Ladies, put your razors away: Women should embrace body hair

The Western Front ^ | June 27, 2002 | Dana Carr

[Hemingway's Ghost]

"At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking- I highly suggest you try it."

- Dr. Evil

[Robert A Cook PE]

Best info I've heard on the start of women shaving WAS when Hollywood's first "starlets" had shaven underarms in the very early twenties..... And women nationally found that men liked it that way.

Like above, competition.

Ugly women are complaining (making fun of through this type of "freedom-for-women-article") about pretty women when men admire and chase and seduce and marry pretty women.

[Servant of the Nine]

American women did not remove underarm or leg hair prior to 1915 because full-coverage clothing styles made these areas rarely visible, according to an article, by Susan A. Basow, in the Psychology of Women Quarterly entitled "The Hairless Ideal: Women and Their Body Hair."

Oh, really? Has anyone ever seen a portrait from the revolutionary period when bare shoulders were 'in' that showed arm pit hair?

So9

[belleoftheball414]

That's disgusting......

ew ew ew ew!!!!

[Servant of the Nine]

I'd love to know how this woman handles her period.

Lets it spread through the moss, dry and flake off

So9

[hobbes1]

They do not want to be viewed or labeled as the organic, tree-hugging, penis-loathing, militant, lesbian feminist.

If they don't shave, that's what they look like to me....

Besides She shaves..

[Charles Martel]

Let's see:

- "Miss Afghanistan" picture... check.

- Andrew Dice Clay quote... check.

- Pictures of ZZ Top... check.

- "Chewbacca in a headlock/leglock" joke... check.

Heck, there must be *something* else to contribute to this thread. Ah, of course. The old "Why sex is like golf" joke, which reads (in part):

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- Play must be approved by the owner of the course.

- The owner is responsible for all maintenance and must keep the fairway neatly trimmed.

- The object of the game is to take as many strokes as necessary until the course owner is satisfied that the play is complete. Failure to do so may result in being denied permission to play the course again.

- It is considered bad form to begin playing the hole immediately upon arrival at the course. The experienced player will normally take time to admire the entire course, with special attention to well formed bunkers.

- Players are encouraged to have proper rain gear along, just in case.

- Players should not assume a course is in shape for play at all times. Some players may be embarrassed if they find the course to be temporarily under repair. Players are advised to be extremely tactful in this situation. More advanced players will find alternate means of play when this is the case.

- Players are advised to obtain the course owner's permission before attempting to play the back nine.

- Slow play is encouraged; however, players should be prepared to proceed at a quicker pace, at least temporarily, at the course owner's request.

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[meyer]

...to that hooooome out on LaGrange....

de Da dit DaaDaa da Da dit daaDaa

[Snuffington]

Why is it leftist women take a "women's studies" course and immediately begin to think like children?

Women shave their body hair simply for the reason that it is fashionable. It's not due to "male oppression" and more than oppressive males decide the "hot new look" in the fashion magazines.

These things are cultural. Like different styles of clothing, make up, hair style, tatoos, body piercing and all the rest. People learn to find certain things attractive. It takes generations to change these styles, but inevitably they do change. And not through political moves, or pseudo-journalistic harrangues.

[Billthedrill]

Couldn't women better spend that time enhancing who they are instead of taking away from it?

Silliness - the author has defined shaving as "taking away" when the bulk of women clearly consider it "enhancing." Another leftie trying to define her way through a political argument, and not very deftly at that.

Personal freedom is sometimes difficult for leftwing political theorists. Rather than insisting that all women change their behavior based on her political predilictions, I'd suggest our author take a "pro-choice" approach and let them do what they want. They will anyway.

[Servant of the Nine]

I hear all the "locker room" stories about those with and without hygienic habits. And it is always the ones with dark hair who offend the most. Most people think of ballerinas as delicate creatures with refined ways

Ballet dancers can be pretty gamey all right. "Football on the Waterfront" is one way I have heard the dressingroom scent described.

The darker your hair, or skin, the more apocrine glands you have and the stronger your natural scent

So9

[Redcloak]

There's hairless aliens and then there's hairless aliens...

[ChadGore]

Women should embrace body hair.

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[SupplySider]

You can always tell a lefty by their liberal useage of "oppress" or "oppressive

Right you are. I saw the word "librating", and figured we were reading someone who sees everything through the college sophomore Marxist model. Easier than thinking I guess.

[conservative cat]

He agrees that women should never shave and laments that I do.

I quit shaving my arm pits for my husband about a year or so ago and actually think I prefer it. I shave them if I am going to risk a chance of them being viewable in public. I also have very light (in color and amount) body hair. Previously, I had shaved my arm pits every day since I was in my preteens. Now, I have found that I sweat less and have less paranoia about "pit" odor when I don't shave them.

Here is why: When you have freshly shaved pits, it is hard for deoderant/anti-perspirant to stay on the skin. I would end up re-applying my deoderant multiple times a day. Now, I put it on once in the morning and it's good the rest of the day. I don't know if this works with people who are really hairy, but most people I know who skip shaving aren't very hairy naturally.

I'm not a feminist. I'm not a granola. I still shave often and never show hairy legs (or even arms for that matter). I would, however, recommend giving pit shaving a break for a couple of weeks. The experience may surprise you.

[philman_36]

A silly issue IMO. It must be a slow news day. There was another hairy woman thread some time ago here at FR.

I can't even find anything funny in it and that is unusual. Then again...
She hates short shorts.../Nair spoof

[Chess]

South of the Mason-Dixon?

Of course!

[Drew68]

Does that include one's regions south of the Mason-Dixon line?

Don't knock it til you've tried it.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Don't knock it til you've tried it.

Hey, once with an x-gf we did a good for the goose/good for the gander swap.

[mc5cents]

And then there is the hairless chinese...

Um, dog?