Thread: Do you think this is Bad Ass?!

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." My dear kind wife said something along the lines of "Yeah, he spends an hour in the bathroom in the morning, uses more products than I do, and comes out smelling like flowers half the time (Coral skin food, I'm guessing)...real manly."
Ahhhh...nothing like having your wife swoon at your manliness. At lerast she is impressed by my knowledge of the woods, survival and martial arts. Except jiu-jitsu, or "rolling around with my boyfriends" as she so lovingly calls it.

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.

You summed my thoughts up better than I did.

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