Posted on 07/08/2015 1:22:11 PM PDT by rickmichaels
In 1999, America’s sweetheart Julia Roberts attended the London premiere of her film Notting Hill, and for a split second lifted up her arm to wave to her fans, inadvertently revealing a dark undergrowth of hair. Roberts’ fuzzy pits triggered reactions of unspeakable disgust — a writer from Britain’s Mirror likened them to “two clumps of seaweed,” while The Independent ran a debate on the pros and cons of Roberts’ personal hygiene habits. Assessing the backlash, Roberts later said, “You would’ve thought I had a chinchilla under there.”
It was around the same time that I was undergoing the routine humiliation of middle school when I overheard some of the girls in my grade speaking in hushed tones about a fellow student who – to their shock and dismay – braided her armpit hair. By refusing to shave after the onset of puberty, she was breaking the law by adolescent girl social codes, and deemed particularly ripe for ostracization.
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Please no.
Maybe she is going to identify as Mr. Julius Roberts.
Well the filthy hippies have gotten everything else they wanted. Women with armpit hair is the only thing left to complete the transformation.
I’ll pass
No, it is not.
Sir,
The jury awaits your verdict on this matter.
No one told Caitlyn Jenner.
Thank God I’ve never been on the cutting edge of fashion.
Would someone PLEASE turn off picture insert capability on this thread.
Chinchilla's are generally better coiffed...
What if it is styled? Perhaps an underarm Mohawk? Maybe some cornrows with beads? An armpit ponytail?
Ping...or not.
Julia Robert triggers disgust just hearing her name.
I reserve all such judgements to the reigning FR expert on Women. Laz what say you? ;-)
I wonder if fashionistas have a color preference... what is the racists angle?
Sophia Loren is hot IN SPITE OF ARMPIT HAIR, rather than it adding anything to her hotness.
Shave the V completely bare and let the armpits grow wild. Fashion trend of the era I suppose.
TTIJFWP = This thread is just fine without pictures.
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