I'd like to point it out there for anyone deciding to make the no shave switch:
unshaved hair is very soft, and warm in winter. Also, your skin doesn't hurt from razor burn.
Not shaving is political because you're refusing to play along with an inhumane system.
I am a woman with assertively hairy legs, you are just not gonna miss it even at a distance. I have had men yell at me for not shaving - again from a distance because no one just gets up in your face and quietly says "you oughta shave". I am always shocked at how mad it makes some men to see me in a sundress and furry legs. I suspect it's a juxtaposition of "she looks pretty" with "ew OMG hairy legs" and that just tweaks their man-brains or something, they just can't walk away quietly from that.
I have no choice anymore as I develop eczema whereever I shave, wax, depilate, or otherwise annoy the hair follicles. I wear a lot of long-skirt hippie styles now that I'm older. Punk-girl badassery looks kinda lame on a 55yo.
I hope you still do a little punk accesorizing, I'll bet it looks great on you
The last time I shaved my legs I was 18 or so. I tried wearing makeup occasionally after that, but it feels like I have dirt all over my face or something. I don't even think about it now, and I look like me, not some idea of what I should look like.
If we spend all of our time and resources on trying to look beautiful by male standards, maybe we'll have less time to think about revolution.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming women who do follow beauty standards. There is a lot of pressure to do so, and much ridicule for those of us who don't.
Love it. My legs are hairy. Shaving isn't cheap and takes too much effort and time. I'd rather spend time and money on anything else. Same for make up.
I quit shaving years ago and I definitely am trying to make a statement about it
It's weird that being a natural real women somehow you less of one... I stopped shaving several years ago but I'm always self conscious about it cause I see no other women doing the same (where I live)...
Same for me. I haven't shaved in a few years but I'm still too scared to show my armpits
Well, I see your point but one of the unfortunate byproducts of being a woman is that our bodies ARE politicized... exhausting though it is.
I only shave my legs a few times a year just to mix it up sensorially (swimming feels so smooth with smooth legs, while wind in hairy legs feels amazing!), but there's something really special about being a woman who DOESN'T conform to sexist stereotypes in the face of a TIM shaving every hair on his body and wearing gallons of makeup to pAsS.
For context, I live in a blue bubble that's ultra woke so I unfortunately see this shit all the time.
I wish I had the confidence to not conform, but the social pressure to be attractive to men is just so strong.
Are you young? Bc that confidence will come with age. You don't see a lot of insecure elderly women, ya know? In my experience, the "give a fuck" started to fade in my early 30s and by 40, I would say 90% of my fucks were gone with the wind.
It takes practice and time. You could start small and build up your confidence over time. It doesn’t have to all or nothing right now.
Opting out of sex stereotypes represented in "femininity" is a political statement. Choosing not to vote is also a political action.
Not gonna lie, I do like the feeling of clean shaven legs. But I would be lying if I said societal approval (from men and women) has nothing to do with why I shave. It’s silly because it’s not like men are going to stop being attracted to women just because they have hairy legs. Most men wouldn’t turn down Sydney Sweeney if she had hairy legs lol. Men are just big babies.
I do wonder what the opinion is here of beards and men shaving their beards. I generally prefer clean shaven men so it would be hypocritical of me to not shave but expect a bf or husband to shave. I guess the main difference is that well kept beards are not seen as “dirty” while any amount of hair on a woman’s legs is.
Nah, it is not hypocritical; you simply don't have hair on your face to shave... If anything, you probably have long hair while your man has short hair. That's more work for you. So, there you go, you're even.
I do like beards but not long. Those I find disgusting. I'm often telling my husband to trim his. Also, NOT every man looks good with one, and they don't seem to understand that...
Whenever I see a bearded man, I assume he's got a weak chin
Most men wouldn’t turn down a sheep.
Dick is incredibly easy. They just like making women feel paranoid.
Yeah lol. I know clean shaven is their preference but if all women stopped shaving tomorrow it’s not like men would stop wanting to fuck us. They’d just have to get used to it. Beauty standards come and go.
Beards are dirty when they carch food. Many are unkempt and some jobs even forbid them.
But yeah its not quite the same.
I also like the clean shaven look on men.
It wouldn't be hypocritical at all to expect your man to shave his beard while refusing to shave your legs. Not one tiny bit
Being female means never needing to advertise. In fact, the unnatural adverts (their notions of feminine) used by TIMs are a turnoff.
I would love to see this become the new normal.
Looking at other animals - it is clear that it is the males who have to show off for females - the females just have to exist.
Yes, the females choose! The popular assumption is that there must be a top male getting access to all the females... another male fantasy.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. As an adhd person, this is completely true for me. Anyone who says I have some grand purpose is negating my true nature. I'm allowed to be lazy. I can't be bothered to wear makeup. I don't even like hairiness, in men and women and I shave when I feel like, which isn't a whole lot. Fortunately I don't have very hairy legs. I do not acknowledge the term "femininity", it is completely cultural. If every woman just went with low maintenance, it would become the "new normal". Just do it, what are you waiting for? No one ever says: "hey that woman wasn't wearing makeup, how terrible!". Hairiness isn't quite the same, because it crosses genders. Hairy men are sometimes made fun of, for instance. I am a hetero female and my S.O. loves me the way I am. He's not fussy about this stuff. Men who are should be shunned out of the gene pool.
Yeah, it's literally taking no action on your natural female body that is seen as "masculine," it's incredibly pathetic tbh. I don't shave and it doesn't make me manly, I just have self-respect and I'm not capitulating to creepy societal pressure to make myself look as prepubescent as possible.
oh and yeah I don't wear makeup either, why the hell would I slather toxins on my face while males can just walk around showing their actual face? Nope, that's degrading to me. My face is still female lmao