tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7572115980046875212..comments2024-03-28T17:39:34.611-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: REAL MEN DON'T SHAVE--OR DO THEY?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67180111170383786062012-09-06T13:05:00.341-04:002012-09-06T13:05:00.341-04:00Back hair is gross, but I think it's extremely...Back hair is gross, but I think it's extremely weird for men to wax any part of their body. I'd never wax anything on my body and I think women who do are torturing themselves. I also think it's kind of weird for men to shave off body hair, but sometimes it looks better with less hair. If they shaved their underarms their deodorant would work better.Michelle Fidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285519745590239008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20433452561105324862012-09-01T11:52:54.006-04:002012-09-01T11:52:54.006-04:00I had a younger bf for a while and he was all abou...I had a younger bf for a while and he was all about trimming - even waxing for back hair that was starting to grow. I prefer smooth, but if you're in love - it doesn't matter!Carol Whitehttp://www.carolwhite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7843489724639358032012-08-29T21:37:26.516-04:002012-08-29T21:37:26.516-04:00Lisa, you're so right. Movies, TV, and adverti...Lisa, you're so right. Movies, TV, and advertising are trying to make normal human beings look (and feel) like something's wrong with them. Like the stick-thin models that they go on to photoshop by stretching and airbrushing to make them look even thinner. Or the beautiful women of color they photoshop to make them look whiter. Hairlessness. Gorgeous fake teeth. We're coming to the point where normal human appearance looks "off."<br /><br />Jack, I loved yours. I choked on my water while reading it.<br /><br />Reine, I hear you on the conflicting cultures. In Latino, Cherokee, and Choctaw cultures, long hair on men is usually a sign of a man who is deeply involved with his culture and its spirituality. In mainstream culture, long hair on a man is a different kind of sign altogether.<br /><br />3rd time trying Captcha. A sign that I probably shouldn't be posting this.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30911366966296950372012-08-29T21:27:20.546-04:002012-08-29T21:27:20.546-04:00Lisa, you still see British actors and actresses w...Lisa, you still see British actors and actresses who don't have perfect teeth. I love it. Makes them look like real people.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66801989727780469662012-08-29T21:26:08.445-04:002012-08-29T21:26:08.445-04:00Andrew, you are a prince, and should be appreciate...Andrew, you are a prince, and should be appreciated just as you are. I'm sure all the ladies here will whole-heartedly agree!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50548287421008054622012-08-29T20:34:27.678-04:002012-08-29T20:34:27.678-04:0026Aughh, Ladies, if I may interrupt. As a 65 year...26Aughh, Ladies, if I may interrupt. As a 65 year old hairy man I have in recent years pondered this subject. Until about 10 years ago I never for a second thought about the hair on my chest or back. Then my daughter said something at the beach and I found out that younger gals didn't like that kind of hair. Found it gross. Since I was already usually invisible to women under 35 , that younger perspective didn’t concern me. About 8 years ago an attractive woman in her mid-forties I knew who was an esthetician was staring at me on the beach. As an athlete and someone who worked out and stayed in pretty good shape I just assumed she was admiring my physique(Years before, okay many years, when I was a tennis pro, several of my female students had commented on my shapely legs.) The esthetician was panting and drooling like someone who had just found buried gold bullion. I blushed, proud that I still had sway over the ladies. The blush was a little premature. It seems that she had just gotten into laser hair removal and I was such a treasure that she offered me $10,000 worth of treatment for free if I would let her practice on me. I like a good bargain, but I didn’t want to be her test site. Four years ago my cousin’s 50 year old beautiful wife told me she would like to shave off the hair on my chest and back so I would look as great as my tan hairless cousin. Just thinking about her shaving me had its perks, but again I declined. I have to admit, with all these women wanting my hair removed,I do tend to put on my shirt right after swimming. I rationalize that it’s because of the sun and skin cancer but I know that if my daughter had never made that remark, I would chance a little more exposure. Today, knowing I wanted to comment on this subject, I asked my lesbian masseuse her opinion, figuring if anyone had the right to be grossed out by a man’s hair it was her. She said she had never thought about it and it was a non-issue. I immediately invited her to go for a swim.andrew goldsteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76403663794559377912012-08-29T18:56:42.489-04:002012-08-29T18:56:42.489-04:00Bummer, I missed a great conversation! Excess hair...Bummer, I missed a great conversation! Excess hair in strange places (or even the normal places) isn't the best. But I don't get why on screen it's apparently taboo to have any chest hair at all. It seems strange to me.<br /><br />And weird: That Tom Selleck picture? I'm so used to seeing hairless men on screen that he seemed hairy to me! What a shame, I say.<br /><br />It's like when you see old films and you notice regular teeth on the actresses (Ingrid Bergman for example) only they seem like "bad" teeth because we're so used to pure white porcelains.Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28675717284970171582012-08-29T18:06:37.772-04:002012-08-29T18:06:37.772-04:00Jack, thank you. That totally cracked me up. Stil...Jack, thank you. That totally cracked me up. Still giggling...Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67970985432812677892012-08-29T17:39:19.091-04:002012-08-29T17:39:19.091-04:00I would never shave my chest hair. It took 40 year...I would never shave my chest hair. It took 40 years to grow one.Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81786030204055021162012-08-29T16:44:43.509-04:002012-08-29T16:44:43.509-04:00I love men with hair. The men in my life, except f...I love men with hair. The men in my life, except for the occasional Buddhist monk, have always had lots of it. The competing cultures in my family, though, never approve of one or the other: "His hair is beautiful. So long and respectful." Or: "Can't you get him to cut his hair?"Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60396102914942469112012-08-29T16:34:43.822-04:002012-08-29T16:34:43.822-04:00"Manscaping" -- great new word!"Manscaping" -- great new word!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67173007568699017422012-08-29T16:29:31.670-04:002012-08-29T16:29:31.670-04:00Karen...a friend's daughter likes to have the ...Karen...a friend's daughter likes to have the Unmentionables waxed. Unfortunately,it has led to infected ingrown hairs in "that region", which means she sees a dermatologist,etc.<br /><br />Linda? My body did not get the memo about no leg hair after menopause. I wish it had! But at least I don't need to do it as often as I used to. And I don't care anywhere near as much as I used to; menopause has been good for that, too!(We had this conversation at work about a month ago. The younger women looked on with raised eyebrows. "Just wait",we told them!)Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9037281437035531512012-08-29T14:22:39.658-04:002012-08-29T14:22:39.658-04:00Rhys, two words: Grover Norquist. Gaaack.
Hallie,...Rhys, two words: Grover Norquist. Gaaack.<br /><br />Hallie, I was thinking about shoulder/back hair, but decided to let that one lie there, unnoticed. <br /><br />On women shaving "everything": It solves that little problem of the carpet not matching the drapes. <br /><br />But it's still creepy to me. And I can't IMAGINE going to an aesthetist to have my unmentionables denuded. Yikes. Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32604413114267204312012-08-29T13:50:48.366-04:002012-08-29T13:50:48.366-04:00I'm certainly not turned on by the human ape l...I'm certainly not turned on by the human ape look and back hair... ugghh. But a little chest hair looks natural.<br /><br />But what's this with the unshaven look. My son sports it.. not a beard but the escaped convict look. I see it on a lot of sports stars etc.Rhys Bowennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62343483861479326892012-08-29T13:37:33.772-04:002012-08-29T13:37:33.772-04:00Eyebrows at least are expressive. I've never s...Eyebrows at least are expressive. I've never seen chest or shoulder hair (no one's mentioned shoulder hair) that offered a single opinion.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45083734690457770562012-08-29T11:57:24.515-04:002012-08-29T11:57:24.515-04:00How about Alec Baldwin in Working Girl - va-va-voo...How about Alec Baldwin in Working Girl - va-va-voom!<br /><br />Tom Selleck, in his day, was one gorgeous, hairy guy. His legs - yesss!Cliznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12778557871429752382012-08-29T11:39:38.330-04:002012-08-29T11:39:38.330-04:00I think the new fashion of the lack of hair on men...I think the new fashion of the lack of hair on men's bodies is just catching up with the old fashion of lack of hair on women's. All the better to make us look like statues or children.<br /><br />I think it's ridiculous to make men shave or wax their bodies, just as it's ridiculous to make women do it. One of the great things about menopause is loss of hair on the legs, so no more shaving.<br /><br />I have to say, nice as Daniel Craig may look here, he's not a patch on Tom Selleck or Sean Connery. But then I've noticed that, lately, the male heart throbs tend to look more like sullen teens than in the day of Connery and Selleck.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65219710118316674152012-08-29T11:38:04.903-04:002012-08-29T11:38:04.903-04:00What was the question again? Sorry, still looking ...What was the question again? Sorry, still looking at photo of Tom Selleck...<br /><br />Cathy AJThe Cat Bastethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08766507614966971022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62194235094805317422012-08-29T11:24:47.011-04:002012-08-29T11:24:47.011-04:00One of the best things about men is they are diffe...One of the best things about men is they are different from me! I like big hairy guys. : ) I married one!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647378550913763567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34863130016491896082012-08-29T10:57:54.506-04:002012-08-29T10:57:54.506-04:00I've got two words for you: Benedict Cumberbat...I've got two words for you: Benedict Cumberbatch. When he was undraped in the Belgravia episode of SHERLOCK, I have to say I couldn't take my eyes off of his lovely smooth chest. Until I starting staring at his lovely smooth backside, but that's my problem! I think manscaping is a good idea for many men. Some even need to trim their underarms!<br /><br />I once sat next to character actor Donald Moffat in a theatre (look him up if you need to, you've seen him in many movies) and if I had had a pair of cutible scissors with me, I would have held him down and tidied up those bushy brows. <br /><br />--Marjorie of ConnecticutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3621607929951802842012-08-29T10:44:42.016-04:002012-08-29T10:44:42.016-04:00Debs,
So sorry I missed chiming in on this importa... Debs,<br />So sorry I missed chiming in on this important topic -- I was out celebrating a friend's birthday --<br /><br />But I'm with Steve, and Karen, and maybe the general consensus: A man who even notices he has too much chest hair, let alone takes the time to actually shave it, is too self-involved for me. <br /><br />That said, I understand why they do it on TV. It's just another form of airbrushing the human form so that we can long for a perfection that doesn't exist in real life and buy products to that effect.<br /><br />Just please God, don't let it catch on! <br /><br />Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47376675889306395932012-08-29T10:23:18.313-04:002012-08-29T10:23:18.313-04:00You all are making me laugh so hard I snorted my t...You all are making me laugh so hard I snorted my tea!<br /><br />Darlene, lawns and shrubbery?? I'll bet you divers and strippers get rid of the shrubbery...<br /><br />I'm with Julia on the nose hair, ear hair, and eyebrows anywhere other than above the eyes. And Hallie, I think "why do eyebrows get bushier as heads get balder?" is one of the great existential questions.<br /><br />And Edith, chest hair stubble! Acckkk! That never never would have occurred to me.<br /><br />But it's all worth it for the picture of Tom Selleck. I've never been crazy about mustaches--that one strip of hair seems a bit stranded in the middle of a guy's face--but my, Tom Selleck was cute. (Still is.)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53815562865485944832012-08-29T10:05:55.387-04:002012-08-29T10:05:55.387-04:00Don't want to even think about it, Edith...Don't want to even think about it, Edith...Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7901727436607051572012-08-29T09:43:39.394-04:002012-08-29T09:43:39.394-04:00Oh, my, shaving the shrubbery! I am laughing way t...Oh, my, shaving the shrubbery! I am laughing way too loudly in my cubicle.<br /><br />Whatever hair a person has, I say keep it. Men and women. That's my position and I'm sticking to it. Everybody's talking about how "vain and trivial and silly" men are who remove hair for cosmetic reasons. Women aren't?<br /><br />I once had some, ah, intimate moments with a man who had shaved his chest for the swimming part of a triatholon. The chest stubble was like a bunch of pins sticking out. Awful. We had to avoid certain, ah, intimate positions...Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45510209924077920372012-08-29T09:33:55.902-04:002012-08-29T09:33:55.902-04:00Vain, trivial, and silly, AND it grows back! A che...Vain, trivial, and silly, AND it grows back! A chest with "five o'clock shadow"?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.com