Why don't men shave their armpits?

[mykpart]

Don't get me wrong - I think hairy men are sexy, but not armpits. There would be less body odor, and I would think it would be extremely uncomfortable to wear a shirt if you have a huge tuft of hair under your arms. OK, if you don't want to shave your pits, could you at least trim them?

[Wilhelm Klink Reich]

1. its not uncomfortable at all

[mykpart]

2. But you would sweat less

if you shaved.

[KurtNYC]

33. Nope - less hair = less surface area

and less surface area means less evaporative cooling. Therefore it would take more sweat/moisture to cool the person.

[Nicole]

3. I'm for it!

:thumbsup:

Hairy chest & legs = good

Hairy pits & back = not so much

[mykpart]

7. I don't even mind the back,

but, yeah, some guys really can't even wear short sleeves for their pit hair poking out!

[Nicole]

8. A little on the back doesn't bother me

I don't like the back to be hairier than the chest though.

[barb162]

52. Hair on the back... reminds me of simians

Hair on the chest is FINE!

[billyskank]

4. I'd shave them if my girlfriend preferred it

No biggie.

[Nicole]

6. You're a nice guy n/t

[billyskank]

10. That's 'girlfriend' in the hypothetical, I should point out

Currently, there is no-one to express a preference.

[Jamastiene]

11. Jama starts sliding straight razor slowly back and forth

on a piece of leather. :evilgrin:

Just joking. I wouldn't use one of those on anybody, especially not someone as kind as you are. :hi:

[billyskank]

14. Joking aside

I don't understand what you meant. :hi:

[Nicole]

12. Should I point out you're only a hypothetical nice guy?

Nah, my statement stands. I've read enough of your posts to know you're a nice guy. Your future girlfriend will be a lucky girl. :toast:

[billyskank]

15. ...

Thanks. :hi:

[Guava Jelly]

5. I am a pretty hairless guy

except on my head
I have just a little hair under the pits .And think that people might find me wierd if i shaved them.
Although some guys look like they are smuggling Tribbles under thier arm pits eeeeeeeeeeeew!

[Broken_Hero]

9. I don't

because my arm pit hair is barely there...:shrug: I'm a pretty hairless man actually...except when I'm growing my beard out....:)

[Jamastiene]

13. I have often wondered if there is any truth

to the notion that athletes are more aerodynamic if they shave every hair off their bodies. Many of them claim they perform better in their sports, if they do.

I have always said that if men don't shave, it's called a beard and mustache. If women don't shave, we get called "uncouth" or something like that. Odd, huh?

I know the question is about men, but I wonder how much a complete body shave would cost if someone, ok me, was too lazy to do it themselves.

[billyskank]

16. Does that apply to snooker players too?

:D

[Skittles]

17. I am with you there mykpart

putting deodorant on a thatch of hair - gross!!!

[Maine-ah]

18. my husband is a seriously harry guy

I love it. Keeps me (and him, I'm sure) warm in the winter! I don't mind the underarm hair though.

[xchrom]

19. depending on the dress i pick out for certain saturday nights

i do.

sequined ball gowns with spaghetti straps and arm hair is just wrong.

[KayLaw]

20. I sure wish they would

Especially the sweaty ones who wear tank tops into the restaurants at theme parks.

:puke:

[Mutley]

21. Arm pit hair doesn't really bother me...

except the guys who use powdered deodorant, and it balls up in the hair... oh, I think I just made myself sick. :puke:




:P

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

22. Why are you inspecting a guy's armpits in the first place?

:wtf::puke::shrug::evilgrin:

[blindpig]

23. Why shave anything?

I could never understand why anyone would wany to put a blade to one's skin for no real good reason.

No, hairy pits, arms or legs on the ladies are not off-putting to me. It'd take a little work but I'm sure I could get used to moustaches too.

No, I've never shaved.

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. Why do pretty much only American women shave theirs?

In the universal concept of armpit shaving, American women are about the only ones who do it.

[Throd]

26. I like women with untrimmed pits

Picked up that preference while living in Spain.

[barb162]

50. you would get technical on us

[AngryAmish]

25. Because that is for girls

[ForrestGump]

27. Yeah, we already shave our faces

They want we should have their babies and wear their uncomfortable high heels and bras, too (I mean, other than on Saturday nights)?

Sheesh!

Give me a break!

We suffer enough...

[pagerbear]

28. I think someone has too much time on her hands

I also think it's a matter of personal taste.

[swimboy]

29. It is a good idea for swimmers

Otherwise it can get twisted/knotted up. A trim can take care of that if shaving is too freaky for someone, but really it is just a preference. I'm not sure why so much cultural gravitas is attached to things like this except of course that is our American obsession.

[cobalt1999]

30. when training for marathons in the Florida heat...

I shave the pits and, um, the lower region because...

1. When you sweat, it doesn't sit there like a sponge.
2. Long runs require some lube to avoid abrasions, and removing the hair makes things glide easier
3. My wife thinks it's funny (little does she know that I use her razor).

[ZombieNixon]

31. I do trim my armpit hair.

It gets bushy and uncomfortable otherwise. x(

[Book Lover]

32. Because they haven't been suckered into thinking hair is gross?

[RedCloud]

34. because grass doesn't grow on a playground...

Oh wait, that's the answer to the other hirsute question...

[LadyoftheRabbits]

35. Well, I don't know about full blown...

shaving, but I suppose a neat trim would be nice.

[Kire]

36. Are you sure there would be less body odor?

[Hand]

37. Insh'Allah... nt

[rug]

38. Why don't women shave their . . . .. oh, never mind.

:yoiks:

[NewWaveChick1981]

39. It's not been "socially acceptable" in the past.

Besides, if a guy is well-groomed and clean, body hair never hurt anybody. ;)

[gizmo1979]

40. Just be thankful we

even wash our armpits.I would get rid of it if it didn't come back,but once you shave it you have to do it you're stuck.I don't even like shaving my mug.

[datasuspect]

41. the armpit is one location of sex odor

primates like us emit pheremones to attract each other.

"ron, i miss your musk."

[ForrestGump]

42. The power of my armpits cannot be overstated

With such awesome power comes awesome responsibility.

So I keep my arms folded all day. It's better than provoking a rash of immaculate conceptions.

[datasuspect]

43. i get scared when i forget deodorant

the crushing scent of my formidable musk is more than mose women (and some men) can handle.

[ScreamingMeemie]

44. I love armpit hair on a guy...well my guy.

It's all...all guy like!

MrG's is just perfect. :hi:

Don't get PassingFair started on this thread... She will explain to you all about the wild attraction some women have to a certain Russell Crowe, based upon armpit hair. ;) :hi:

[xmas74]

45. Dr Will on Big Brother does.

He shaves most of his body hair off.

[ForrestGump]

46. Sounds like a metrosexual

Apparently, they're men who enjoy intimate relations with subway trains.

Maybe shaving the hair off gives him an aerodynamic advantage in catching the train? :shrug:

[xmas74]

47. Or he's just a bit touched in the head.

I don't know which one it is but he did once compare himself to an android.

Scary that they all follow him on the show. He's like the Jim Jones of Big Brother.

[idgiehkt]

53. holy shit.

that is so true.

He could definitely make anyone drink the kool-aid.

[xmas74]

57. That's why on some of my previous feed updates I used

to call him JJ Jr.

Once it was explained everyone understood it, until you got noobs on the boards bitching about it. Then I had to go back to calling him Dr Evil or Dr Delish (as Holly recently called him and has called him in the past. Damn I miss Holly!)

[ronnykmarshall]

48. I wish he'd shave off his mouth.

I can't stand that mother fucker.

[xmas74]

55. Neither can I.

But w/ the way the game is going he'll win yet again.

I so wish Big Boy would finally use the Force and win a HoH. He's all I've got to look at now that my sweet Iraqi Peach is gone.






(Howie's new beard)

[ronnykmarshall]

58. Two reasons why I stopped watching it.

No Kaser and more Willard. It's not worth wathcing anymore.

[xmas74]

59. The feeds are still good.

Everyone has finally caught on to James' game.

[idgiehkt]

51. what is up with him

if new wave chick was here she could help me...there is a sex pistols song that describes him..."I'm in love with myself, my beautiful self"... can't remember which one that is, maybe Pretty Vacant. Which is a great description of him.

[xmas74]

56. He is what (or who) he is.

He's a great manipulator and probably the best player of all time for any reality tv show.

Everyone hated him, he was on the block every week, he was obnoxious yet he was able to convince people to do things out of their normal character and he won for it. He makes Brian Heidik and Richard Hatch look like amateurs.

[barb162]

49. they can braid them too, you know

[trof]

54. TMI: I "trim".

Pits and chest.
Especially in summer.
Cooler.
Electric clippers.
In a pinch, the sideburn trimmer on my shaver will do 'er.

Now ya know.
:-(