : A small tip to the metrosexual community , Instead of wasting ur time on fairness creams, pink coloured attire, earrings, manicure, body waxing etc etc try gauging what kind of person u really are. Its better to be a unique nobody than being a bawdy somebody!
The other day i was watching this movie called charlie Wilson's war(tooooo good movie if u like history n war movies,tom hanks acting was simply awesome!) no need to close the window guys i am not gonna write about history here so relax! during the commercial break i watched a commercial by John Abraham the one in which he is trying to sell fairness cream for men by giving crap about instant results.i mean seriously fairness cream for men ? whats next r they going to offer us lipstick, mascara or tampons ?
The commercial though made me think how the entire male world has gone crazy towards metro sexuality. The best thing is some guys r using these female products n they try to get away with it by calling themselves metro sexual! but even then why suddenly there is this exponential rise in the metro sexual community is it because of civilization ? nope ....
I tried to search the answer to that in the arcane world of the internet n i came across this astonishing survey. According to this survey , 93.8% of females like guys who have a feminine face. The first word which came into my mind was BULLSHIT!(because that cuts down my pool of eligible girls to 6.2% ;-)) but then after giving some thoughts to it, i read the line again with the 93.8% figure in it and i tried to imagine Zac efron,Tom cruise , Owen wilson or Tobey maguire in my mind. voila ! the figure was right(my bad luck i guess)
i Guess that's the reason why there is this sudden rise in the metrosexual community. no wonder that maximum gays r from this metrosexual community because down the line they forget who they actually are!
Even then i guess its not their fault , we r stuck in this world of perception that we no longer know whats real. we perceive what we think is real, run behind this so called metro sexual celebrities.always chasing them so that we can be like them n no wonder where most of them end up.
Speaking of perception i remember a small story from my college days. i don't want to use real names so i am using fictional names here. The story is about raj and riya.raj was the kind of guy who always used to go out with beautiful girls one after the other his adventures not lasting for more than 2 months with any of them but for my surprise he was always very friendly with riya . riya was not that beautiful like the kind he used to go out with but not that bad either. both of them were great friends n had habits more common than a pair of twins. so one day i asked this guy, "if u really like to hang out with these plastic barbie girls than how come u share such a nice bond with riya " to which he replied, "these girls r pretty n beautiful but r damn boring . They always go on and on and on about how pretty they look n why they never understand why every guy likes them n do stupid things for them blah blah blah but the thing about riya is that she is cute n good looking but she doesn't have that air of arrogance or vanity n is too interesting n fun than any of those barbie girls put together" . so my next obvious question was " Then why do u hang out with them when u don't like their company ?" to which he replied "
" because dude ......... they are hotttt! "
If ur cursing raj , than lemme tell u we r no different than him like him even we r blinded by the world of perception.we always judge a book by its cover n weight and not by what lies inside of it !
i would like 2 share an anecdote about two eminent historical figures( common guys how can my blog b complete without adding history in it ;-) ).
we will call these two guys as X and Y,
Now here was Mr.X a non-vegetarian, who liked to drink ,had a lisp and stuttered whenever he used to speak, used to treat his wife very badly etc etc
while Mr. Y was a vegetarian, highly disciplined, non alcoholic, a great orator n used to love dogs
Now the people who r stuck in the world of perception might think that Mr Y is better than Mr. X !
The truth is however very paradoxical, cause Mr. X's name is Winston Churchill while Mr.Y's
name is ADOLF HITLER !
P.S : A small tip to the metrosexual community , Instead of wasting ur time on fairness creams, pink coloured attire, earrings, manicure, body waxing etc etc try gauging what kind of person u really are. Its better to be a unique nobody than being a bawdy somebody!
8 comments:
Hmm....a very different blog...more of a point of view..there r a few points in which i may have different views...but thts wat ur blog is "perceptions".... every1 have their own way of looking at things..nice one ill give 2.5 stars on 5....u r gud at history to b honest ;)...take i wid a pinch of salt ...tc looking fwd for more historical stuff
Very thoughtful...but i found a disconnect...this blog seems to certify Churchill was better than Hitler...but when i read ur first blog it seems to criticize US harshly...isn't Churchill responsible for empowering US of what role it is playing today...anyway it's all about perception:)
-Priyanka
Nice Blog buddy... And non-historic for a change ;-) ;-)
Being a marketing guy, i beg to differ from ur point of view though.. u've said it right, every one has its own perception..
One thing we r taught in marketing is that If you fulfill (or claim to fulfill) the needs of the customer, you've done ur job.. About the example you gave, John Abraham and his brand (I guess its Nivea), they arent selling the product, they are selling hope.. You see, one of the main reasons why Fair and Lovely succeeded in the market is because it gave an impression that being fair is the "in-thing" and girls with dark complexion are at a disadvantage, Fair and Lovely saw this opening and exploited this 'perception'.. they succeeded... Creams cant bring fairness, its a fact.. It can enhance the shade of the skin temporarily.. Nivea is doing the same thing, but to men (remember SRK also featured in Fair and Handsome Ad)..
I am not a metrosexual guy, neither i intend to be (u know me)... because theres a market for such people, such products will be developed.. :) If theres no need of the product, then effective Marketing will ensure its sale.. :)
@ binu :
well what ur talking is business and is quite sinister of them to take advantage of weak souled guys n giving them a false perception of being cool and "fair" .they r using the power of perception to make quick bucks !
as i said as long as one is blinded and is floating in the world of perception, products like nivea or fair n lovely watever are going to take advantage from the metro sexual kind by giving a perception that if srk and john abrahm can use it why cant u ?
the height of this will be when they hire salman khan to sell whisper for men !!!!!!! lol ....... i hope i dont survive to c that day(salman is going to be the next dev anand so he will survive lol )
P.S : hey binu i respect ur opinion but i beg to differ
hey man thats an opinion well voiced...but I have to agree with Binu....crazy and weird as it may sound, the fact is that there is a market for stuff like this, and as long as people will buy it, companies will produce and sell it...that's the basic foundation of modern economics - you demand, we supply. The commercial world unfortunately is not an idealistic world....profit at any cost is the only motive, and the truth is that corporate bigwigs love to play on the consumer's weakness....that's the way it is, and that's the way its gonna be...its a reality which seemingly cannot be changed...
@arvind :
Well arvind the thing is that both binu n you r talking about reality ,its just that ur obeserving it from a different angle . ur observing it from the corporate point of view which is quite logical and does make sense but i am observing from the consumers point of view coz the only reason why these products are coming in the market is coz of them and not coz of the corporates . that's the reason i am raising my voice against the metro sexual kind and not against the corporates coz if the consumers become smart n stop using these products it will indirectly force the corporates to take the consumers seriously and not fool them by giving them false hope !
P.S : Nothing is permanent . the only thing which is constant is change !
hey almost forgot ........its the first time someone has called me idealistic ........lol...... it feels great to hear that hehehehh........ i guess i have opened a Pandora's box with my blog. krishna has still not read my blog so i guess i have another friendly critic to worry about ...lol..... but i am sure the next comment is going to be from him that guy is crazy about marketing ads ! ...... but anyway i thank all my readers for their valuable comments n it feels good to write after a break of one month! ....... keep reading n keep commenting ! lol
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