Men of DU - would you ever wax your torso?

Not that I'm considering it - I think I'd rather give birth.

But I knew a guy who waxed his chest in college. Sounds like one of the more painful things I can think of.

:shrug:

Just, uh, no...:scared:

besides, I was always under the impression that women like a fuzzy chest

now, I don't mean gorilla of course

Personally I find body hair rough on the tongue and generally a bit of a turn-off.

then you might be into a powerlifters

just a guess

:scared:

but I like some hair...and a happy trail!

Fellas, keeep a little chest fuzz!

I don't think you would like me much in my "natural" state.

Is that the line o' hair from the navel to the nether regions?

I have a Happy Trail. :bounce:

1. A model, getting big checks;
2. A pro bodybuilder, also getting same checks;
3. A competitive swimmer (I think that they do this, and if it's the sport I compete in, then so be it);
4. Asked to by my better half. If she said she wanted a smooth chest, then by the good grace of Nair, I'd do it. Especially considering the lengths some women go to to make their, um, body hair either non-existant or...um, alluring.

I'd also not wax. I'd use a less painful method (or front the bills to get them lasered the hell off).

as soon as the bruises went away I got the ingrown hairs from hell. My legs hurt just thinking about it.

And my legs didn't feel any nicer than they do after a close shave anyhow. :( Biggest waste of $13 and a shitload of discomfort ever.

PS Nair smells like perming solution. Chances are it tastes tres nasty, I don't want to find out.


edit: All the swimmers I know shave.

I mean it

It won't hurt at all - I promise!

:evilgrin:

:evilgrin:

Are you trying to tell me something?

See, I'm what you might call a virile man, not so different from your friend there, only slimmer.

That shit would hurt like a motherfucker!!

wax thingy to make it more real. Right up there with Kevin Spacey eating take after take of whole, real bananas for K-PAX, but undoubtedly more painful.

Band Aids can be bad enough. :scared:

Women are tough!

That's just.... :wow: Is there actual skin underneath there?

just come right out and say so...no need to beat around the bush..err..jungle.

Hi, ms nova! :hi:

:pals: Long time no see! I usually miss you 'cause I like sleeping. :D

I hope that you're staying warm, via autochthonous means or otherwise, out there. :hug:

:D

I've got nothing on that guy.

shave your name out of your back....

:yoiks:

Not even close. :D

:D

:D

the places I haven't 'scaped lately.... no reason to. ;-)

I could mention some 'scaping that needs to be done as well, but I won't. ;)

:yoiks:

it's keeping me WARM!

I have a nice layer of subcutaneous fat for that. ;)

coverd almonds I'm munching on. :9

:9

:P

This one works great for a man's chest/tummy/pubes:

http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=73613&catid=22947

I once let my lover shave/wax my entire body and decided it was awfiul.

I've never figured out why women put up with this kinda crap. And the whole idea of "manscaping" makes me want to puke.


Khash.

I get the feeling I'm not going to like the answer, but tell me anyway.

redstone

Are we talking about sculpting the bushitude into specific shapes, or what? Or is it just one of those things that only guys with an excess of vanity do? (I suspect the latter.)

Damn, I need to watch more TV or something. My cultural radar has an awfully low horizon.

Redstone

I just keep the weeds under control, sorta like mowing your lawn. It's just a preference of mine.

Now, the guys that make shapes, or do things to excess, scare me.

The first time I heard "manscaping" was on "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy".

Maybe Khash just likes guys as is.

I think that I'd find "making shapes" or "doing things to excess" a bit disquieting myself.

Thanks for the info.

Redstone

The word is a take off on "landscaping". It refers to shaving/plucking/waxing a man's body hair in order to make him "acceptable" and attractive.

A fairly ugly concept that should be trashed.

Khash.

happy with it, and I can't say I'd disagree with that at all.

Too much vanity being a symptom of deeper problems...yeah, I'm with you on that.

Redstone

None of us can really be what we aren't, so we better learn to be happy with what we are.

The "beauty myth" is incredibly destructive. We need to junk it, instead, as a culture, we only refine it and make it more subtle and more destructive.

Khash.

how bad it is for the women.

I don't know how they can stand the constant bombardment. One of Mrs R's customers is a "beauty salon" and whenever I go there, I'm astonished at the amount of the propaganda designed to make every woman feel as if her looks are inadequate.

Redstone

I have friend who is in her 60's, just short of six foot and weighs 160. She wants to lose 30 pounds so she'll look better. Why? She looks great. And given her age and height losing thirty pounds probably isn't all that healthy. But she won't be pretty unless she does.


Same thing for gay men - if you aren't young, beautiful, and with a perfect body (and white) you might as well curl up in a corner and die.

But I won't accept that. There are lots of people I find exceptionally beautiful who don't fit the "standard". Time to bury it and not mourn it. Call it a mercy killing. Because the beauty myth must die..

Sorry, I'm ranting again.

Khash.

terrific, but gets obsessive about losing weight now and again. I keep telling her that she'd look unhealthy at 120 pounds, and furthermore that it's unrealistic for her to think she can get that skinny again after having a kid and turning 50...and also, if she didn't look just fine, why do all those guys follow her around every time she goes to the grocery store...

Women get that body-insecurity concept driven into them from a young age. Keep after your friend and try to talk some sense into her.

And your guy friends as well. No need to expand the neurosis across gender lines.

It's been good yacking with you, but I've taken that sixth Vicodin and half an Ambien, so it's off to the Land of Nod for me.

Redstone

... has taught me to be very careful about removing body hair. Some of it has a purpose!

Now in other places it might get a bit painful.

Though I could bet on someone who *does* wax: Ahhnold. Bodybuilder types often do remove their chest hair (if it exists) to show off their handiwork.

Mark.

I have plenty of pain as it is without going to look for more (and paying for it to boot), thank you very much.

Redstone

I remember someone talking about shaving the old Plumber's Divide. And it was the most :rofl: :rofl: thing I have ever read on DU.

Who was that?

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

... read the story (probably the one you are thinking of, it's been floating around the net for many years) here... (it's effing hilarious!)

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/35274458.html

Thanks :D :rofl:

Well, perhaps if I had a very good reason to, but I can't think of any off of the top of my head. As thick as my chest hair is I'd probably have to do a good deal of trimming before I could even attempt waxing it anyway!

But I didnt have much choice in the matter