Alright, everybody, what's your take on "Manscaping"

[thom1102]

For those of you who missed QEftSG last night, manscaping is the process of trimming a man's overgrown body hair. I have been known to manscape, but I do it rarely. I used to do it frequently when I was single, but neither me nor my partner do it. I thought that it was a really gay thing. Here's the funny thing my straight brother manscapes regularly, as does my partner's straight brother.

Question 1 (for men): Who out there manscapes?

Question 2 (for women): Who likes there man manscaped?

Question 3 (for straight men): Do you think that manscaping is mostly a gay thing?

Question 4 (for gay men): How many of your friends manscape?

[Catch22Dem]

1. Guilty

1. Guilty as charged, although rarely. Too time consuming.

2. N/A

3. Never even though of it that way.

4. N/A

[thom1102]

2. After QEftSG Last night I decided to do a little trimming...

I am a hairy guy, it took me 45 minutes!

[THUNDER HANDS]

8. 45 minutes?

What'd you use, a lawnmower?

:evilgrin:

[thom1102]

9. LOL!!! I needed a lawnmower!

I said I am a hairy guy!

[Droopy]

3. Fortunately,

I don't have a problem with too much body hair. I'm thirty years old and I only need to shave my face three times a week, if that tells you anything. If I was a hairy fella, chances are I would just let it be. I'm a natural kind of guy.

[GOPisEvil]

4. I've manscaped.

1. Rarely, but I've trimmed a few areas. I don't do it for anyone else but me, though. Trimming is OK, I think. Shaving starts to get a little weird, unless you're an athlete whose sport "mandates" it.

2. NA

3. I never thought of it that way. It's just something I do from time to time to maintain appearances.

4. NA

[radwriter0555]

5. ALL MEN (in need) should MANSCAPE, so long as it's FAIR & BALANCED

of course.

Don't LIKE hairy mens. Leaving them things all over the house. Little piles of dusty bunny man hair? Ew, no thanks.

[thom1102]

6. Well there goes our beautiful future together!

And I had such high hopes! O8)

[markbark]

12. OK

How do you feel about a poodle cut?

:evilgrin:


--MAB

[radwriter0555]

16. I prefer the Cocker cut.

Ahem...
so long as it's fair and balanced of course!

[geebensis]

7. For what it's worth...

1. I did once*
2. N/A
3. No**
4. N/A

* I did it once for surgery. Not a good look for me. Just imagine a terrified chihauhau...

** It may be more common among gay men, but I've seen a whole lot of shaved straight guys the few times I've been to nude beaches. Apparently, the rule for all men and women at my local nudie beach is shave, shave, shave. Seeing an elderly, overweight couple strolling around like plucked chickens is something else...

mm

[LynneSin]

10. Nothing wrong with manscaping the backhairs

I've seen some guys you could braid a rug with the hair they have on their back.

[MountainLaurel]

11. No manscapers for me

Question 2:

I want a man who will accept me for all of my lumps and rolls, visible veins, and scary toes, so I want to extend the same courtesy to my mate. Truth be told, after four months with a self-described "hairy beast," I've grown to not only accept it but become very fond of it.

[sangha]

13. Never done it

I might as well be a young girl for all the body hair I (don't) have.

[LuLu550]

14. Never thought of it

But holy cow, could my guy use it! I like some hair on the chest but when it has the density of Astro turf, its time for some thining!
LuLu

[JCMach1]

15. I do it about once a month...

Chest and stomach usually need a trim.

[BiggJawn]

17. "Manscape"????

This is the first I've heard that term.
No, I don't. But then, I'm not as hairy as oh, say, Ron Jeremy....

[thom1102]

18. Yeah, sorta like "Landscaping" only for men

and their body hair.

[thom1102]

19. A little kick for the lunchtime crowd

[thom1102]

20. kick, again

[thom1102]

25. kick, again

[thom1102]

30. like the fella once said:

Ain't that a KICK in the head!

[thom1102]

31. kick

for the night crew

[catpower2000]

21. Straight female here...depends on the man...

If they have what I would call a "normal" amount of body hair, I'm fine with them leaving it au natural. Normal amount means hair on the head, BUT NOT sprouting out of their shirt collar. Normal amount means chest hair, BUT NOT back hair. Normal amount means leg hair, BUT NOT leg hair long enough to braid or make into a 'fro. Knuckle hair on fingers or toes is also unacceptable. Anything outside of the normal limits needs to be waxed off. ATTENTION MEN: every woman I know agrees with these guidelines. Remove your own hair accordingly.

Cat

[Kat45]

24. I agree with you, Cat.

The only place on a man that I like a lot of hair is on his head, nice long hair. ummmm. But a lot of hair on the body, no thanks--get rid of it. And I would certainly do the same for him.

[MattBaggins]

37. Just wanted to say

Sprouting out of shirt collar... Check
Back hair... just a tad
Leg Hair... Check
Knuckles/Toes... Check

My wife doesn't complain... so Bite Me

[WilliamPitt]

22. I am almost completely without fur

so I can't play.

[TrogL]

23. I do

I don't call it that. I just don't have enough chest hair to justify having chest hair.

[geniph]

26. Answering Question #2

I do, I do! I much prefer things neatly trimmed. I don't expect a man to be as hairless as a newborn, but I don't think their body hair should be 8 inches long or thick as a shag rug, either. My husband HATES his back hair and is seriously considering a wax, and he trims here and there where the growth becomes freakish.

I *loved* last night's episode! What Thom did with that guy's apartment was nothing short of a f***ing miracle - didn't even look like the same place. It was really a nice apartment, but you couldn't tell that for the foulness and filth when they first got there.

[MaineDem]

27. I had no idea what you were talking about

Then this afternoon I saw Queer Eye for the first time! I've never laughed so much. What a great show. Those guys are GOOD!

I agree with a previous post that if I expect to be accepted as I am I have to accept my man as he is. Okay, so he could use a little manscaping but it's what's inside that counts. I've lived with the hairy back for 29 years; I'm not going to change him now.

But I do love that show!

[Skittles]

28. GUYS

PLEASE, PLEASE MANSCAPE THE BACK AND UNDERARM HAIR. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE HAIRY DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO BE GROSS.

[TrogL]

29. Underarm hair??

Shaving axillary hair went out in the 50's.

[geniph]

32. Not shaving it altogether

just trimming it a bit shorter. Any hair that does not grow on your head that is long enough to braid is a candidate for trimming.

[Dookus]

46. GIRLS

PLEASE PLEASE SHAVE YOUR UNDERARMS AND LEGS. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE HAIRY DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO BE GROSS.

If I posted this in seriousness, I'd have the PC police all over me, three different threads started about it, two parody threads, and a removed post.

[Shakeydave]

33. Stop it your killing me!

I'm a fur baby sans clippers! That is hilarious! :hi:

[salin]

34. Never heard of the term

or concept until this thread.

answer #2:

Haven't dated that many particularly hairy men, I guess, so it never occured to me as one way or the other.

cheating and answering #3:

Heck first guys I know who did 'perms' in the 1970s were straight - I would put this in that category - thus not a partucularly gay man thing. (Of course what would I know? I never heard of it or thought of it until this thread...)

[arwalden]

35. I Have Not Nearly Enough To Manscape...

so I just shave it all off. I doubt it's a gay-thing... but I like manscaped guys. I like furry guys too.

But NOT like that ape-man from uglypeople.com ... you know the one?


-- Allen

[Paragon]

36. Did you see them do THIS on the show?

After the guy had been given his haircut at the salon, the hairdresser used her comb to comb up the guys eyebrow hairs and trim the longer ones with her clipper.

[geniph]

40. Most men who are past 40

should do this! Few things are more terrifying than guys with ANGRY eyebrow hairs that are 18 inches long and going every which way!

My husband has always trimmed his eyebrow hairs. He's a dedicated manscaper.

[Iris]

38. hmmm, perhaps a "landing strip" could make one look longer

just a suggestion.

[SOteric]

39. Straight chick here,

more than one of the dudes with whom I've been especially close engaged in a bit of personal topiary.

I like a big, fuzzy dude and have no objections whatsoever to a bit of occasional trimming to prevent that 'Wild Mountain Man' look. Though, out and out artistic carving would be somewhat dependant upon the dude in question and the carving in particular.

I do not think the practice restricted to gays.

[GOPisEvil]

42. *snork* personal topiary?

Shall I trim my chest hair into a bird? Perhaps a donkey!

Personal topiary cracks me up!

[SOteric]

44. You might be an exception, sweetie

but a lotta dudes don't need any help making a 'donkey' out of themselves.

[GOPisEvil]

45. LOL...believe me, I have my donkey moments.

And, I *did* manscape yesterday. No topiary - just a trim. :-)

[MuseRider]

41. I kinda like hairy guys,

to a point anyway, however a couple of years ago Andre Agassi showed up for the US Open all shaved and shiny and I must admit I paid a lOT of attention. Mmmm

[SPICYHOT]

43. I LOVE HAIRY MEN

but i do it, cause I'm a very hairy one.;(

[tjdee]

47. As a very hairy woman,

I think everyone should have to do the same amount of maintenance, LOL.

But, when is it *too much*? I do a lot of things, LOL--but I figure I would look abnormal if I did anything to my arms.

And I've seen men who go overboard--for me, a guy's eyebrows look best left alone unless the hair is really long. The plucked look on a guy, I'm not a fan of. Great if you do it, scary if it looks too perfect. For me.