Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The People have spoken


I was called out of my months long blog hibernation this morning by a monumental event that only happens once a year. Yes, People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive competition. This is the Oscars of magazine stories and it deserves my full attention. This year's choice, which seems so obvious, is actually fairly controversial in my well-crafted opinion. They have yet again chosen Johnny Depp. I'm a bit perplexed by this, not because Johnny isn't sexy or isn't worthy of being nominated - that he is. But seriously, have we come so far only to revert back to what we know? Maybe I'm still upset at last year's Hugh Jackman fiasco, but I really feel that People Magazine needs to dig a bit deeper in their bag of sexy men and pull out something new, something exciting, something like Robert Downey Jr.!


Yes, my nomination for Sexiest Man Alive 2009 is Robert Downey Jr. I know there are trendier options like Bradley Cooper or Robert Pattinson, all very very sexy, but I believe that RDJ has proven himself to be a consistent sexy man. Think about it: he was up, he was down, he was in and out of rehab more times than Scott Weiland (also sexy), and now he's made a complete career comeback, not to mention has packed on some serious muscles. He is a man who just gets better with age. While you may also say the same for Johnny Depp, I would argue that RDJ doesn't hide behind outlandish facial hair or Keith Richards style hair braids to mask his inherent sexiness. RDJ likely doesn't even know he is sexy while Johnny has been fighting against it since 21 Jump Street.


I'd also like to point out that I might be slightly influenced by his upcoming performance in Sherlock Holmes. If you were my therapist, I'd probably tell you that my fascination with British things, including dudes, likely originated from my childhood love of all things Sherlock Holmes. Toss Robert Downey Jr. into the mix and give him a British accent and I'm on board.


Maybe next year People Magazine will go out on a limb, or maybe they'll give it to George Clooney...who knows. I, for one, would appreciate the off beat option for once.