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[Women's] Armpit hair is 2015’s hottest fashion accessory
National Post ^
| July 8, 2015
| Isabel Slone
Posted on 07/08/2015 1:22:11 PM PDT by rickmichaels
In 1999, Americas 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 Britains 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 wouldve 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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To: ElkGroveDan
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posted on
07/09/2015 7:35:29 AM PDT
by
going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: going hot
Next it will be nose hair.
82
posted on
07/09/2015 7:40:53 AM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(My tagline is in the shop.)
To: ElkGroveDan
Could easily train that to go to the side, would make an awesome fu manchu
83
posted on
07/09/2015 7:43:49 AM PDT
by
going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: All
Disgusting thread...and beneath the purpose of FR.
Leni
To: MinuteGal
You got to number 38 before coming to that conclusion?
85
posted on
07/09/2015 7:50:32 AM PDT
by
going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: rickmichaels
Most of you realize that women throughout most of history did not shave their underarms or legs. That is a very recent thing.
If it is so hygienic then why are men doing the same thing? Here is the story. Back in the early 1920's Gillete and the other blade manufacturers were trying to figure out how to expand and realized that they needed a way to get women to use their products. So they got the Government involved and put out a phony study that purported that women for hygienic reasons needed to shave their armpits and legs. They got all the women's magazines as well as the movie studios to go along and there you are. We, as a society, have become sold on this idea and now reject the Au Natural look simply because we have become conditioned to it. It wasn't always that way.
To: Slings and Arrows
So now what? I've been growing my eyebrows for a Guinness record....and now this? GEEZ! I can't keep up!
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posted on
07/09/2015 12:41:56 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Proud2BeRight
Roberts later said, You wouldve thought I had a
chinchilla gerbil under there.
88
posted on
07/09/2015 12:44:22 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Proud2BeRight
Roberts later said, You wouldve thought I had a
chinchilla gerbil under there.
89
posted on
07/09/2015 12:45:55 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Slings and Arrows
Oh just DAMN, I laughed and the prairie dogs heard me!
90
posted on
07/17/2015 12:05:54 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
To: Fightin Whitey
91
posted on
07/17/2015 12:06:23 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
To: Old Sarge
Might be some of those in there too.
92
posted on
07/17/2015 12:26:15 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg | Instagram: hopalonginsberg)
To: Old Sarge
That post has been up a while, Sarge..
You obviously were saving the best for last!
heheh...
To: CatherineofAragon
We shave under our arms, pray we didn't nick ourselves, then apply our deodorant. Then for 10 or 15 minutes, run around the bathroom doing the opening sequence of "Flashdance"... Ouch! Maybe Julia's developed a low pain tolerance!
On the other side of the coin, why do men shave their chests? Chest hair on men is an attractive feature! I don't understand...
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:29:38 AM PDT
by
Grateful2God
(Those who smile like nothing's wrong are fighting a battle you know nothing about. -Thomas More)
To: CatherineofAragon
Maybe, but it feels like sandpaper when it starts to grow in remember when we used to call it, “the nubs”? Another ouch!
95
posted on
07/30/2015 11:36:59 AM PDT
by
Grateful2God
(Those who smile like nothing's wrong are fighting a battle you know nothing about. -Thomas More)
To: Daffynition
I think John L Lewis beat youto it! Lol!
96
posted on
07/30/2015 11:40:13 AM PDT
by
Grateful2God
(Those who smile like nothing's wrong are fighting a battle you know nothing about. -Thomas More)
To: rickmichaels
97
posted on
07/30/2015 11:56:05 AM PDT
by
bankwalker
(In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.)
To: Grateful2God
LOL
That’s funny.
I will NEVER understand the concept of slick, smooth male chests. Just...no.
98
posted on
07/30/2015 2:56:33 PM PDT
by
CatherineofAragon
(("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
To: Grateful2God
Now I don’t remember the “nubs” thing....but I shave every couple of days so I don’t get much stubble.
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posted on
07/30/2015 2:57:30 PM PDT
by
CatherineofAragon
(("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
To: CatherineofAragon
100
posted on
07/30/2015 3:00:18 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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