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Today’s issue: The Sexiest Man…Alive? The Sexiest Man is now officially off the market, but did he ever really deserve the title anyway?
Paige Six
I have never really questioned Jude Law being hot. I just didn’t think
he was Sexiest Man Alive hot. You see, there are a certain group of attractive male celebs that become so well-known and famous that they somehow always get to be considered hot. Think of Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom; girls do not question their attractiveness, it’s simply an automatic association.
But Jude Law seemed to be departed from all that. He’s not that mainstream, not as Tiger Beat at the previous Sexiest Men are. Sure he was in about a thousand movies over the past two months, but somehow he maintained a less publicized persona. Like it was totally obvious to know Jude Law was sexy, but it wasn’t the trendy thing to say.
So now Jude is the Sexiest Man Alive but I am thinking, shouldn’t it just be someone like Brad Pitt again? The Sexiest Man Alive isn’t the place to be introducing new talents. I thought the whole point of the award was to make the housewives and teenyboppers of North America happy because they get another photo of their well-known, time-tested hottie to put on the bathroom wall.
So when a not-so-typical winner, like Jude Law, is given the title of Sexiest Man Alive, it’s more frustrating than fabulous. Because guess what? Us girls get it. We know he’s hot. We just didn’t want EVERYONE to know it. One more person/media outlet announcing his hotness just makes it redundant, and pulls in a lot of fringe fans who fawned over him in Sky Captain but would never be caught watching eXistenZ. Just like the freak-outs everyone is having over the Arcade Fire getting on all the top ten lists – Jude Law is hot, but do you have to ruin it by telling everyone?
Adrian, The Adorable Sports Writer
Ok fine…so Jude Law is really really ridiculously good looking. Okay? Is everyone happy?
Not to be outdone by the fairer sex, men are also extremely jealous of one another. When it comes to the title of sexiest man alive, year after year, the appointed alpha-male is bombarded with mockery and ridicule courtesy of lazy, out-of-shape, sports-loving bar trolls worldwide. I even once overheard that Tom Cruise was “ugly.” Can you believe it?
With a title as prestigious as the “President of the United States,” the population must question the award’s selection process. Why is Jude Law the Sexiest Man Alive? Certainly Dickie Greenleaf should be given consideration. But what about Vasily Zaitsev? It always seems to fall back to actors. Why are thespians always on the receiving end this coveted title? Could this have more to do with costume or character as opposed to the real-life individual? The choice seems overly based on fabricated imagery of the characters they play, not the men they are (see Hugh Grant, Orlando Bloom). With the selection of Mr Law, we are instantaneously wiping out thousands of worthy contenders. I know of one sports writer that was mistakenly overlooked. I know I know…everyone loves Hollywood. I suppose the film industry does hold a monopoly on sexy.
So why Jude? How much research went into this? Pirates of the Caribbean had a pair of co-stars who could have taken this title over Jude. What about Toronto Maple Leafs bruiser Darcy Tucker? And so on. This argument could go on forever. It’s time the male species accept Jude Law as this year’s crowned prince of good-looks. So what about next year? Can anyone imagine the uproar surrounding a repeat?
With women it’s so much easier – Jennifer Garner hands down!