Bouncing off of Flying Squid’s vintage ad post. Here’s the original ad.

  • @[email protected]
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    97 months ago

    People considered that attractive so TV selected actors on that basis.

    In general, people never looked like actors.

    • @ChillDude69
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      57 months ago

      I guess. But, now that I think about it, I know people in old family photos and other amateur media all seem hairier.

      So ARE people shaving their arms? I have never talked to any guy who does that. I’ve never seen any advertising for razors that refers to shaving arm hair. If a whole bunch of people are doing it, I don’t think they’d all be keeping it a secret, right?

      So are people totally getting less hairy?

      • @[email protected]
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        17 months ago

        Yes. People seem to be staying younger. Compare someone who is 50 now to someone who was 50 in the 1990s (say), and usually the person who is 50 now will look much younger. It’s likely the result of environmental factors, such as being exposed to less smokers.

        • @ChillDude69
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          17 months ago

          Younger still doesn’t mean less hairy, though, so I’m still confused.

          I mean, people are still going through puberty. Less exposure to toxic tobacco smoke shouldn’t be delaying puberty and suppressing body hair growth.