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Until relatively recently, it was considered unusual for American males to Shave or otherwise remove hair below the neck. Some exceptions are Bodybuilder s, who would do so in order to make their muscular definition more visible, as well as Swimmer s who often shave body hair to improve their athletic performance, and Cyclist s, who often shave their legs, although the reasons for cyclists are more complex and have nothing to do with performance enhancement, but rather to allow easier application of bandages following accidents. The front cover of the ''). Towards the end of the 1990s , some American men, especially those in Generation X , began to remove their body hair, some claiming it made them feel "cleaner," others asserting that it made them feel cooler in warm weather. This trend has helped undermine the notion that male body hair removal is effeminate, much like long hair on males regained acceptance for Westerners in the mid- 1960s . MEDIA OCCURRENCES
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