Thread: Do you think this is Bad Ass?!

Tea and nails!

(Sorry, this thread just has not degenerated enough.)

~Rich

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Actually I would rather it be tea and crumpets.

I'm fine with crumpets too.

I think a lot of the image of straight razor shaving as being 'bad ass' has come from Hollywood. It is almost essential for a bad guy in a movie to have one scene where he is shaving with a straight (usually incorrectly).
Using a straight doesn't make me a 'bad ass', it just makes me better than those who don't.

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

I don't shave with a straight BECAUSE it is badass. That, however, does not take away from the fact that it IS badass.
A good friend, who is a lot more manly than I am, built his own house with his own hands, can fix cars, do his own plumbing and electrical work, hunts, lives way out in the woods, etc, told my wife that I am into "really manly stuff like straight razors."

This is pretty much where I stand. I don't shave with a straight because it is badass, but after moving to the DE, I realized that straights were something like the "pinnacle" of wet shaving (or manual shaving if you will).

That said, I can't deny that the "macho" factor is there. It's not front-and-center, but it's there - in the background. Jung might have called it part of our "shadow" self.

Most people think shaving with a straight is really dangerous. So to the extent people "respect" or admire someone who engages in constructive, dangerous activities, straights are up there. My wife once mentioned to some of her co-workers that I shaved with straights and she thought they were somewhat "scared" of me after that (I hadn't met them yet). Perception is a big factor in this. We all know straights are not as dangerous as most think they are.

For those of you who are not native English speakers, Badass can mean several things depending on the context. If you say "he's a badass". That usually means a tough guy who can fight or "take care of business". That might mean with fists or in the boardroom or any other activity done well and ruthlessly. Saying that something is badass, can simply mean "cool". I think another way to say it, is that shaving with a straight takes some "balls" - whether because of the danger (not!) or because of the commitment to time and concentration.

Edit: PS. Gentlemanly and badass are not mutually exclusive!

Jordan

Well put, Jordan.

~Rich

I think that shaving with a straight is somewhat like the difference between scooters and motorcycles. They both will get you from point A to B, but no one's ever going to really notice you on a scooter (aka a Mach 3 Power Fusion Face Dildo). However, when you come rolling in on a real two-wheeled fun machine (aka straight razor), that gets some notice, and hopefully gives you more pleasure on the ride than the scooter would. And who knows, the girls might like it

Really though, if you had to pick one shaving instrument from the three main areas of multibladed garbage, DE, or straight razors, which would you define as badass (assuming you had to pick one)?

So when's tea?

We are just pampering ourselves.. I wouldnt call that bad ass anymore than going to a spa or a sauna..

It does make shaving very enjoyable...

Maarten

Hi,

I'm sure there are a few folk on this forum working in law enforcement and related jobs who know what a real bad-ass is like. It isn't some who shaves with a straight razor,it's someone who would use it for an altogether different purpose without batting an eyelid.

Originally Posted by Quick Orange

So when's tea?

At tea time silly. What you should be asking is "what's for tea"? But we haven't decided on scones or crumpets yet.

scones with clotted cream, of course. And tea with milk and sugar.