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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Trendspotter: Man boobs

Man cleavage is so in right now. Some dudes are showing off a part of their anatomies usually reserved for the beach. Get used to sitting in class or walking around downtown IC, only to see a luscious mane of chest hair and the sexiness of man boobs.

V-neck tees have always been manufactured for guys, but now companies are releasing extremely low-cut V-neck shirts.

To get to the point, men’s chests are needless — and can be quite unattractive — and to show them off is pointless. Leave the cleavage showing to the women; at least the females have history and rationale on their side. The trend of men flaunting their chesticles just seems too sleazy and over-confident to be attractive.

Some guys are avoiding V-necks and instead are unbuttoning their shirts or cardigans quite far to release their hairy man spirits.

Maybe some guys can pull this look off, but for all the average-looking men out there, let’s just leave this trend to the beautiful people. That way we can laugh at them when the look is extinct next year.

— by Dan Watson

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