[janetjanet998]

From age 11, Sonali Krishnakumar remembers being told she had "man legs," "hairy knees," a mustache and bad eyebrows. The insecurities crept up in middle school, so she stopped wearing crop tops, and she wore long pants even in the summer and begged her mom to let her shave. Being hairy made her feel "dirty," she said.

[KC_Lion]

HELL.

NO.

[BenLurkin]

“Bushy unibrows, thick leg hair, upper lip fuzz and coarse locks made them feel ugly.”

Uh......not the Onion?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

For Desi women who grew up in mostly white schools, that story might be uncomfortably familiar. Young South Asians say their elementary and middle school years were characterized by a dominating feature: hair. Everywhere. Bushy unibrows, thick leg hair, upper lip fuzz and coarse locks made them feel othered — and ugly — when they were 12.

So shave, just like all the Italian girls do.

[Boogieman]

Well, I’m sure there are men that prefer a, ahem, hirsute woman.

Takes all kinds.

[beef]

Such is fashion. What are we supposed to do?

[DesertRhino]

Just wax it and get clean and sleek so men can find you attractive. Maybe be glad you lost that slope in the forehead a few generations back. Very little you can do about skull shape.

[DoughtyOne]

A lot of women shave their legs on a regular basis.

There’s other areas as well.

If a woman regularly takes care of that, there’s no problem for me.

I have to shave regularly too, but thankfully my face is the
only area where I have to keep things smooth for the person
I care for.

[colorado tanker]

Unfortunately, kids that age, especially girls, can be very mean.

[DesertRhino]

Hey, I got a crazy idea. How about stay in the place where everyone looks like that? You know... India and Pakiland.

[know.your.why]

I dont get it. Just shave. Wth? Or dont. Fk it. dont ever get your hair cut, wear makeup, or deodorant, or wear clean under pants. Just stfu and go about your biz. Please.

[DJ MacWoW]

I had very long hair and was called “Morticia” in high school by some boys that would hang around my locker. They tried cutting it and setting it on fire. So what? There are jerks all through life and kids either need to deal with it or conform.

[The Toll]

What????

Indian girls are smoking HOT after they shave.

[Ge0ffrey]

As the article states, she’s shaving because of the white racist culture. Obviously.

[Ezekiel]

Desi women? Sounds like a busload of Lucys.

Remember that scene? Lucy's hair caught on fire, so it could be worse.

These girls can always go back to Cuber..

[albie]

I’m sorry for her but what am I supposed to do about it?!

[Kazan]

Great. Expecting a woman to shave her mustache now is racist!

More of reason to head to Eastern Europe or Russia and find a pretty, feminine woman.

[lodi90]

Coming soon to an Indian beauty salon near you. Along with H-1B’s tech workers we are also importing their women who want eyebrow waxing or whatever it is they do beautify their hairy bodies. One is opening just up the road my Jacksonville, FL suburban pad to service the H-1B plague.

[Safetgiver]

What the hell is a Desi woman and SHOULD I care?

[fella]

Servillia half sister of Cato was renowned for her body hair and Caesar who had all his body hair plucked off loved her so much that she was his mistress for decades.

[fella]

In KKKalifornia body shamming is the norm. Just look at how screwed up Holyweird is about it.