I guess you could call cowboy boots “pointy-toed shoes” – but I wouldn’t do that in the presence of the man wearing them, especially in Texas. They might not take kindly to it. Besides, those “pointy-toed shoes” have been around consistently for centuries as equestrian riding boots, and somewhere around 150 years as the currently styled “cowboy boot”. Thus they do not fall under the category of “metrosexual fad”.

As far as John Wayne…well, yes. That was a highly appealing created persona for the gentleman who was born Marion Morrison. Just as Archie Leeds created Cary Grant. But for me it still stands – as a woman, I want a John Wayne “type” – someone who is honest, honorable, dependable…and doesn’t take any bs.

I like James Bond, too, but I wouldn’t want him. Not the type to settle down and stick by the family.

John Wayne, real (made up) man… never in the service, all hollywood bs.

JDavid – Did you get your degree from a private institution? Gee, I thought only liberal “elites” went private…

When you use the term “women,” you’re talking about women, not culture, and when you make generalizations about women you are stereotyping them. And when you make those generalizations about women after women have just expressed statements to the contrary, it does indeed speak to your attitude towards all women.

And despite what you claim, ours is not a feminist culture–not yet, anyway.

As far as what women want in a man, I’ve always been partial to John Wayne and Cary Grant, myself (I love old movies).

There ought to be more to voting than it is. It should mean something different than it does. It lost its luster somewhere along the line, and the country suffers for it.

This year was a good example of why we have the electorial college… even though it won’t have any different say than the general vote. But it sure opened up the eyed to the possibilities…