Warbler said:
twister111 said:
Hey, it's me. said:
I can't see skirts ever becoming unisex attire. Hairy legs do not suit skirts and men haven't got hour glass figures.
So what about a girl who's figure isn't skinny? Or another girl who is but refuses to shave her legs? Would you also be against them wearing skirts?
I would hope a women that refuses to shave her legs would were a dress long enough to cover the legs.
Hair on a women's legs just doesn't look right.
Aaaannnd, we're back on topic! Which is cool, because I have long been proud to be a feminist, and was a little disappointed that actual topic didn't make it passed the first few posts of the thread. (But the direction that we veered off in was equally interesting discussion).
The convention that women should be virtually hairless is silly and it is a bit of an oppressive requirement, You must spent X amount of time purging your body of its natural hair, otherwise you are just gross.
I actually know a few women who do not shave their legs or arm pits. As someone else said, it is kind of intriguing. While I am conditioned to like silky smooth hairless women's bodies as much as the next guy, I find myself kind of attracted to the woman who doesn't shave. Nonconformity to silly conventions that have been in place since times when women were much less respected and valued as individuals is kind of sexy to me.
Warbler compared women shaving their bodies to men shaving their faces, but men have the option. I have a beard, and while some women love my beard, others hate it. But nobody thinks it is gross, disgusting, and shudders or gags when they think of men with facial hair, while these reactions seem to be pretty standard when the topic of hairy legged women or women with unshaved underarms comes up. That is a lot of pressure rammed into a girl from a young age, and it is really sad; if you don't do this, nobody will ever love you or find you desirable.
Makeup fits under much the same category. My ex-wife rarely wore makeup, and when she did it was barely a noticeable amount. She had clear skin and a good complexion, was very pretty, and looked perfectly fine without it. She graduated university and went into the job market of the business suit wearing world of economics and finance (and yes, she is probably making several times my annual income these days). Even though she looked perfectly fine and blemish free without makeup, even though she was in the modern pant suit wearing business world, her career adviser at her university suggested if she wanted to do well in her career, she had better start using makeup. Apparently, when it comes to women, painting your face is a sign that you take care of yourself, regardless of how nice your hair and clothes look and how well groomed you are, no makeup on a women equals slob.
If women want to purge their bodies of hair, or paint their faces, then more power to them. But it bothers me that social expectations say they must otherwise they are unattractive, unwomanly, unemployable, and unpleasant.