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Originally Posted by tore
Well, bodybuilders, swimmers and the like have an excuse perhaps  Aside from possibly being a bit prejudiced, I think us guys should enjoy that we can get by fine in society without make up, cream in our hair and shaved legs .. at least in Norway. There's a whole industry who would love all that to become the trend norm so they could make cash from selling beauty products to men - and they're pushing it.
In the place I'm from, guys my age and up seem pretty resistant to this sort of stuff. I don't know many guys who really spend much time on their looks, f.ex by shaving legs and using male beauty products, but it seems some of that is becoming the standard with teenagers. |
No argument there. Shave, shower, brush teeth, apply deodorant is about as complicated as my grooming ritual gets, and that's the way I like it. Likewise, I have a few fairly similar garments in my closet, mostly in black, white and grey. Shaving my head is the only place I do anything extra, and it's a trade-off with combing and haircuts.
Personally, I find the modern-day dandies to be a bit difficult to relate to. I don't generally trust a guy who obviously puts a lot of effort into his appearance, but that's more because I usually see those guys in banking, insurance or sales, and it becomes part of a whole smarmy vibe, and a general distrust of the businesses they work for.
That said, I don't think removing body hair should be equated with metrosexuality. I don't agree with either gender wasting too much time and money serving personal vanity or living up to someone else's ideal image, particularly men, who, as you say, aren't expected to do so. But they're free to do what they want with their appearance, and I will try not to let that influence my opinion of them. I've encountered plenty of metros who were yuppy a**holes, but some were nice guys once you got past the meticulous grooming.
As for somebody who just feels tidier or more attractive without hair on his legs, chest or wherever, or just gets some personal enjoyment from removing it, I say more power to him. I totally support that. I'm also inclined to agree with boo boo, at least as far as a guy with a totally smooth body is easier to look at than a guy with a built-in sweater. But as a straight guy, it doesn't really make that much difference to me.