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草食男子装飾男子 [iK] 裝飾男子 [iK]
そうしょくだんし
1. [n] [abbr]
▶ man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers
▶ herbivore man
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2459090 草食系男子 1. man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man



History:
17. A 2020-07-11 03:31:17  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
if i remember correctly, my sense of the term (at least as of 10 years ago) was that it does (or did) indeed refer mostly to not aggressively pursuing women. so i think there's some truth in the 2nd sense but its negativity is overstated

the 2nd sense sounds something like "soy boy" in english, which i think no one would choose to identify as
16. A* 2020-07-10 06:45:58  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
To be frank, I simply don't know. It was proposed in 2010 and we let it in. Looking back at it, I think it's probably just a catty way of rewording sense 1. Perhaps it would be best dripped.
  Diff:
@@ -25,8 +24,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<misc>&abbr;</misc>
-<misc>&sl;</misc>
-<gloss>man who pretends they aren't interested in women</gloss>
-<gloss>spineless male</gloss>
-<gloss>man with no balls</gloss>
-</sense>
15. A* 2020-07-10 02:48:16 
  Comments:
is the 2nd sense really correct?
  Diff:
@@ -22,2 +22,2 @@
-<gloss>men who don't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers</gloss>
-<gloss>herbivore men</gloss>
+<gloss>man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers</gloss>
+<gloss>herbivore man</gloss>
@@ -29,3 +29,3 @@
-<gloss>men who pretend they aren't interested in women</gloss>
-<gloss>spineless males</gloss>
-<gloss>men with no balls</gloss>
+<gloss>man who pretends they aren't interested in women</gloss>
+<gloss>spineless male</gloss>
+<gloss>man with no balls</gloss>
14. A* 2020-07-10 00:28:22  Opencooper
  Refs:
* "...who are rejecting traditional masculinity when it comes to romance, jobs and consumption..." 
(https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-herbivores/japans-herbivore-men-shun-corporate-life-sex-
idUSTRE56Q0C220090727)
* "They are drawn to a quieter, less competitive life, focusing on family and friends — and eschewing the 
macho ways of the traditional Japanese male." (https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?
storyId=120696816)
* "[one herbivore]...believes the term describes a diverse group of men who have no desire to live up to 
traditional social expectations in their relationships with women, their jobs, or anything else." 
(https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/06/japan-panics-about-the-rise-of-herbivores-young-men-who-shun-
sex-don-t-spend-money-and-like-taking-walks.html)
  Comments:
How's this?
  Diff:
@@ -22 +22 @@
-<gloss>young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented</gloss>
+<gloss>men who don't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers</gloss>
13. A 2020-07-09 23:25:01  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Still too wordy.
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