Did native Americans shave?

[morkinva]

They always seemed to be cleanshaven

 

[Francodman]

No, they scalped.

 

[Orbius]

the native american indians genetically had little, if any face hair

This should explain your question.

 

[Moonbeam]

Wasn't it Burt Renolds who's half indian and half italian and answered the question which half is which with the quit, the italian half is the half covered by hair?

 

[tcsenter]

the native american indians genetically had little, if any face hair

Yep, we're pretty damned sparse as far as body hair goes. Not that I'm full indian, but enough.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Orbius

the native american indians genetically had little, if any face hair

This should explain your question.

I think the Native Americans used to pluck their beards... over time, genetics took over - even today, Native American men don't have to shave.

 

[Moonbeam]

Zak, when did you become a believer in the bogus theory of Lamarckian inheritance.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Zakath15

Originally posted by: Orbius

the native american indians genetically had little, if any face hair

This should explain your question.

I think the Native Americans used to pluck their beards... over time, genetics took over - even today, Native American men don't have to shave.

Genetics took over and did their plucking for them?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer

Originally posted by: Zakath15

Originally posted by: Orbius

the native american indians genetically had little, if any face hair

This should explain your question.

I think the Native Americans used to pluck their beards... over time, genetics took over - even today, Native American men don't have to shave.

Genetics took over and did their plucking for them?

Their bodies just stopped producing facial hair. Dunno exactly how it did it.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Zak, when did you become a believer in the bogus theory of Lamarckian inheritance.

Not saying it's true, just that it's what I've heard. I think it may have been different than how I described it.

 

[Jfur]

like many Asians, many Native Americans have little secondary hair... at least on the face

 

[Moonbeam]

Ain't the way it were Zak. Hamsters and not the descendents of the three blind mice.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Zak, when did you become a believer in the bogus theory of Lamarckian inheritance.

I was just about to say that.
LOL!

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Ain't the way it were Zak. Hamsters and not the descendents of the three blind mice.

Right, because three mice cannot mate!