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Mark Simpson is an English journalist, writer, and broadcaster specialising in popular culture, media, and masculinity. Simpson is the originator of the term and concept metrosexual. He has been described by one critic as "the skinhead Oscar Wilde".〔(Philip Hensher ), The Independent: "Mark Simpson is a skinhead Oscar Wilde, his bon mots are both alarming and amusing, getting up people's noses and inside their trousers with equal aplomb."; quote used to promote Simpson's books "Sex Terror" and "The Queen is Dead"〕 Simpson has written for numerous publications around the world, including ''The Times'', ''The Guardian'', Salon.com, ''Arena Homme +'', ''GQ Style'', ''Vogues Hommes International'', ''The Independent on Sunday'', ''Têtu'', the Seattle ''Stranger'', and Dutch ''Playboy''. In December 2007, ''GQ Russia'' placed him in their 'Top Ten Things That Changed Men's Lives'. ==The term ''metrosexual''== Mark Simpson is credited with coining the term ''metrosexual'' in a 1994 article.〔(Here come the mirror men ), MarkSimpson.com〕 He also introduced the word to the US in 'Meet the Metrosexual', a much-quoted essay on Salon.com in 2002, leading to the global popularity of the term. This was also the first citation of the UK footballer David Beckham as the ultimate example of the type. Simpson was later credited with introducing the term 'retrosexual' (in the sense of the anti-metrosexual) in 2003. ''The New York Times'' acclaimed as one of the ''Ideas of the Year'' Simpson's analysis of how sport and advertising are both increasingly using homoerotic imagery, in a process he dubbed "sporno" ("the place where sport and porn meet and produce a gigantic money shot"). In 2006, Simpson wrote about "sporno" for ''Out Magazine'': "whole new generation of young bucks, from twinky soccer players like Manchester United's Alan Smith and Cristiano Ronaldo to rougher prospects like Chelsea's Joe Cole and AC Milan's Kak', keen to emulate their success, are actively pursuing sex-object status in a postmetrosexual, increasingly pornolized world." ''The Times'' newspaper also featured sporno in their 'Year in Ideas' list. In 2010, the global trend spotting website Science of the Time described Simpson as 'the world's most perceptive writer about masculinity'. The Times of India included 'metrosexual' in their review of the most important words of the last thirty years, commenting: "Much has been written about metrosexuals, but no one has done it as well as the man credited with coining the term, Mark Simpson." In 2014, Simpson proposed that the age of the ''metrosexual'' has passed and is evolving into a new kind of man called the ''spornosexual''. Spornosexual is a neologism, also coined by Simpson, combining the words "sport," "porn," and "metrosexual." It describes an aesthetic adopted by some men who consume both sports and pornography. Such men, in addition to possessing certain metrosexual attributes, carry their own bodies as accessories and are not shy at showcasing them in public. The spornosexual style emphasises heavy, lean musculature, and certain kinds of tattooing. Spornosexuals spend much money and time on physical fitness and upkeep. Some commentators argue that the rise of spornosexuals is another indication of society becoming evermore narcissistic. Indeed, they have converted their bodies into their own masturbatory aids; it is not uncommon for the spornosexual to enjoy a boner (or more) when admiring himself in the mirror. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Simpson (journalist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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