Two days ago, I mentioned the actor Daniel Craig. A lot of my female readers went ooh and aah in the comments. Every man wants to hear that ooh and aah, so I became curious about “his look.”
Here’s a photo of Daniel Craig.
Granted, he has a nice body — if you like that type of look. I can understand how some of the less-refined women among you might take an interest, even though the New York Times reports that today’s sophisticated woman prefer their men as scrawny and out of shape, which is the current rage in Paris and New York. (at least in my imagined version)
Do you notice Daniel Craig’s lack of body hair? I’m assuming that he shaved it off for his role of James Bond. When did this trend begin? Most men don’t have hairless bodies — like a 13 year old. Who was it who decided that male chest hair is such an evil? Wasn’t it once considered manly to be hairy? Today, every surfer dude I see on the beach is hairless. Every hunk on All My Children is the hairless. I know this because each week, at least one male actor must take off his shirt, even if it makes no sense to the story.
It’s so hot here in Los Angeles. And we live in Redondo Beach. I call imagine how hot it is in the Valley! (suckers!) Even so, it is uncomfortable. I hope you all won’t mind if I just… slip off my Armani shirt, revealing my naked chest.
Oops! There’s the problem. My chest is all covered with hair. There is also hair on my neck, my arms, my shoulders, and my back. In fact, let me take a photo of my chest for you so you can see what I’m talking about:
I never gave much though to this subject of male body hair. Well, I did once trim my pubic hair, with unpleasant results, but I was an insecure college student at the time. I’ve seen “The Forty Year Old Virgin,” and know that a guy can get his body hair removed — but should I really care? Do women really care? Doesn’t this “clean” look make the man look like a little boy? Sophia never has complained, but she’s not into the latest fads. Will a new woman freak out if I undress and stand before her naked, and all she can see is my chest hair?
Is there any man out there who will admit to shaving his chest?
If you are a woman, have you ever told your boyfriend or husband to shave his chest or back because you hated it?
We don’t make you shave your legs, do we? Uh, well, I guess we do….
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once upon a time, i dated a young man who had what looked like a cheap carpet sample from his collarbone to his navel. i was not freaked out by the gobs o’ hair, in fact he used to take an electric razor and shave hearts and happy faces into it to amuse me..
there is something odd though, to me, about a man who would shave or wax his chest..don’t do it for me, as i most certainly wouldn’t do it for you..(not that i have chest hair, but you get the idea). do these things for yourself, and be less concerned with what you assume you’re “supposed” to look like.
bleah.
Well, to be honest Daniel Craig doesn’t do much for me, although I do like men to be fairly hairless, except for their heads (lusty crop recommended)and arms and legs (light sprinkling only, please.
P.S. I was in L.A. just last week! It was quite intoxicating to look at that road map and see the word “Redondo Beach” spelled out, I can tell you.
Can we talk about bikini waxing? Hello~~~? That’s super painful!!! Tit for tat, I say.
So what if women prefer finding the nipple of her man’s chest instead of a mouthful of hair? What’s wrong with that?
BTW, I didn’t think Daniel Craig was hot at all — but his piercing blue eyes are quite mesmerizing. Not to mention his speed and intensity in his James Bond role. I was impressed!
Wait. YOU watch All My Children?
Karen — It’s taken me a long time to admit this in public, but yes — I watch All My Children. It is Sophia’s favorite, and I started watching it with her, and got hooked. And now, I’m constantly taking my shirt off in public in imitation of my soap opera heroes.
Wow. Nothing like back hair to get a flood of comments.
My comments?
1. Daniel Craig–yuck.
2. Body hair–as long as I love the guy and he does dishes, I don’t care how hairy he is.
Well, I haven’t read the millions of comments, but me, I like hair on a man. The whole body-of-a-12-year-old annoys the hell out of me. I was with a hairless guy for a while. He had about six hairs on his chest. As far as I’m concerned it’s just ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww…
I once patted a guy on the back and felt the cushion of hair beneath his shirt. Yes. If you’re THAT hairy, you owe it to society to stay clothed at all times and conduct all of your “business” in a dark room.
This is waay too much info, but I’ve trimmed my husband’s underarms in the past. I couldn’t get him to shave everything off. And I trimmed his pubic hair too. I told him it would make things seem bigger down there. He liked that idea. He’s really trusting to let me approach with scissors, isn’t he? However, none of this was not inspired by Daniel Craig, who is ugly as sin except when he’s playing James Bond.
Los Angelista — Your husband must REALLY trust you to let you come close to him with this scissors.
Ok, you have over 60 comments, so I am sure someone has mentioned this already, but the first thing that popped into my mind, was the Jerry Seinfelf episode where he decides to try shaving his chest.
You asked if any man out there admits that he shaves his chest. I think my husbands shaves around his nipples for playing sports. No, he’s not a swimmer … and don’t they also shave their chests? But I think he does it for soccer and to keep his tshirt from rubbing against the hair and causing a rash. I think. Gee, I never pay attention. I love a man with with chest hair.
I think part of the reason I married my first husband was because of the gorgeous silky blond hair on his forearms. Stupid? Yes I was.
I prefer less male body hair to more, but the total picture is what’s important. A jerk will look like a jerk no matter how hairy or not. Work whatcha got.
In any case, Daniel Craig as James Bond is completely delicious.
Oh, and I’ve also heard that called the Trail of Adventure.