Getting to the Chest of the Weiner Scandal
Who cares if Anthony Weiner resigns? Let's move ahead to the question at the back of everyone's mind this week: Does Weiner wax? “It's obvious: Any man over six months old would not have a chest that smooth,” postured Esquire while the New York Daily News offered tips for men hoping to replicate the “smooth operator” Weiner look, presuming that the humiliated lawmaker utilizes some sort of hair removal strategy.
But isn’t it possible that the Weiner clan is just naturally hairless? Why is male hair removal worthy of mockery when female hair removal is accepted, even encouraged? On Thursday—one of the hottest days of the year—Slate asked men in Dupont Circle and on the Mall in Washington, D.C. to take off their shirts and share their thoughts on this topic. Sadly, hairier men were reticent to be photographed, so our sample is not representative. What this group does prove is that hairless chests abound in the nation’s capital.
Deshawn (pictured here) offered, "I have no time to shave my chest because I work out so damn much." (In acknowledgement of the embarrassment caused by having a shirtless photo emerge when one gets Googled, Slate agreed not to publish these men’s last names.)
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