Do people even use the term Metrosexual anymore? Even if they do, who gives a crap?

I've seen a couple thousands posts, tweets, etc. on the name, and only three people have brought up metrosexual. Methinks someone is a bit uncomfortable with some **** that has nothing to do with the conference.

Metro East

(03-21-2013 07:43 PM)blunderbuss Wrote:  Do people even use the term Metrosexual anymore? Even if they do, who gives a crap?

i use "italian"

(03-21-2013 07:46 PM)Lord2FLI Wrote:  I've seen a couple thousands posts, tweets, etc. on the name, and only three people have brought up metrosexual. Methinks someone is a bit uncomfortable with some **** that has nothing to do with the conference.

Ive kind of resigned myself to the fact that the new name will be some iteneration of the Metro moniker. Its probably the one geographic characteristic that fits the vast majority of the conference. Maybe ECU isnt a metro, but it certainly would not be considered rural. If somebody can post that nightime satelite map of the US, its obvious that the eastern seaboard is essentially all one long string of metro areas. Looking at that map, I thought that the Bright Lights Conference might be the best name and use that satelite image as the logo.

At any rate, while its not my favorite, I expect some version of the Metro conference to be the final choice. I can live with that.

(03-21-2013 07:55 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 07:46 PM)Lord2FLI Wrote:  I've seen a couple thousands posts, tweets, etc. on the name, and only three people have brought up metrosexual. Methinks someone is a bit uncomfortable with some **** that has nothing to do with the conference.

Ive kind of resigned myself to the fact that the new name will be some iteneration of the Metro moniker. Its probably the one geographic characteristic that fits the vast majority of the conference. Maybe ECU isnt a metro, but it certainly would not be considered rural. If somebody can post that nightime satelite map of the US, its obvious that the eastern seaboard is essentially all one long string of metro areas. Looking at that map, I thought that the Bright Lights Conference might be the best name and use that satelite image as the logo.

At any rate, while its not my favorite, I expect some version of the Metro conference to be the final choice. I can live with that.

Greenville is actually considered a metropolitan area of 216,000

I havent heard the metrosexual term in at least 5 years except for on this board.

Old people be old.

(03-21-2013 08:20 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I havent heard the metrosexual term in at least 5 years except for on this board.

Old people be old.

Get off my lawn

(03-21-2013 07:58 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 07:55 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 07:46 PM)Lord2FLI Wrote:  I've seen a couple thousands posts, tweets, etc. on the name, and only three people have brought up metrosexual. Methinks someone is a bit uncomfortable with some **** that has nothing to do with the conference.

Ive kind of resigned myself to the fact that the new name will be some iteneration of the Metro moniker. Its probably the one geographic characteristic that fits the vast majority of the conference. Maybe ECU isnt a metro, but it certainly would not be considered rural. If somebody can post that nightime satelite map of the US, its obvious that the eastern seaboard is essentially all one long string of metro areas. Looking at that map, I thought that the Bright Lights Conference might be the best name and use that satelite image as the logo.

At any rate, while its not my favorite, I expect some version of the Metro conference to be the final choice. I can live with that.

Greenville is actually considered a metropolitan area of 216,000

Me personally, I consider any place that has a DMA to be a "metro", BUT, I concede to be in the minority in that respect. ECU is the closest thing anyone can come up with an outlier and at the end of the day, I have a feeling most folks will shrug off ECU's "small" size much like they shrug off Missouri/TAMU/WVU or B10 and B12.

(03-21-2013 08:26 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 08:20 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I havent heard the metrosexual term in at least 5 years except for on this board.

Old people be old.

Get off my lawn

nah, ya'll call them hipsters in Austin and they have mustaches and wear their girlfriend's jeans.

(03-21-2013 08:41 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 08:26 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 08:20 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I havent heard the metrosexual term in at least 5 years except for on this board.

Old people be old.

Get off my lawn

nah, ya'll call them hipsters in Austin and they have mustaches and wear their girlfriend's jeans.

I saw you in skinny jeans once

(03-21-2013 08:44 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 08:41 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 08:26 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 08:20 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I havent heard the metrosexual term in at least 5 years except for on this board.

Old people be old.

Get off my lawn

nah, ya'll call them hipsters in Austin and they have mustaches and wear their girlfriend's jeans.

I saw you in skinny jeans once

ATX was president of the Austin Hipsters club. I'm glad he finally took the Livestrong bracelet off

(03-21-2013 08:44 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 08:41 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 08:26 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 08:20 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  I havent heard the metrosexual term in at least 5 years except for on this board.

Old people be old.

Get off my lawn

nah, ya'll call them hipsters in Austin and they have mustaches and wear their girlfriend's jeans.

I saw you in skinny jeans once

you know it.

(03-21-2013 08:50 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  ATX was president of the Austin Hipsters club. I'm glad he finally took the Livestrong bracelet off

NEVER!!!!!!!

Big City would be nice.

Retro Metro Conference would be interesting.

I can stomach "metro" ONLY if the name has an optional acronym, such as "EMC", "NMC", "BMC", "GMC", etc.. I truly hate just "metro" for several reasons.

(03-21-2013 06:04 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  I don't like the word Metro for a conference. The word Metro has become linked to "metro-sexual" in our cultural. Metro-sexual is used in a pejorative way. I don't think we need to give people any extra excuse to slam this conference.

I haven't heard the word metrosexual since High School in 2000...no matter what we pick people will mock it...that can't be your concern.

(03-22-2013 07:51 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  I can stomach "metro" ONLY if the name has an optional acronym, such as "EMC", "NMC", "BMC", "GMC", etc.. I truly hate just "metro" for several reasons.

The metro survived 25-30 years without n acronym...you're just obsessed.

(03-22-2013 08:18 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(03-21-2013 06:04 PM)baruna falls Wrote:  I don't like the word Metro for a conference. The word Metro has become linked to "metro-sexual" in our cultural. Metro-sexual is used in a pejorative way. I don't think we need to give people any extra excuse to slam this conference.

I haven't heard the word metrosexual since High School in 2000...no matter what we pick people will mock it...that can't be your concern.

That's because everyone calls you a metrosexual behind your back...since high school anyway.