"DaWaterRat;c-18065729" wrote:
"PenguinFoop;c-18065687" wrote:
"DaWaterRat;c-18065682" wrote:
The "body hair" thing is a bit touchy, because certain Ethnotypes *don't have a lot of body hair* and equating body hair to masculinity is undermining the masculinity of those groups. Effectively saying that certain groups *can't* be as masculine because they don't have this particular characteristic. Which is garbage, imo. I'd like Body Hair to be an option, because I've had some sims it would suit, but I don't "need" it for Masculine sims.
A few points.
Body hair would, by my thinking be like beards, it would be optional of course.
I'm not disparaging anyone who is masculine that wears the clothes that you have stated. I apologize if it seemed I was. I am simply saying there should be more options.
Jobs, yes, there are those that have jobs that don't fit my more narrowed definition but I narrowed it because those jobs do already exist in the game so they're there.
The clothing thing didn't really bother me. I'm a historian, I've seen how men's fashion has developed over centuries, and I therefore have a very broad definition of what's "masculine" and what's "feminine" in terms of clothing. I get how 16th century male garb can seem a little flamboyant to a modern eye.
But as for the hair - you specifically said body hair, not facial hair when there is a clear difference. Also, once again certain Ethnotypes just don't have much in terms of facial hair. As an example that quickly comes to mind, many Native American and Pacific Islander groups simply don't have much - if any. And I refuse to cut Wes Studi from my list of Masculine men just because he'd have more trouble growing a beard than Bob Ross. :wink:
I agree with you. I did say body hair because it exists. Of course not for everyone. My 5 greats grandfather had no facial hair (he was a Native American). But as far as I know, he had body hair.
I'm not saying that everyone has to have body hair. I know that I mentioned it in this masculine thread but it is not just masculine.
I included it in here because this would be the best place to discuss it as
most feminine people shave it and most masculine people don't so it's seen as a masculine attribute. I hope that clears it up.
