Boys and excessive manscaping

Before I begin, let me make it very clear that not all manscaping is bad. I would argue that more manscaping is better than less, even. However, there is a very fine line. For example, if you are an Olympic swimmer it is acceptable to shave every inch of your body. You have proved your manly endurance in the water and you have earned the right to be as hairless as a 6 year old girl without ridicule from me. If you are not an Olympic swimmer and you are totally hairless, I begin to wonder: ARE you a 6 year old girl?

Please boys, do not take this as the green light to grow Santa beards, let your chest hair grow long enough to be plaited, or quit waxing your back hair. None of those things are acceptable. In fact, I am ok with guys going to the spa to get their back hair waxed. I am even a proponent of it. Anywhere you have hair, I suggest you trim it regularly but shaving your whole body is just unnecessary. For the record, I'm not a fan of facial hair and would always prefer a clean-shaven face on a man. Clean-shaven body on the other hand just makes me think you have yet to hit puberty and could possibly be a girl.

Boys going to the spa.

Not the shady 24 hour "adult massage" spa, but the mani/pedi, facial,and tanning GIRL spa. I personally know a guy who had a facial. He shall remain nameless (after all this is research and subjects' true identities will not be exposed), but I can tell you he is straight, 29 years old, and was in the Army. THE ARMY!! Isn't the Army supposed to take boys and turn them into tough, rugged fighters? By all accounts the Army is not a place for girls. In fact, I think if you join the Army and you have a vagina they issue a strap-on to make you more manly (this is just hear-say, of course). So why would a boy who has had specific training on how to be the manliest of men get a facial? Was he worried about zits, wrinkles, and sunspots? Was his skin tone uneven? Maybe. I think my conclusion is much closer to the truth: boys are the new girls.

You may think this particular boy is an anomaly. You would be wrong. I know a few boys who have had mani/pedi's and I know even more boys who have visited tanning beds. Please do not make the mistake of thinking that I do not appreciate a man who is well groomed. Grooming is important and necessary. However, if a boy spends more time in a spa than I do and receives treatments that only the girliest of girls request, then that boy is a girl.