Who decided women should shave their legs?

The Staight Dope ^ | 1/05 | cecil adams

[Alia]

Why! You are one adorable Pissant. You know that? ;>

[pissant]

My guess it was a realistic portrayal. But I'm also quite sure in the infancy of a rough country (ours), most women did not have time for such.

[exnavychick]

I know for a fact certain,that Hungarian women,in the 19th century burned off the hair on the arms and legs of female babies,over small stoves and also used that method to get rid of underarm hair as well.

And to think, I was complaining about shaving nicks! Yikes, this one sounds painful, no matter what the method!

[nopardons]

No, creams/sticky postions and tweezers.

[pissant]

If you have to resort to flames, best to stay hairy. LOL

[pissant]

sticky positions or potions???

[Trinity_Tx]

It didn't start til 1915?

I'll never think of Scarlett O'Hara the same.

Icky. To me, it should be no body hair on us ('cept a strategic lil "arrow," lol), but lots of it on men. ; )

Makes me itchy just thinking about it.

[exnavychick]

Pathetic is right...and downright annoying, if ya ask me. I like to wear high heels (I'm short, heh heh, plus they make the legs look good) :) and I'm certainly not going to let some feminazi try to tell me I've been brainwashed into wearing them, or that I've been oppressed by men at all! Of course, I was born after the whole bra-burning thing took off, so maybe that has something to do with my perspective, lol.

[exnavychick]

It's one less fire hazard, at any rate. Can you imagine THAT 911 call?

LOL

[Jaded]

You'd be surprised (or not) at how many young females 16-25 don't shave their legs unless they absolutely have too.

[pissant]

hmmmmm. I think I like your post.

[clamper1797]

Betty the Yetti?

and her sister Susie Sasquatch

[pissant]

Or their 3rd sister, Lynne Stewart, the terrorist lawyer.

[Trinity_Tx]

=]

I was about to go hunt for a match, then I saw it was only for babies.

Bummer. lol

[nopardons]

If you really want to know,I'll do some actual research. :-)

[SC Swamp Fox]

I haven't heard the term "mighty fine" in many years. Were you in the Navy? If so, where did you serve?

[pissant]

As long as its not self research. Don't want you to get hurt.

[pissant]

No I was not. Never served, went to college instead of the Marines. Had two brothers in the Navy though. Tough to beat an attractive chick in uniform though. I missed the boat, so to speak.

[nopardons]

Evidently,it was NOT painful at all. Somehow,this method killed the roots and the hair never grew back,or if a few did,they tweezed them out.

I know about this from my grandmother,whose mother did it to her and her younger sister. My grandmother didn't know exactly how this was done and by the time my mother was born,wood stoves were NOT part of N.Y.C. apartments any more.

[nopardons]

Potions.