For me, the first choice is Jimmy Stewart, or rather a great many of the characters he's played.
Sophisticated without being smarmy or stuff, intellectual without being pompous, gentle and self-deprecating but quite capable of passion and even wrath when circumstances call for it, able to show vulnerability (like spending a whole movie in a wheelchair or dealing with a crippling fear of heights) while still showing inner strength, able to light-heartedly answer jibes and able to poke fun at pretension without being mean-spirited, protective but also comfortable having intelligent, capable female friends he can laugh with...
To me, he's in many ways an ideal to strive for.
2007-09-30 18:19:25 · 9 answers · asked by Gnu Diddy! 5 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
telecee, women are welcome to respond as well. And Fonda was great.
2007-09-30 18:32:43 · update #1
From the geezer-era, I'd go for Gary Cooper. Strong and quiet and true to his convictions. Contemporary portrayals of men? Kind of tough. I like the way they portray GIl on CSI, because he has integrity and brains. The persona put on by Anderson Cooper works for me - tough and smart, but caring. Who knows what he's really like. And all those firefighters rushing to their deaths during 9/11 sort of exemplifies courage and conviction.
2007-10-01 11:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by c'mon, cliffy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One example is the Lysol ad in which the boy is presented as the carrier of germs, and little nasty squiggly germy-looking things are, through special effects, smeared all over his hands and all over everything he touches. When the boy goes to the table and grabs a pen, the clean little girl then graps a "contaminated" pen and is just about to touch her mouth with it.... You can almost hear the theme from "Jaws" playing in the background.
2016-05-17 22:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by patsy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you've limited this to men, but I'd still like to answer and say that my version of the ideal man is Henry Fonda. I think he had a lot of the same qualities you say with Stewart, but was a bit more intense. Stewart is an excellent person to emulate though--there aren't many like him.
2007-09-30 18:30:36 · answer #3 · answered by teeleecee 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I dont know if it counts like media, but mine are pro Rugby players. They are gentlemen outside the field, most of them have careers, are pretty selfless inside and outside the sport, and they deck each other constanlty, and dine toguether afterwards.
2007-10-01 11:13:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden, of course.
2007-09-30 23:50:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? In the MEDIA? The mainstream media, like as in Ray Romano, Tim the Toolman and Leonardo deCraprio? Well, none.
Maybe some of the guys in the Ultimate Fighting lineup or movies that they don't show on television any more like Scarface.
2007-09-30 18:30:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Dom Deluise and Martin Short
2007-09-30 18:41:18 · answer #7 · answered by Nep 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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The baddest mother f*cker who doesn't take crap from anyone. They need more guys like him.
2007-09-30 18:39:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jack Bauer kicking the terrorist @$$ and don't take any s***t from women.
2007-09-30 18:29:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋