Who do you have a man crush on?

Hazys · 02-03-2010 4:29pm #1

Time to get your big ghey on!

Mine is Tom Brady.

He is a legend, superstar Hall of Fame bound QB for the New England Patriots, Supermodel girlfriend (he's too good for her btw), well dressed and an all around charitable, good guy. Not to mention his great grandfather is from Cork!

And of course, he does this every Sunday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mDvijNO3iU

liah · 02-03-2010 4:30pm

I predict that 65%+ of the responses will include

Christian Bale

.

token56 · 02-03-2010 4:56pm

liah wrote: »

I predict that 65%+ of the responses will include
Christian Bale
.

I think there will be more

George Clooney

ones.

Handsome Bob · 02-03-2010 4:57pm

1. Christian Bale
2. Fernando Torres
3. Pepe Reina
4. Robert Downey Jr.

I know what you're thinking, and it's not true!

02-03-2010 5:05pm

Just to get this straight in my head.
Man crushes are about coolness?

mardybumbum · 02-03-2010 5:09pm

Jeff Buckley

Hazys · 02-03-2010 5:09pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

Just to get this straight in my head.
Man crushes are about coolness?

This how i see it, myself and Tom throwing the pigskin around the backyard on a summer evening, having a few beers, shooting the sh1t, best friends forever...

Handsome Bob · 02-03-2010 5:10pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

Just to get this straight in my head.
Man crushes are about coolness?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Man%20Crush

2 and 3 is how I see it. :pac:

donfers · 02-03-2010 5:10pm

To answer the question: noone
but jeez, look at this forum now "who do you have a man crush on", "homosexuality, homophobia and how straight men deal with gay men", "would you admit you find another man attractive"
that is three of the top four threads at my time of posting
I mean it's all very fascinating and all that but maybe confining that discussion to one thread would be better?
I don't know, the cynic inside of me thinks it is someone trying to coax someone into a homophobic comment/remark so that they can say "ah I told you so, Irish straight men are homophobic gay-bashing neanderthals"
The majority of us are not and frankly in my opinion there is an overkill on this issue on this forum at the moment and it's getting a bit tedious....and yes I am aware that a mancrush does not necessarily signify a sexual attraction but it may be construed as such...it's just a bit dull, i thought only teenage girls idolised famous people.

personally speaking, anybody who idolizes someone they don't even know is a bit mad I think, admire yes, respect yes but idolize - hmmm chill out a bit!

Michael B · 02-03-2010 5:17pm

I always thought a man crush as a straight guy is someone I'd fancy if I was a woman? If so yeah Tom Brady would get it

Christian Bale and George Clooney too. Michael Buble maybe, I can see what women like about him, the jammy git.

Can't top The Bale though!

Otis Driftwood · 02-03-2010 6:15pm

James McAvoy

Dr Galen · 02-03-2010 6:40pm

donfers wrote: »

To answer the question: noone
but jeez, look at this forum now "who do you have a man crush on", "homosexuality, homophobia and how straight men deal with gay men", "would you admit you find another man attractive"
that is three of the top four threads at my time of posting
I mean it's all very fascinating and all that but maybe confining that discussion to one thread would be better?
I don't know, the cynic inside of me thinks it is someone trying to coax someone into a homophobic comment/remark so that they can say "ah I told you so, Irish straight men are homophobic gay-bashing neanderthals"
The majority of us are not and frankly in my opinion there is an overkill on this issue on this forum at the moment and it's getting a bit tedious....and yes I am aware that a mancrush does not necessarily signify a sexual attraction but it may be construed as such...it's just a bit dull, i thought only teenage girls idolised famous people.

personally speaking, anybody who idolizes someone they don't even know is a bit mad I think, admire yes, respect yes but idolize - hmmm chill out a bit!

last time i checked this was a forum to discuss mens issues and lives. These topics directly relate to men, so why not discuss them. Three threads out of whole first page is nothing, and going by the content of each of the 3 threads merging them would be impossible, as they all discussing different things. Like we always say around here, if you don't like a thread and its content, simply don't read it.

as to the bit of your post thats OT, well people have idolised others around them since civilisation began. Certainly the modern media has created idols out of frankly dull, boring or plain stupid people, but people who deserve respect and to be looked up still exist. I would suggest maybe taking some of your own advice.......

fonecrusher1 · 02-03-2010 7:14pm

WTF?

Is this 'man crush' stuff a Dublin thing?

Saaaaaaaaaaaaadddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

donfers · 02-03-2010 7:17pm

Mystik Monkey wrote: »

last time i checked this was a forum to discuss mens issues and lives. These topics directly relate to men, so why not discuss them. Three threads out of whole first page is nothing, and going by the content of each of the 3 threads merging them would be impossible, as they all discussing different things. Like we always say around here, if you don't like a thread and its content, simply don't read it.

as to the bit of your post thats OT, well people have idolised others around them since civilisation began. Certainly the modern media has created idols out of frankly dull, boring or plain stupid people, but people who deserve respect and to be looked up still exist. I would suggest maybe taking some of your own advice.......

fair comment, thanks for the reply

it's not an issue I've ever really discussed with my friends in all honesty not because of any homophobic issues but because there is nothing really to discuss

but I'm sure the more open-minded or information seekers* amongt us have had this discussion and fair play to them for having the courage to do so.

Unlike a lot of us, people who have this discussion are obviously secure enough in themselves and their sexualities to debate it openly.

I would never discuss this issue seriously with my friends as I don't take it seriously but throw it out there amongst a group of lads as a laugh in the pub and I guarantee the reactions will tell you a lot about who the secure ones are, who the possible homophobes are (if any) etc.

* an information seeker is someone who discusses a topic not on the basic of any genuine interest in the specific topic itself, but moreso based on interest in what the reactions of the individuals in the discussion group tell the information seeker about those individuals (especially common for more taboo issues, e.g. you are not going to go up and ask someone "Are you a racist/homophobe etc?", Instead you pose an innocent yet provocative question and watch the sparks fly. I realise I am stating the obvious here but academics make a fortune out of making the simplest of concepts sound complex and elaborate more often than not in order to justify their own existence but that's a whole other topic

Royale with Cheese · 02-03-2010 7:18pm

Arnold

What a guy.

nkay1985 · 02-03-2010 7:27pm

Johnny Depp and George Clooney. They both just go about their business in a very professional way and always come across well in any interviews I see. And they're both good loooking guys if we're coming at it from that perspective too.

Nervous Wreck · 02-03-2010 9:01pm

Milo Ventimiglia. Partly cos of his bitchin' name. Mostly cos I wish I was Peter Petrelli.

mike65 · 02-03-2010 9:05pm

Come to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

ronaldoshaky · 02-03-2010 9:07pm

How bizarre.

nkay1985 · 02-03-2010 9:38pm

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Milo Ventimiglia. Partly cos of his bitchin' name. Mostly cos I wish I was Peter Petrelli.

And also as it would have menat lots of cavorting with the lovely Alexis Bledel when you were younger.

itsallaboutheL · 03-03-2010 12:13am

Eric Dane... dude fooking oozes cool.

Flanimal

BEAST!!

hitlersson666 · 03-03-2010 12:31am

tigar woods :pac:

darragh16 · 03-03-2010 12:59am

Johnny Depp.... He's like the coolest bloke around.

Mackman · 03-03-2010 2:23am

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Arnold

What a guy.

+1, the man's a legend. he came from nothing, to becoming a huge movie star and the Govenator of California! He's a very intelligent and savvy businessman. And he's f'n cool :cool:

humberklog · 03-03-2010 2:38am

Robert Mitchum.

humberklog · 03-03-2010 2:43am

And Robert Mitchum. All that and good at rolling joints.

Otis Driftwood · 03-03-2010 11:39am

Mitchum is a total bad ass alright.

Giselle · 03-03-2010 4:25pm

I'm a bit p!ssed I can't list my girl crushes without being OT.:mad:

moonpurple · 03-03-2010 5:51pm

man crush is for gay people op is this a gay thread?

Will · 03-03-2010 6:03pm

moonpurple wrote: »

man crush is for gay people op is this a gay thread?

Grow up. Consider this a warning.

nkay1985 · 03-03-2010 6:22pm

Giselle wrote: »

I'm a bit p!ssed I can't list my girl crushes without being OT.:mad:

Hey go for it. I don't think anybody would mind. Or you could start your own thread over in TLL.

humberklog · 03-03-2010 11:39pm

nkay1985 wrote: »

Hey go for it. I don't think anybody would mind. Or you could start your own thread over in TLL.

I would, there's a forum just like that in tLL where women type up who rocks their boat and it's the right place for it. This thread is completely different. Now if Giselle was to post up a woman she had a "woman crush" on then at least it may make some contextual sense here, not a whole lot but at least some.

BTW I only popped onto tLL to check that there was a thread like that. Blokes have no business over there.

Notorious · 03-03-2010 11:49pm

Clint Eastwood - the ultimate badass.

Kirnsy · 03-03-2010 11:50pm

humberklog wrote: »

I would, there's a forum just like that in tLL where women type up who rocks their boat and it's the right place for it. This thread is completely different. Now if Giselle was to post up a woman she had a "woman crush" on then at least it may make some contextual sense here, not a whole lot but at least some.

BTW I only popped onto tLL to check that there was a thread like that. Blokes have no business over there.

is that not what she said?

Giselle · 03-03-2010 11:50pm

humberklog wrote: »

I would, there's a forum just like that in tLL where women type up who rocks their boat and it's the right place for it. This thread is completely different. Now if Giselle was to post up a woman she had a "woman crush" on then at least it may make some contextual sense here, not a whole lot but at least some.

BTW I only popped onto tLL to check that there was a thread like that. Blokes have no business over there.

I was hardly going to type up a list of men I have crushes on!

For a start -

1) The thread is about same sex crushes, and I has them too!

2) The internets simply aren't big enough to hold the names of all the men I have crushes on.

But don't worry, I know when I'm not wanted.

humberklog · 03-03-2010 11:53pm

Giselle wrote: »

But don't worry, I know when I'm not wanted.

My big mix up, busy day and I'm not used to them. Mis-read your post completely Giselle. I would welcome a break in this schlongfest, your not just wanted but badly needed.

All apologies...reading it right way up now...ahem. Busy day etc., gammut of emotions and all that. Rollercoaster stuff.

Started by getting out of bed while it was still dark out...that's mad for me...didn't get much brighter either.

While here...Dean Martin.

deadhead13 · 04-03-2010 12:04am

The Dude abides.

OldGoat · 04-03-2010 9:35am

Giselle wrote: »

I'm a bit p!ssed I can't list my girl crushes without being OT.:mad:

Giselle, just to tidy up here. Yep, you'll be off topic if you post your girl crushes and I would have to delete them.
If the lads in here want to see who you admire then a new thread would be required.
However a thread like this but from the female perspective would not be tGC material and I'd then move it to tLL.
So it's really a bit of a no no situation.
Sorry.

But don't worry, I know when I'm not wanted.

So untrue. You are welcome here to read and post whenever you like. (Usual Terms and Conditions apply)

To the lads here who wish to read about girl on girl crushes, buy a magazine, or lurk in tLL.

Deedsie · 04-03-2010 3:52pm

Tommy Bowe is an absolute legend. Man crush might be going too far though. I respect the man from the appropriate distance.

foxyboxer · 04-03-2010 4:57pm

I envy the life he lived and the quiet confidence he always exuded.
He may not have been the greatest thespian but he was one of the coolest Hollywood stars of all time.

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Snowie · 04-03-2010 5:08pm

foxyboxer wrote: »

I envy the life he lived and the quiet confidence he always exuded.
He may not have been the greatest thespian but he was one of the coolest Hollywood stars of all time.

has to be said that dude was so cool..... :cool:

shapez · 04-03-2010 5:31pm

The Boss - Inspirational.

Will · 04-03-2010 6:07pm

I love Tom Waits' voice, want his voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y08OG_6pjsQ

bazmaiden · 05-03-2010 9:38pm

Personally I think he is one of the coolest dudes ever, this man lived life to the full

Pompey Magnus · 05-03-2010 11:29pm

After much consideration mine would be: Martin Kemp:

The_Kew_Tour · 05-03-2010 11:31pm

Samuel L Jackson for me the man is legend

Cantona second the man gets better looking with age and has this cool attitude i love

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Chet Zar · 06-03-2010 11:39pm

Seems like a seriously cool bAstard and thought he was class in Layer Cake (Colm Meaney too, btw).

Wipperspammer · 09-03-2010 6:04pm

Denzel Washington ...the chap could bottle and sell coolness !!

minidazzler · 09-03-2010 6:21pm

Humphrey Bogart Read the link! He was awesome.

Also, the rat pack, they lived a life we can only dream about!

Frank, Dean, Bogie and Sammy, I raise my glass to all of them!

That's just a small list of those whose lives I admire for how they lived them.

If we were to get into my Music Man Crushes and actors and such we would be here all day.

Nervous Wreck · 09-03-2010 9:07pm

John Krasinski

Ryan Reynolds

They both seem super-sound.

Herbal Deity · 09-03-2010 9:51pm

donfers wrote: »

* an information seeker is someone who discusses a topic not on the basic of any genuine interest in the specific topic itself, but moreso based on interest in what the reactions of the individuals in the discussion group tell the information seeker about those individuals (especially common for more taboo issues, e.g. you are not going to go up and ask someone "Are you a racist/homophobe etc?", Instead you pose an innocent yet provocative question and watch the sparks fly. I realise I am stating the obvious here but academics make a fortune out of making the simplest of concepts sound complex and elaborate more often than not in order to justify their own existence but that's a whole other topic

Off topic, but this is ME!!!!

I've never had myself so precisely defined before - thank you!

Who do you have a man crush on?

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