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Having body hair is loaded with social judgement for women.
For men, it's a of traditional masculinity that is still alive and kicking. These days, more and more men are trimming or completely getting rid of their body hair but for some guys, not having that choice is a big influence on how they feel as men. Comedy aside, Evan Munday started going bald when he was around years-old.
He tried to hide his impending baldness, but after seeing a man with similar balding patterns on the subway who had spray-on-hair dripping down his face, Evan knew he didn't want to go that far to hide his hairless head. I think I actually had less self esteem when I was trying to cope with it rather than when I just embraced it and shaved it all off. As a kid, Koji Steven Sakai was already dealing with the stereotype that Asian men are emasculated and his lack of body hair didn't help.
He recalls being on one date where a woman told him it was "like dating a little boy.
A lot of people equated this idea of having hair with masculinity and I wanted to be seen as a man, as being tough," Koji says. So, he tried shaving everyday in hopes that his facial hair would grow in fuller and stronger and he would one day be able to grow a great beard.
Koji is now married and has a young son. He doesn't worry as much as he used to about the amount of hair on his body and how it relates to his masculinity. Now, he's more concerned about his .
I think it's important for him to like himself and to be OK with whatever his body looks like. Jared Nichollswho has alopecia universalis, has had to go on a "journey" to overcome the fact that he will never fit the stereotype of the "manliest men" with big beards, chest hair and hairy legs.
Social Sharing. Out In The Open Three men talk about hair, masculinity and the stereotype of the hairy 'manly man'. Take it from Homer Simpson:. More from this episode Out In The Open.
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