Thread: Discrimination and Prejudice against Straight shaving

An awful lot of people think I'm weird, but it's totally unrelated to straight razors or shaving.

I'm a tolerant type of guy, and as long as it doesn't negatively affects me I think anyone is free to do what they want. The other side of that coin is that I'm entitled to do as I please as long as it brings no harm to others.

Knowing this, you'll understand why I don't give a rat's a$$ what anyone thinks of what I do on my own time with my own face. Besides, I'm also pretty proud of myself too.

I rarely get that reaction from people. When it comes up in conversation I find most people are fascinated to learn that there are still a large number of straight razor users, and have lots of questions about wetshaving.

Of course, from there the reaction is typically "that's really neat, but I don't think it's for me."

I don't believe I've ever had anyone make me feel as if I were in some sort of a cult, or make me feel uncomfortable about using a straight razor.

The people who I've talked to about the subject mostly male friends have reacted with curiosity more than anything else. Any negativity has been around how time consuming this type of shaving is. I would say if you enjoy it don't stop because of what other people think of it.

I'm in the "don't care what others think of SR shaving" camp. Easier for me to get insulted about other things!

BUT, this post caught my eye because I had been thinking about the prejudice that some SR shavers have and how easily certain practices and schools of thought are dismissed.

For example, there are floppy brush lovers and those that relegate such flopsters to the back of the bus. I would think that we who use SRs would be very open-minded to different practices rather than as closed to suggestions as some (few) posts suggest.

Cold vs hot; scuttle vs bowl vs face lathering; wiping the blade vs rinsing; boar vs badger vs best badger vs better best badger; pasted COx vis diamond vs horse vs latigo. Viva la diference.

I have vowed to be open minded and have been rewarded. That Kent brush...OMG..floppy yet deliciously delightful to run over my face. And at the same time that very stiff Simpson.....cuts the soap and a real work horse. Love the coticule but I've been taught to get good results on the bargain basement stones as well.

There are enough talented people here who achieve remarkable results having figured out various formula. I'm not prone to dismiss any school of thought because of prejudice. And not only that, I'm going to, from time to time, go out of my way to see what y'all are raving about that I may not have tried.

Not meaning to make this a metaphor for life in general; but as I turn 60 I find myself more likely to sample what life has to offer rather than allow my shorts to get twisted. You know I thought I hated rap music...but I listened to BB King rap with Heavy D.....the Blues King asks D to walk him through it....because "Lucille never did no rapping before." Not my favorite genre...but I now cannot say that I can't like rap.

Oh well, don't through me out of the club. As I said, viva la difference and best to all.

Most people think its really cool and i dont really care what people think about it.

But i watch the shaving vids when i'm alone (+1 on that)

I think the most common comment I get isn't about what I use for a razor or the whole wet shaving thing, but how universally all men hate shaving. I think we are unusual in the fact that we actually enjoy wet shaving and using straight razors. I don't get the feeling from people that they think I'm crazy for using a straight, but they just find it unbelievable that anyone would enjoy shaving.

So is the conclusion that watching shave videos is like porn, everyone does it but don't do it at your work because you will be the weird dude?

I mentioned me using a straight razor to work mates a while ago and ive not had any bad reactions to it, everyone is either very positive about it or curious about how you use one.

ive tried watching shaving vids in work but most people look a bit odd and wonder why im watching them

but its never felt like i shouldt have done or said anything to-do with it.

most think im 100% mad though

Originally Posted by Absur

So is the conclusion that watching shave videos is like porn, everyone does it but don't do it at your work because you will be the weird dude?

Ok, imagine you weren't into shaving and you walked by a guys cubicle and he was watching a video of a half naked man shaving to music. Eyebrows may be raised!!

Originally Posted by rodb

Ok, imagine you weren't into shaving and you walked by a guys cubicle and he was watching a video of a half naked man shaving to music. Eyebrows may be raised!!

To talk a bit serous, to shave with a straight is a bit nerdy, but in the other hand all my interests are a bit nerdy. I am also on to protection work with my 2 amstaffs. But i don't watch training videos wear fightings dogs is hanging in a mans arm at work either.

For me its a sport and a hobby, but people that don't know what they see will think its strange. Either its watching a half naked man soaping his body or sending the dogs on another man.