TIL it’s manly to smell like an onion that just worked out
TIL onions work out.
Teenagers are making that tough transition into adulthood. Unless he absolutely reeks I say let em figure things out. They’re exploring new ideas, and if they’re to be an adult they should be able to make their own decisions (within reason).
What exactly is not manly about deodorant?
Fellas, is it gay to smell fresh?
Is being gay not masculine?
It’s not masculine to like things women like. /s
You can def be gay and masculine. I was just using a common meme format that mocks toxic masculinity.
Yeah it is not. I love smelling nice.
Nah I know it better than you, you don’t actually like smelling nice you’re just gay!
What a beta
(this is satire) have they tried the drug estrogen, been taking it for 10+ years, it really helps!
(This is satire) If thats your idea of satire, it reads more like a tired hormone ad than a clever jab. time for a prescription refill of real wit.
Most BO comes from the bacteria that grows on the armpit hair after sweating, so while he’d probably have issues with the “manliness” of this suggestion, if he just shaves his armpit hair it’ll take a bit longer for the BO to develop. As long as he’s showering regularly, that is…
But it’d probably be better to just tell him that cleanliness and showing that you have personal hygiene (by washing regularly and using deodorant) is most definitely manly. Having BO doesn’t make him manly, cause I’ve got news for him: women have BO too.
He doesn’t shave either and he’s hairy which is probably why even though he showers everyday he still smells.
That’s not gonna change. I’m like that, and at 43, it’s still an issue. Grooming and cleanliness are just good habits to build.
When he joins the working world, does he think his employer will put up with his BO? Ask him how he plans to stay “manly” when he’s unemployed.
My experience with stinky coworkers was always telling there boss “hey can you talk to so-and-so? He smells like rancid asshole”. Those conversations never took place and I couldn’t stand to be around the stinky individual to help them learn to do their job so they’d inevitably end up failing and getting fired for performance. I guess the problem solved itself but they got a good few months out of the job before that happened.
Ask him how he plans to stay “manly” when he’s unemployed
Not all teenagers think rationally. Depending on how “rebellious” this one is, they may not care to consider such a thing as it’s a “future me” problem.
Probably better to ask him how he’ll handle his peers and potential crushes actively avoiding him because of how bad he smells. Teens usually care more about peer approval than anything else.
Ah, shaving your armpits, another hallmark of classic manliness.
Yeah, but shaving your armpits is gay AF
What is manlier than scraping 1-7 blades across your skin?
Ripping the hairs out one at a time
Burning them off with a laser?
Of course, then smear it with some Tabasco
he’ll change his mind if a girl he likes tells him he stinks… is it the ‘because’ he offers that upsets you or the smell he gives off?
he’ll change his mind if a girl he likes tells him he stinks…
Maybe. Or maybe he’ll get incredibly offended, go into a snit, and start posting incel-tier “Women are trying to steal our manly essenses” memes on 4chan for a few weeks.
yep, takes all kinds.
He has a girlfriend… both I’d say.
Next step down the line is friend group. If the homeys all say he smells like ass he’ll likely fall in line: The power of peer pressure. Of course if they also have fallen for whatever dudebro podcast dipshit logic kiddo has fallen for, then your next step is respected adult- Preacher/Teacher/Whatever other Male Role Model. It’s important that the respected adult be male since kiddo thinks its a manliness thing.
You could also have the conversation of what kiddo thinks manliness actually entails and who embodies it, because that will likely also tell you a lot of things. If he’s idolizing Andrew Tate, for example, then hoo boy, you’re in for a time.
Well until she dumps for sucking at life… Not much to be done haha
I know I’m being pedantic but tbh all you really need is antiperspirant and some kind of perfume/regular laundering. Most deodorant, as in, the white sticks you rub under your armpits, is pretty awful
Doderant is just a perfume. Antiperspirant + deodorant has aluminum that is bad for you. I use the latter because I prefer the effect while knowing it’s not good for me, but my best friend uses just deodorant for the same reason.
“Aluminium is bad for you” has never been proven true for the general public and the association with breast cancer has been disproven for years.
On “deodorant is just perfume”, I should’ve been more descriptive. I mean [spray, liquid] perfume is better than white stick deodorant, which clumps together, forms a wax on your skin (increases perspiration) and stains clothes. And is expensive for the quality of fragrance you get.
I use CertainDri unscented antiperspirant under my arms and a Green Irish Twead knockoff every day and sweat less and smell better than anything that stick deodorant could offer.
I’m not looking to elevate my smell, just nullify the bad stuff, but there is the added benefit of a hint of goodness. I do put on cologne for formal events though.
For the aluminum stuff, I am regurgitating something I believed to be true, but I should read more into it because it appears I may be incorrect, so apologies there if I’m in fact wrong.
I personally haven’t noticed the clumping or the waxy coating you mentioned, but I can see how others may run into that based on different brands I’ve tried. I’ve used the same stuff for years now, but I don’t know what it is, Degree Sport maybe? I don’t like gel sticks and I hate the actual gel ones. I’d sooner roll the dice that I don’t stink by EoD than use the gel.
That depends on many factors. My Korean ex-boyfriend could get away with deodorant as he didn’t really ever stink. I however need antiperspirant.
Antiperspirant is the awful stuff. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy that the aluminum blocks the sweat, so it can’t get out like normal, so if you forget to put it on after using it for even a short time, you smell way worse than you would otherwise. What I find a shame is that we’ve been marketed and convinced that humans should not smell like humans. Yet, here we are, body shaming people because of something natural.
Whats up with you guys? I’d rather have a fresh out of the gym teenager next to me in the bus then an Justus who smells like an axe factory.
How normal body odor is a tabu in some cultures and where deo ads which tell you its bothersome if you smell normal is still a thing in 2025 really grinds my gears
What are your thoughts on non-scented antiperspirants?
You do know there are many odorless deodorants. Deodorant literally means it removes the smell.
Well I mean it’s a combination of issues… IE yes drown yourself in overwhelming strong scents to attempt to cover up your stink (or simply because on it’s own you think it’s attractive, and the commercials said putting it on will send girls into attack mode).
Subtle deodorant is certainly better than natural BO (especially depending on hygine, and just some general body types etc…
Bad body odour is a sign of bad hygiene. Bad hygiene leads to worse health.
And you cover up bad odour with deodrant or be hygiene yourself. Idk most people in my culture don’t do deodrant unless going to a marriage function or so
That’s not what taboo means.
It’s not taboo, it’s unpleasant to smell. (Ignoring that it’s gross).
Ah, yes, another person who goes through life smelling like ass and foisting their stench on the rest of us.
Deodorant isn’t Axe, but nice strawman.
Are you aware, that there is a difference between fresh sweat with clean clothes on and fresh sweat „warming up“ old sweat in clothes you wore the whole day? Also being smelly depends a lot on the climate you live in, how thoroughly you dry your clothes, what fabrics you are wearing, how many layers you‘re wearing, how often you wash yourself and change your chlothes.
It’s (as always) not that simple.
You’re wrong on this one.
where deo ads which tell you its bothersome if you smell normal is still a thing in 2025
I live in an ad-free bubble where I’m able to block 98% of all ads on my devices, I haven’t seen a deodorant ad in many years.
I don’t need an ad to tell me BO stinks and it sucks smelling it when you work in an office
I’m sure you’ll say/think something like “Nobody around me tells me I stink though, they’re fine with it because they know it’s natural” no they’re not fine with it, they just don’t want to deal with the awkward situation of telling a (presumed) adult to put on some damn deodorant.
Put on deodorant
It is bothersome when people smell.
Being a stinky dipshit that looks like a yeti is the least manly thing he could do.
Source: I am a man.
I mean, most deodorants have heavy metals and aspartame in them. He’s 50% correct in this decision.
Now he just needs to gain some empathy for others and start using something like a Mineral Deodorant Block
They’re cheaper, last 50x as long as normal deodorant sticks, and only need to be applied once generally, even if you sweat during the day.
I’m genuinely curious what that means. What does it mean to “be manly”? Is it bad to not “be manly”? Along a similar vein, what is the opposite of “being manly”? Who defined the qualities that make a person “manly” (and what authority do they have on the subject)?
How does he like sleeping in the back yard?
That would be pretty manly
Does axe still have those slutty commercials? Show him a bunch of those. Until he’s convinced women will find him irresistible for wearing it. Sure it’s not ideal but it’s better than smelling like BO.
Vikings were successful with other countries women cuz they did basic hygiene. Shaved, washed, some hair stuff. They ‘conquered’ just from cleanliness. If Vikings aren’t manly enough idk what this kid is on about lol.
successful with other countries women
Didn’t they kidnap and rape them?
With the way historians kept interpreting blatant homosexual relationships through history as just “great friendships” I don’t trust generalizations in any direction. One could def claim that the woman were being kidnapped because no woman would choose to leave all the manly man they knew at home, no no. But it could also have legitimately happened, that many/most were kidnapped and raped, but we might never know for sure. Hell, most of the things we know from the vikings has already been altered way back then by christians rewriting their legends and stories, there’s so much reinterpretation and biases behind written stories about ancient civilizations it’s almost impossible to conclusively say anything about people
