Men are more likely to buy cellphones as fashion accessories

Now here's a bit of a shocker: a recent study concluded that (young) males are more likely to buy cellphones as fashion accessories than their female counterparts, who were stated to look first towards safety and security. So the men are seeking status and the women are practical and seek security? What is this, a beginner's course on gender stereotyping? You know, nevermind, we're not even going to touch this one.

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[Ray @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Nice use of the photo from that razor fake web site.

[Asher @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

you've never seen some guy "inconspicuously" showing off his PDA, laptop or any other gadget? What's your male/female readership? I'm not surprised at all.

[zed @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Thank god I can now show off my jewel encrusted cell phone and still be a man about it!

[Justin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

My 8200 is red. It's damn sexy too.

[justin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Bill, did you lose weight? Cause you look like you have. Wait, its the cellphone.


You would think someone that big would want a Zack Morris Saved by the Bell phone. The bigger the phone, the smaller he looks.

Or Trigger Happy TV size.

[Thom @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Mobile phones are the ONLY thing men where men will brag about and compete for who has the "smallest"

[Danny @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

The guy in that picture is going to need a LOT of cellphones to look fashionable. He should probably eat a couple so that he can be pretty on the inside.

[010111 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

for those who commented and did not realize it... that guy is from a 'viral marketing' campaign by motorola to promote the Razr V3. it was all about a guy with a tractor liking to 'make things flat'... it was so obviously fake it wasn't even funny. in fact... it wasn't even funny period.

[Ryan @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

It doesn't surprise me, the only acceptable jewelry for a man is a watch. It's no different than a nice car, it shows power and status. Women have diamonds for this.

If women didn't have to worry about their own personal safety like men do, then they'd buy them as fasion accesories also. That's assuming they don't already.

[someone @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Chicks dig cool phone.
Guys get the cool phone.
Chicks dig guys with the cool phone.

[joe valcourt @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

You could have picked a better model , instead of that fat ass .