# Do Straight Guys Shave Their Chests? Pubes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 2, 2001, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395 "2001-09-02T07:56:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/21 "2001-09-03T02:43:50Z")
I thought it was common knowledge that all Muslims, male and female, definitely straight, shave their armpit hair and pubic hair. ---
**Author:** ![Netbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71e660/32.png) [@Netbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Netbrian)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/22 "2001-09-03T04:48:37Z")
I shave my chests and armpits, but not the other areas (okay, face too). Legs are a losing battle, but I WON’T! Gr… ---
**Author:** ![toshirodragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@toshirodragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toshirodragon)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/23 "2001-09-03T04:52:59Z")
Studies show that women are more attracted to men who demonstrate an ability to grow facial hair. _However_, once a lady has her hooks in ya, she wants you to shave off the goat so that you are _less_ attractive to other women. Are ya nutz dude?! I had the most COLOSSAL, HORRID tantrum when the hub informed me he had to shave his goatee for work!! The walls bled for weeks… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/24 "2001-09-03T16:07:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chas.E \* > \*\*I shave my fingers. Or more specifically, I shave two of my fingers. For some unknown reason, I have one single hair growing on the back of each of my middle fingers, right below the first joint (counting down from the fingertip). Hmm… I notice they’re getting long again, time for another shave. \*\* You know, I bought Nair this summer and found that it has two uses: 1. gives painful chemical burns if applied to legs or underarms, even if left on less than recomended time(I have sensitive skin, though)but leaves the hair behind 2. it takes the hair off your toes in five minutes without burning. I bet it’d work on fingers, too. It’s going to take forever to use the bottle up by just putting it on my toes, want me to send you some of it? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/25 "2001-09-04T00:43:32Z")
Stright male [shaver](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=69736). I’m [not](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=38460) [the](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1228285#post1228285) [only](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=77393) one. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/26 "2001-09-04T01:14:27Z")
Everything but the top of my head. Hair drives me absolutely insane. ---
**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/27 "2001-09-04T01:59:27Z")
Thanks for the offer elfkin, but it seems like overkill for just two two hairs. ---
**Author:** ![toshirodragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@toshirodragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toshirodragon)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/28 "2001-09-04T02:54:08Z")
Golly I wanna be on the list to get all these pics of shaved delicates! But PLEASE keep the jungle up top for me to hang onto! … Nothin ore erotic than runnin my tongue through chest fur… yummmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/29 "2001-09-04T03:28:08Z")
**toshirodragon** , never mind pictures - show up to a dopefest and see things live. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![toshirodragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@toshirodragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toshirodragon)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/30 "2001-09-04T03:44:19Z")
ON MY FREAKIN WAY!!! well when and where do y’all have them? I am out here in the desert toasting my tootes in Mormonland USA. ---
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/31 "2001-09-04T04:00:50Z")
I’d love to shave all my body hair, I feel like a monkey, but my wife says she likes it, so it stays I guess. I know bodybuilders and professional wrestlers shave their bodies because body hair tends to hide muscle definition, and swimmers shave their bodies because it gives them more speed in the water. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/32 "2001-09-04T07:22:08Z")
I’d sure like to get rid of my body hair. I absolutely hate it. My back is covered, my front is covered, my legs are covered, my neck is covered… Does anybody know how well that Enleve crap works? It claims to be better than Nair or waxing or anything… I’m considering bathing in the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/33 "2001-09-04T18:28:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by toshirodragon \* > \*\*ON MY FREAKIN WAY!!! > well when and where do y’all have them? I am out here in the desert toasting my tootes in Mormonland USA. \*\* Welcome, **toshirodragon**! DopeFests with shaved men in kilts would be the best place to view said grooming habits. ~UncleBill A Shaven, Kilt-wearing (sometimes) Doper ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/34 "2001-09-04T18:33:40Z")
I should clarify, for the sake of the OP: A Shaven, **Straight** , Kilt-wearing (sometimes) Doper ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/35 "2001-09-04T19:22:12Z")
Are you guys talking about shaving with a razor blade? My male friends, there is no need for all of that. Just do what I’ve been doing about 5 years now: 1. Buy a home hair-cutting kit. I’ve learned that Wahl sems to work best for this. 2. Throw away all the attachments except for the 1/8-inch and 1/4-inch. Needless to say, hold on to the main unit and the lubricating oil. 3. Use the 1/8-inch on your entire body. This includes your arms, legs, stomach, butt, pubic area, etc. Pretty much anywhere you have hair. Use the 1/4-inch for your chest and armpits. This method every 2-3 weeks keeps me clean cut all around. And I don’t have to deal with the itching and ingrown hairs from shaving. Of course, if you have hair on your back, you must shave that with a razor. If you want advice on how to do this without any assistance, let me know. From my experience, women will only shave your back for you after you’ve slept with them. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/36 "2001-09-04T20:25:48Z")
I don’t think that anyone of my age has spoken up (I’m 15). When I first started to notice pubic hair when I was 12, I stole one of my father’s razors and shaved my balls and that area. Around the time I turned 14, I stopped (I can’t remember why)but now I don’t have any interest in shaving my pubes. I have “experimented” occasionally and shaved my armpits once, shaved part of my right leg, and my arm once. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/37 "2001-09-05T02:02:13Z")
See … [I wasn’t crazy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=74275) … ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/38 "2001-09-05T13:56:34Z")
There’s an article in today’s (September 5, 2001) Wall Street Journal all about chest-shaving. Can’t post a link - it’s subscription only - but here’s a relevant section: > [@](#): > > The recent interest in chest shaving for cosmetic reasons seems to have started in the gay male community, whence have come other male grooming trends. For example, at the circuit parties that are popular with heavily muscled gay men, shaved chests are ubiquitous, says Bill Haberkam, who runs a Web site devoted to the circuit-party scene. “It’s a total stereotype, but it’s true,” he says. > > Indeed, the “gay question” is one that straight chest-shavers say they have to grapple with. “A lot of guys want to do it but are insecure and think it’s gay,” says Kirill Zagalsky, a chest-shaving fraternity brother of Mr. Vourazeris. “But I’m secure.” > > The men of Pi Kappa Alpha – avowed heterosexuals all – say that their smooth skin is extremely popular with women, especially younger ones. The men also try to dispel some urban legends about chest shaving. No, it doesn’t itch horribly when it grows back. And no, it doesn’t grow back even denser. The irony is that here in the Happy Homoland of Chelsea, New York City, I see _less_ chest-shaving than I used to. Clipping seems more popular, and IMHO it’s a helluva lot sexier. Of course, I’m more interested in men than boys. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/39 "2001-09-05T14:33:11Z")
I’d dispute the idea it doesn’t itch when it grows back. I had a EKG a few years back and they had to shave to place electrodes. While it was growing back, it itched \*\* LIKE HELL\*\* I also gave me a really interesting looking chest Mohawk for a while… ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395/40 "2001-09-05T17:15:09Z")
I, for one, have grown tired of the shaved look. I miss the 80’s hairy-chested “SF clone” look. FTR, I shave my balls now and again for more convenient oral. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-straight-guys-shave-their-chests-pubes/79395.md?page=3)