The western angle
Posted by Jeremy Rowntree on May 12, 2000 at 06:07:44:
In Reply to: Why is it that henna not prescribed for men? posted by Babaganooj on May 10, 2000 at 23:13:26:
: Or at least that's the impression I have
: so far having grown up in an Arab society.
As Kree says, this thread now contains a pretty thorough analysis of
this question. I just wanted to add a Western perspective, which is
that I'm pleased to find very little negative reaction to my own
henna. It took me a while before I had some done on my hands, as
these are more visible, but even that has gone down really well with
some people, and attracted nothing worse than having it totally
ignored by the rest.
My impression is that most men who get henna in the west tend towards
the tattoo-like tribal designs, but I guess that isn't so surprising.
Random thought - does anyone know of a man who's had the more
typically feminine type of designs applied? Do people see designs as
particularly masculine or feminine?
