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It’s a Hot Rodent Summer!
Wait. What?…
Yes, you read that correctly. Gen Z is currently taking part in something called ‘hot rodent summer’ and we, like you have a lot of questions.
Gen Z women are looking for a ‘sexy rat boyfriend’ in latest dating craze: ‘Hot rodent summer’ https://t.co/eln6tqmUzX pic.twitter.com/c3WU1f1LOO
— New York Post (@nypost) June 7, 2024
“What the f— is a hot rodent summer,” you may ask!
Well, according to the New York Post, it’s a new dating craze that involves men that seemingly resemble…rodents?
Uh, sure.
First, there were dad bods. Then there were short kings. Not it’s all about the rodent man.
“What the f— is a rodent man?”
We’re glad you asked!
“It is essentially a lanky man over someone more bulky. It’s someone with sunken eyes and pale skin that scurries around instead of walking with purpose. Essentially, it is the opposite of a finance bro,” the article states. “Johnny Depp in the nineties is a prime example of a hot rodent. He wasn’t Brad Pitt, he was still gorgeous, but he looked more afraid of vitamin C.
“It’s a word to describe someone who is not conventionally handsome, but still hot. So, while Chris Hemsworth is conventionally perfect with his very white teeth, tanned skin, ripped body, and blonde hair, someone like musician Matty Healy is equally hot, just in a different way. He is pale, lean, angular and stunning.”
As a pale, lean and angular man, I can get with this trend!
Finally, a summer for us normal-looking fellas!
As Jenna Bush Hager described it on the Today Show, ““Hot rodent boyfriends or sexy rat men are one in the same. So if someone comes up to you and says ‘hello sexy rat man’ they are also calling you a rodent boyfriend.”
Thank you…question mark?
“You should want to date Stuart Little,” she continued.
Look, this writer still doesn’t exactly get it. But I’m not complaining either.