Study: Los Angeles is the second least "manly" city in the U.S. (San Diego: living, restaurants)

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Looking at the criteria used, I take it as a compliment. Which category would you prefer?

The ten least manly cities:

1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. San Francisco
4. Portland
5. Chicago
6. Washington, D.C.
7. Oakland
8. San Diego
9. Miami
10. Sacramento

The ten most manly cities:

1. Nashville
2. Charlotte
3. Oklahoma City
4. Cincinnati
5. Denver
6. St. Louis
7. Columbus
8. Kansas City
9. Indianapolis
10. Toledo

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[Charles]

You could almost replace "manly" with "unaffordable" for some reason.

[Todd.LA]

This study was commissioned by the makers of COMBOS brand bacon, egg, and cheese crackers, the "Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR." Unsurprisingly their criteria skewed towards redneck-oriented cities. I agree that LA should be proud to be on the bottom of the list. The least "manly" cities are among the most vibrant cities in the US.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Reading the criteria, it's actually a pretty funny study. I hope that was their intention. I would daresay it's even a little campy.

And notice how they were very careful not to mention anything gay as being a detractor from "manliness". That's good. I've always worried that my subscription to Inches Magazine would detract from my manliness. Now I feel better.

[pbergen]

notice how five of the cities on the list are in california? the creators of this "study" must think that the golden state is filled with granola-eating, birkenstock-wearing, flower power hippies and/or "q.ueer eye/project runway" metrosexual types.

in all seriousness, the list seems to insinuate that "cosmopolitan" = "unmanly". perhaps the high concentration of frozen yogurt shops bumped LA up a few notches?

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Notice, also, that they listed San Francisco as the #1 "emasculated" city.

Hmm. Playing into stereotypes for the NASCAR crowd? I'm shocked! Shocked, I say!

[happ]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Reading the criteria, it's actually a pretty funny study. I hope that was their intention. I would daresay it's even a little campy.

And notice how they were very careful not to mention anything gay as being a detractor from "manliness". That's good. I've always worried that my subscription to Inches Magazine would detract from my manliness. Now I feel better.

yeah, I guess "manly" means stock cars\ chain saws\ beer & pig rind

[pbergen]

the funniest of the criteria used to determine the "winners" of this study Moderator cut: was the Manly “Kryptonite” Category / Emasculating Criteria

scroll to the bottom of the page, where you'll see the rankings for this category.

so as the owner of a honda who regularly patronizes coffeeshops and sushi restaurants, i guess i'm a prime contributor to an entire metropolitan area's decidedly unmasculine lifestyle?

also, notice how san francisco and oakland are ranked 1 and 2 amongst metro areas for "emasculating criteria". since when were sf and oakland considered part of two separate areas?

i guess the creators of this study really hate the bay area and/or the west coast and northeast?

i mean, surely they're not a tad biased?

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by pbergen

since when were sf and oakland considered part of two separate areas?

That's definitely strange. It makes it look like a sloppy study. Oakland and San Francisco actually are considered to be separate "metropolitan divisions" by the Census Bureau, but then so are Los Angeles and Orange County, which they obviously did not separate as two distinct places.

I'll forgive them. I'm sure they were drunk on Schlitz Beer and Cheetos when they did their research.

[LaoTzuMindFu]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Looking at the criteria used, I take it as a compliment. Which category would you prefer?

The ten least manly cities:

1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. San Francisco
4. Portland
5. Chicago
6. Washington, D.C.
7. Oakland
8. San Diego
9. Miami
10. Sacramento

The ten most manly cities:

1. Nashville
2. Charlotte
3. Oklahoma City
4. Cincinnati
5. Denver
6. St. Louis
7. Columbus
8. Kansas City
9. Indianapolis
10. Toledo
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Notice how the "Manly" cities are much less affordable (i.e., much less desirable) than the "least manly cities". Property values, cost of living and overall desireability seems to be some other of the distinguishing characteristics of the least manly locations.