# Men, how do you shave hair around your genitals? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 30, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044 "2014-10-30T18:59:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/21 "2014-10-30T22:05:07Z")
> [@bump](#): > > (I actually shaved the sack entirely bald as a joke for my wife to find) I am NOT playing hide and seek with you! ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/22 "2014-10-30T22:53:55Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > What if it were an emergency? What if shaving Jennifer Lawrence’s pussy was the only way to stop the chupacabra apocalypse, and nobody else was around? What THEN, hotshot? Why don’t you start a poll? ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/23 "2014-10-30T23:11:48Z")
Only time it happened I had a nurse do it. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/24 "2014-10-31T00:36:48Z")
I have Kiff for that.[/ZB] ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/25 "2014-10-31T00:45:19Z")
> [@MaverocK](#): > > Men, how do you shave hair around your genitals? Very, very carefully. ---
**Author:** ![btthegreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@btthegreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/btthegreat)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/26 "2014-10-31T01:02:23Z")
What a peculiar topic to discuss. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/27 "2014-10-31T02:19:05Z")
:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/28 "2014-10-31T02:35:21Z")
It’s really not a big deal. It’s not hard to do, you don’t _cut into your balls_ if you _do_ happen to get a little nick; it’s just shaving. Albeit in a sensitive area. But it’s not like you are punching yourself in the balls with your electric razor. You’re just delicately going over the skin that surrounds them. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/29 "2014-10-31T02:39:41Z")
I keep the whole area clipped pretty short with a beard trimmer, when it occurs to me. I used to shave the scrotum in the shower, in addition, which isn’t as tricky as you might imagine. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/30 "2014-10-31T02:43:08Z")
Sickle. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/31 "2014-10-31T03:17:20Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > > [@Shodan](#): > > > > I do not shave around \ anyone else’s, genitals. > > What if it were an emergency? What if shaving Jennifer Lawrence’s pussy was the only way to stop the chupacabra apocalypse, and nobody else was around? What THEN, hotshot? The “\” implies use of a pair of scissors & not a razor. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/32 "2014-10-31T03:48:45Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > Where do you put your genitals while you shave? Maybe it’s OK if they just cover their eye. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/33 "2014-10-31T04:23:38Z")
If you don’t want to risk a cut, you could always just pluck it like a chicken. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/34 "2014-10-31T04:49:19Z")
> [@btthegreat](#): > > What a peculiar topic to discuss. Agreed. **MaverocK** , I am freaked out by your opinions and wish to unsubscribe from your newsletter. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/35 "2014-10-31T04:51:19Z")
Unless surgery is imminent, nobody should be shaving their bits…please, people! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/36 "2014-10-31T05:12:43Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > If you don’t want to risk a cut, you could always just pluck it like a chicken. :eek: I’ve done that. It’s actually not very painful at all – a lot less so than plucking nose hairs, for instance. Kinda fun if you’re listening to a podcast at a computer and need something to do with your hands; it’s satisfying in much the same way peeling Elmer’s glue off your palms is. The librarians don’t seem to care for it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/37 "2014-10-31T05:13:45Z")
> [@MaverocK](#): > > Men, how do you shave hair around your genitals? Carefully. ETA: Curse you, **Battle Pope**! \ ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/38 "2014-10-31T05:42:13Z")
Why not just get a spray-on bottle of some caustic glop and _dissolve_ all that hair away? ETA: Like, maybe that spray-on oven cleaner stuff would do the job. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/39 "2014-10-31T06:11:16Z")
I’m covered with a thick, luxurious pelt from head to toe. Shaving my genitals would create an unnatural looking wasteland. That’s why I avoid manscaping of any form below the neck. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044/40 "2014-10-31T06:13:42Z")
I don’t get the pube shaving obsession of today, for either sex. It makes you look freaky, and it hurts like hell when growing back in and limits sex. I think it started in porn because it made it easier to see the uh action, and easier for the actors to clean up after. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-do-you-shave-hair-around-your-genitals/703044.md?page=3)