May 17, 2007 4:35 AM GMT
How many of you guys prefer hairy guys, well-groomed, cut versus uncut? Does it matter when you choose your partners? Is manscaping a new "masculinity?" Is "manscaping" an effeminizing characteristic? How many of you *manscape?*
As a former wrestler in high school, I know that we were expected to shave all body hair and neck hair, period. Beyond the gym, in general society, is it now a social norm? I'm 36 years of age, and you can bet that people would *freak* if I *manscaped* my entired body.
Many of my students, for example, would argue that any man who shaves body hair (arms, legs,&c), are effeminate. What is it that defines "masculinity" or even "homosexuality" without automatically making comparisons and/or contrasts with feminity? The idea, some scholars suggest, that homosexuality cannot be understood without defining itself *after* feminity. One scholar said "We cannot have homosexuality without knowing feminity, first." What do you think?
BTW: Any good skin care lotion, that is not oil-based, for acne-prone skin?
As a former wrestler in high school, I know that we were expected to shave all body hair and neck hair, period. Beyond the gym, in general society, is it now a social norm? I'm 36 years of age, and you can bet that people would *freak* if I *manscaped* my entired body.
Many of my students, for example, would argue that any man who shaves body hair (arms, legs,&c), are effeminate. What is it that defines "masculinity" or even "homosexuality" without automatically making comparisons and/or contrasts with feminity? The idea, some scholars suggest, that homosexuality cannot be understood without defining itself *after* feminity. One scholar said "We cannot have homosexuality without knowing feminity, first." What do you think?
BTW: Any good skin care lotion, that is not oil-based, for acne-prone skin?