#man purses

Me: Eyy what's Gucci?

Bill:

Me:

Bill:

I think it's really cool when two guys connect and have a deep friendship.  In Korea it's something like I have never seen before.  I pride myself on having a pretty good "gaydar" but in Korea...Not so much.

It's so interesting to me to see how the males interact with each other because homosexuality is very taboo in Korea and compared to western culture the men interact so differently.  In my 5th and 6th grade classes it was not uncommon to see two boys holding hands or one boy sitting on another boy's lap with his hands wrapped around his waist.  One time I was walking and saw this guy casually stroking his male friend's lovely flowing hair.  Another time I saw two of my male friends having a conversation while one was sitting on a pool table and the other was comfortably standing in between his legs facing him.  No big deal.

I don't find it appalling or anything.  It's just so intriguing the way children are raised in the west versus Korea.  If a boy attempted to sit on another boy or hold his hand after about...Grade 3 more than likely he is going to get punched, teased, or both.  It almost seems to me that Korean men are more comfortable with their sexuality and who they are. I have met many Korean men that come off as gentle and delicate.  They carry "murses" (man purses) and don't feel the need to be alpha male.  I've seen a buff Korean man tell a fit foreigner that he thought the foreigner had a nice body in an admirable way.

It can throw you off at first but it makes you see how different things are.  It's rather refreshing that showing your friend affection, wearing pastels, tight jeans, and carrying a murse doesn't mean "gay" but perhaps just fashionable.  Although I am jealous when the guys look way cuter in their skinny jeans and blazers than I do...UGH

Consequence

Man Purses

This is a PSA to all the dudes who think carrying a man purse is cool: Um, it's not. It makes me think of that one scene in "The Hangover" (One of my favorite movies by the way) when Stu, Phil, and Doug were looking at Alan because he had a "Man Purse." He corrected them to say that it was a satchel and told them that Indiana Jones wore one LOL. Well I'm hear to tell ya fellas, that's not a good look. I know it's kind of the fashion for the "Metrosexual" crowd but it's not a good look at all in the hood.

So Consequence gladly makes a song addressing this Man Purse issue. Now for those who don't know who Consequence is, he is a New York based rapper who is apparently the cousin of Q-Tip (I don't know if that is true or not). Q-Tip is a very well known rapper who was in the legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. Consequence signed with Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music label like about 6 years ago if I'm not mistaken. The G.O.O.D Music camp also has on it's roster: Kid Cudi, Common, Pusha T, Big Sean and others.