NYC is Not So Manly

Put down that silly book and stop ironing that tight-fit v-neck for a moment, lads, and know this: you're now a part of the least manliest city in the nation, according to some list. The #1 spot on the "America's Manliest Cities" index went to Nashville (home to an unhealthy number of NASCAR enthusiasts), with NYC falling right at the very bottom. They report, "Despite high ratings in the bowling category, New York City ranks 50th out of 50 in the study due to low scores in manly indicators such as fishing, home improvement and drag racing." Cities that got higher rankings did so through high purchases of salty snacks, number of hardware stores, monster truck rallies and, of course, sports bars. Fun trick: if you flip the list upside down you'll get the America's Most Educated Cities list, and hey, we're #1! [via Village Voice]

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By Jen Carlson in News on March 6, 2009 3:48 PM

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bowelmovment_man

If these are the criteria for being "manly", in the mind of simple mined ,fat, beer swilling slobs, please label me a mega-metrosexual. FAST.

snickerdoodle

Not even NYC can be less manly than San Francisco.

Snoopy

That survey is so bogus. How about the Village People? Are you calling them unmanly? If so than you must be gay.

matty

Chicago has a gay bar called the "man-hole" yet we only came in 46th. wtf.

NannyState

Not enough "Man-holing".

petemac

NYC can kick San Francisco's ass any day!

petemac

NYC can kick San Francisco's ass any day!

ides_of_march

The feminists' War On Testosterone is clearly working, at least in some parts of the country.

Qraymond

Yeah, Muddy Waters sings all about the snack foods he likes in "Mannish Boy". That whole song was actually commissioned by Frito-lay.

I guess they're targeting men for their campaign because they know women are too smart to eat that crap.

awesomekyle

when I read this, I almost spit out my organic fair-trade shade-grown yerba mate. can't wait to go to brunch with my hipster friends and discuss this over a mimosa.

Billiamsburg

You know when you're seeing someone from a 'manly' city on vacation because they suddenly get really quiet once a black man get on the same subway car.

bittinho

I think bar fights per capita would be the most accurate indicator of manliness

Snoopy

Unfair. Too many Irish in New York.

thefacts

I don't understand. When I go to the ballet at Lincoln Center, the place is filled with men.

Snoopy

The reason being that they are taking a break from boar hunting in West Virginia and the NASCAR season is not in full swing. The officials at NASCAR and the New York City Ballet coordinate their schedules so there is no overlap in their event schedule and special promotions.

lagomorph

Sounds like the city just got handed a new campaign on a silver platter, "NYC, dead last in all the annoying redneck crap you left home to get away from".

duckumu

well i'd love to have a home to improve but unfortunately i don't have $1.2 million.

Snoopy

When your concept of home repair focuses around duct tape and plastic sheeting, then you will truly understand the concept of home owning outside of New York City.

fuboy

Mmmm, serious research being done here from the Mars Snackfood corp - especially when it's done to promote a tour of Combos events at NASCAR events. (read the article, it's pretty damn funny).

To be fair, yes, NYC is very, uh, limp-wristed. I went out drinking with two buddies of mine who both talked for an hour about their shoes and a great pants sale where they each dropped $700 on designer clothes. And these are the straight New Yorkers who've been here all their life.

But, Do I care? Not really. Not until I, too, start asking if these pants make me look fat. But by then it'll be too late.

Snoopy

Consider changing friends. They are making you sound very unmanly. If indeed that is something you are or are not concerned about. I wont even ask what they drink. On second thought, what do these two pants and shoe idolizers drink? Hopefully nothing with an umbrella between Labor and Memorial days. That would be so no no.