I was checking out the BuzzFeed site yesterday and came across the more-than-a-month-old article and video (watch below) collaborated upon by Eugene Yang, Eli Vazquez and Kari Koeppel where they compared the “ideal man” attributes of twelve (12) different countries, including the Philippines.
Below is an excerpt, particularly the findings on our country.
• “Hottest” male celebrities: James Reid, Daniel Padilla, Piolo Pascual
• Contemporary Filipino masculinity is a result of mixing local attitudes with those of Spanish and U.S. colonization.
• In traditional Filipino masculinity, important qualities are supporting the family, sexual virility, and being in control.
• In recent years, the “macho ideal” has given way to a booming male beauty market as men embrace “metrosexuality.”
• In a 2004 marketing survey, 84% of men in Manila agreed to the sentiment that “looks are everything.”
• Many Facebook respondents noted that foreign influence for ideal looks and style traditionally came from the country’s Spanish and American ties but is now heavily influenced by Korean pop culture.
courtesy of BuzzFeedVideo
Read the full feature by clicking HERE.
Share your thoughts afterwards. ;-)
