Somewhere around the uprising of heroine chic, it became lost to mankind that hair was cool. In fact, hair became "dirty" and repulsive. The smoothly shaved asexual bodies of tiny men became the image of beauty to the commoner. First of all, let's get that misconception out of the way. Hair isn't dirty and hairy men aren't dirtier than you. It's a natural (and awesome) phenomenon and as long as you wash yourself like any other human being, you will be hairy and neat. No matter how hard you shave in a desperate attempt to make hair disappear from your gene pool, it's not gonna happen.
If you shave your body to conform to a consensual image of beauty in a futile hope to get laid, you're only fooling yourself. Another social consensus is that people have to wear clothes in bars. So, by the time you work your smooth talk and make your way into the bedroom (hey girls, I didn't imply a FIRST DATE bedroom), the game is already one, she likes you for who you are and there's not many chances that hair will change anything. The only thing a shaved chest will do to you is to make you look weaker and sheepish. A hairy chest (best accompanied by a well-furnished beard) worn by a man proud of his self image will send a message. A message that leaders are hairy and followers shave.
So leave your chest be and let your personality talk instead of your body grooming skills. The beard is another subject we need to touch. Because a smooth shaved face is sometimes acceptable. Social gatherings of many sort will see a lot of fresh shaves, you do get extra-cool-points for showing up with a goatee and the God status for showing up with an all out beard, but it's cool to shave for these. It's in the Geneva Convention or something. Also, if you're the type of guy that cannot stand the bushy glory of the beard, a viable option is the Clint Eastwood Five O'Clock Shadow. You will want to shave for special occasions, but which Darwinianly strong man wants to get rid of his facial hair for no special reason?
A well studied Five O'Clock Shadow will give your face all the manliness you need and with the advanced razor technology world we live in right now, you can keep it short and intense. The only kind of beard that is not acceptable is the douchebag beard. You will get other beard sporting non-guidos very upset and you will get pelted with rocks. The chinstrap style has fallen from grace and will most likely never return to its former awesomeness.
You might raise a few eyebrows if you shave your chest and try to look like the guy on the poster, but sporting body and facial hair with pride and well-being is going to get you the respect of the whole community for daring not to be like the others and enjoying it.
