Why do people assume that shaved legs on men is gay / effeminate?

[baarbieddol]

Why is it that in society men are discouraged to shave their legs smooth by calling it gayish / effeminate/feminine while they're encouraged to shave their chest, stomach and back hair?

Because shaved smooth legs appeal and attract other men instead of the women🧐

Because shaved smooth legs do look feminine and boyish 🤔

Because women like hairy legs and arms , men like shaved smooth

I don't know personally I like men with shaved legs and arms

[xCherryKizz]

I personally dont like it because of my own preference not because of stereotypes. But if he likes it then he do him i guess. If theyre close friends or boyfriend i would just ask him to wear long pants

[baarbieddol]

You mean you'd make you boyfriend /close male friend wear full pants around you if he chooses to keep his legs smooth shaven?

[Stacie3]

Becuz traditionally speaking women shave their legs.. so I guess some people jump to that conclusion..
I am a to each their own type thinker so I really dont know.. I can only speculate.

[baarbieddol]

Men with shaved legs might look effeminate because of it , but why say anything about the sexual orientation of the man with smooth legs , lol

[Stacie3]

I don't know.. maybe they aren't in touch with their feminine side.. maybe they are homophobic.. maybe they just dislike anything out of the norm.. maybe they were raised to believe that..
hard to say why others think the way they do

[Cryostatic]

"while they're encouraged to shave their chest, stomach and back hair?"

I have never, not once in my entire life, been "encouraged" to shave my body hair, apart from my face.

[baarbieddol]

Not even encouraged to shave chest?

[Cryostatic]

Never.

[boggboss]

Because it does come off as boyish lol never been encouraged to shave my chest or belly lol

[baarbieddol]

Boyish looks is one thing. But why assume the man who shaves legs is gay?

[boggboss]

Because simply put it does kinda look gay them legs you posted would be the stereotypical look for a gay guy is someone asked

[DeeDeeDeVour]

Although it wasn't required in our swim team back in college, I heard that other colleges' swim teams in their past believed shaving men's legs gave them a slight advantage in their competitive swimming performance. I thought that was just BS.

[baarbieddol]

You don't like the smooth hairfree look of men?

[traimwreck]

they are just stupid people who do this, it's a sign of cleanness.❤

[baarbieddol]

Exactly

[Sweetnessxoxo]

Maybe because it looks more feminine that way. Men have the potential to have legs even prettier than women lol

[baarbieddol]

🙈😂 seriously? Men have potential to have sexier legs and their legs look better when shaven?

[baarbieddol]

Out of the above options vote for the Best whichever you feel is best

[MackToday]

Don't know but it is what it is. When you look at the men in that picture the shit they're wearing it's obvious something is wrong with them. What man wears shit like that?

[Justacatlady]

I’m not going to vote because none of the choices are applicable.
I don’t care if a guy chooses to shave. That’s his choice

[maggiejack]

Because they think with narrow minds. Some men just don't grow hair all over their entire body

[SpacedCharr]

I mean, fuck what's "popular" to society.

Dudes do what you want with your body hair, just like ladies do now.

[Liam_Hayden]

Don't know, don't care. I hate body hair and remove all of mine.

[AngelLily]

Probably because men are naturally pretty hairy and having hair as a adult man usually is a sign of puberty/maturity.

[KrakenAttackin]

A man who shaves his legs might as well cut his balls off as well.

[baarbieddol]

Lmfao
So stupid

[Dchrls78104]

Looks like a duck... quacks like a duck... what is it?

[duanemc86]

A man doesn't clean house unless he's expecting company.

[Exorcist_Rampage]

Nobody should shave their legs.

[baarbieddol]

Not even women?

[beatcoock]

I don't shave my legs

[sexyDana89]

I shave every inch of my body dont have single hair on my body. I hate hair. Especially when trying to give head. Trim it up!

[Anonymous]

Very boyish.