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Men: Do you shave your legs, arms and everything below the neck?

Do you shave everything below the neck?

  • Yes

    Votes: 31 11.1%

  • No

    Votes: 191 68.2%

  • Legs only

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • Why should I shave?

    Votes: 57 20.4%
  • Total voters
    280
wongulous said:
I said "to me," lack of body hair is feminizing, which implies that it was in my opinion. But that said, it is not just opinion; it is biology that body hair is a secondary-sex characteristic, meaning it is a secondary characteristic of your sex, and more directly, a result of male androgen production and reception. It is, most literally, a masculine trait. I'm not talking about opinions or society here! Men grow way more body hair than women on average, and while gender is actually a continuum, there are clear lines, such as when you have a 'y' chromosome. So please, do not mistake my words for some societally-brainwashed simp just because my natural, biologically-aware opinion happens to coincide with some closed-minded societal beliefs.



I feel bad that you too have mistaken my intents. I see your posts around and I think you're a really great person and I'm glad that you post at MR. I even look up to you. But I do not tell people how to be. I was expressing my opinion.

I used to have facial piercings, a mohawk, dye my hair unemployable colors, wear makeup (and I don't just mean emo eyeliner, I was a makeup artist), theatrical contact lenses, wear crazy mashed-up reconstructed clothes, and as I said I've even shaved almost every part of my body (save eyebrows/eyelashes! that would be awful). So I am no stranger to bucking the norm for appearance. But my experiences have shown me that every appearance can cause a reaction: I had friends who, because of my appearance, did not think they were attractive/cool/punk/alt/beautiful/daring/whatever enough. So just being myself was enough to tell other people "I don't like you" or "I'm better than you," when that was never even my intent. Just as with this: I'm only doing what I want, and stating my own opinions. Such is the discourse of a forum.

Anyway, I never meant to disrespect anyone else's choices. I just wanted to bring to the table that there are some of us who love body hair and think it's great. I wouldn't dream of the choice to shave, let alone the investment of work or some of the downsides (bumps, rash, ingrown hairs, stubble, time, cost--and yes, I know there are ways to eliminate or defeat these issues, as I said I have been there and done that). I have been with guys of all body shapes and types and I can say that I would prefer a guy who left at least some body hair, but that could all be swayed by the guy and his preferences and his style and his reasons for being himself and doing what he does. To each his own.
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Aww...now I feel like an a**. ;) Thanks, that was very nice.
 
leekohler said:
Aww...now I feel like an a**. ;) Thanks, that was very nice.
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Excuse me, coming through!!! :p

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MacNut said:
I agree, all ladies should have facial hair.:p
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I guess that's why they call it menopause and not womanopause ;)

But so far as guys clearing all their body hair, if they like to do so than what right does anyone have to propose it's wrong? Asian men have little or no body hair does that mean they're less men than anglo men? Of course not. I say if you don't want to save it then shave it. :D
 
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gusious said:
So... I guess you're going to be all hairy...!!!
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Haha. I actually find that it's much more tempting to "let one's self go" when you're taken! I mean, you've got them in the bag already, so.. who needs a gym membership? Or manscaping? Or doing the dishes? ;)

Just kidding. Well, sort of..
 
gusious said:
So... I guess you're going to be all hairy...!!!
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To me hair seems gross now since I started shaving. I do not know why should men keep their hair below the neck any more. Shave it all off guys. You will not regret it.
 
kabunaru said:
To me hair seems gross now since I started shaving. I do not know why should men keep their hair below the neck any more. Shave it all off guys. You will not regret it.
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Maybe we will sometime in the future because when we start shaving we will have to shave "every" day or else we are going to be worse than before....!:eek:
 
gusious said:
to shave "every" day or else we are going to be worse than before....!:eek:
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It is a myth that hair will grow back thicker.

Would you even ever consider shaving your private area, legs, arms, chest and under-arms?
 
I always shaved my arms and legs when I went on long bicycle rides. Even though my hair is thin, the wind would make it itch like crazy. Now that I'm older and don't go as fast, it's not so much of a problem!

I trim down below only during the summer and only once.

What bothers me the most is the tufts of hair growing out of my ears!
 
kabunaru said:
Are you starting to dislike me Skunk?
If so, I am sorry.
I am just like this. It is the person I am.
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Hairless, at that.

I tried the whole 'shaven' look for a short while, and didn't get used to it and didn't like it. There. I'm not trying it again. I figger the hair is growing there for a reason; I'll trim if I'm desperate, but nothing else.

I am glad I don't have a hairy back, though. That, for some reason, grosses me out even more than women with hair in their armpits. Actually, I take that back: Women with bushy hair in their armpits. A little bit is acceptable.
 
skunk said:
I'm just not very keen to be proselytised. Or proselytized, for that matter.
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I will try to not proselytise any one else now.

Good point Skunk.

You are a great guy and are a very interesting person.
 
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