Shaving Poll

[dalekboy]

From a discussion I had last night, a very short, quick poll, aimed only at the people who prefer their men to have clean-shaven faces. No-one can view your answers, but comments will be open to all - no screening.

EDIT - if you want to be able to see the poll's stats (without the answerers being identified of course) anyone is welcome to answer the final question, and that will give them the opportunity.


[Poll #1068748]

Comments

I haven't done your poll... but here's my two cents.

[vegetus.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't expect my partner to be clean shaven if I already met them with facial hair. I think my main problem is the itchy feeling you have when someone hasn't shaven for a few days and you are snuggling up to them which is uncomfortable. Which is the same as if I haven't shaven my legs for a few days, so I'm happy to make sure they are well maintained (or grown out and never shaven) if they do.

I generally have a preference for clean shaven with hairy chests. But I've had partners with facial hair and I think it also depends on how they look. There are some people who I think look great with facial hair. There are also people who look horrible with a beard/facial hair (and fuck you all for encouraging that Onomis thing happen :P).

I find the bare pubic region desire very disturbing- almost pedophillic. Interestingly I feel somewhat similar about men with hairless chests (and I know guys who just can't grow hair there). I know it's like only wanting men who are clean shaven- expecting a removal of hair that is grown during sexual maturity. But given that women are also expected to only have hair on the top of their head (no hairy legs, arms, arm pits, faces, feet etc) it's pushing it from a preference thing to a "women have to look like plastic models."

And the Master may be beardless but John Simm is still *hot*.

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

To the guy who replied that the poll doesn't cater to him - yes it does. If he has a guy or girl in his life he would prefer to have a clean shaven face, the poll still stands :P

If you read it, the poll does not claim a gender for the person being asked to shave their pubes. And so few women need to shave their faces daily, I don't think it's necessary to make the allowance. So there!

[kaths.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's a fair comparison unless the girl has shaved her pubes before.

A more fair one in my case would be comparing shaving your pubes to shaving your head, because if you've never done it before and find the concept icky, it's a really big deal (perhaps not as much as shaving your head, but I couldn't think of a more even comparison). Whereas with guys, they've usually been clean shaven at some point and don't find the concept icky, just a matter of convenience.

The other thing is that you see and feel a beard much more often than you do a woman's pubes, so a better comparison would be asking a woman to shave under their arms in summer when they're wearing short sleeved tops all the time.

[purrdence.livejournal.com]

Re: the Master.

They both work. If the Doctor can radically change his appearance every time he regenerates, why can`t the Master. John Simm with a goatee would have looked silly. The guys before him (I don`t count the American from the movie. The Master is BRITISH goddammit!)didn`t look silly.

[(Anonymous)]

I haven't done the poll but I'd be happy to wax, shave or get rid of hair but could almost guarantee that it wouldn't continue after the first month of my partner getting up close and personal with ingrown hair (yes I loofah, thanks for asking). I'd also want him to shave or wax crack, sack and back so he too could experience the joys of shaving an area that is constantly rubbing against clothing and then we could renegotiate.