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In reply to the discussion: Hairy woman does not shave [View all]Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
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really? trust me, it's brave for a woman to buck societal standards of beauty
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2013
#5
Ehhh....no. Having your boyfriend take pictures of you in a skirt with hairy legs isn't bucking
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#10
The point is women who don't want to shave shouldn't feel they have to because society expects it.
eShirl
Jul 2013
#24
Exactly...it's a writer with a Huffpo blog. Call me a cynic, but I wouldn't call this
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#143
I responded because I didn't want msanthrope to feel like she was alone in her views.
Quantess
Jul 2013
#222
Ha. Society all but demands that women shave. This woman is telling society to fuck off.
Gravitycollapse
Jul 2013
#75
In a skirt, having her boyfriend taking the pix for her blog on HuffPo? No...this woman is a writer
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#79
So she's not brave because she wrote about it? Seriously? If this were a women's studies course...
Gravitycollapse
Jul 2013
#80
No..she's a 'writer' because she wrote about it. She's perfectly free to post what
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#145
As someone who grew up in a culture where shaving is not the norm....no. nt
msanthrope
Jul 2013
#142
Not politically incorrect at all. Superficial, maybe, but hardly rising to the dramatic level of...
LanternWaste
Jul 2013
#168
I prefer Earth women in their natural form. No additions, subtractions or substitutions required.
Poll_Blind
Jul 2013
#14
The kind of eyeliner I find least annoying has an applicator that looks more like
winter is coming
Jul 2013
#291
My point is that I'm sure the woman in the picture can attract men just fine...
cyberswede
Jul 2013
#321
There are apparently guys who hide in portable toilets, waiting for women to use them.
lumberjack_jeff
Jul 2013
#318
And I bet she doesn't douche every day either like all non-lazy wimmen should! I'm SERIES!!11111
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#269
She looks fine to me. It's just hair. As long as she's clean and a nice person, I wouldn't care.
BlueJazz
Jul 2013
#26
wow, if she wants you to shave all that much, she probably should have picked a hairless man ....
Scout
Jul 2013
#166
My wife got rid of her body hair when she went on a Central American trip a few years ago.
onehandle
Jul 2013
#33
not her head hair? i don't understand why having stubble growing back in would make her
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#188
the other half has said many times she would break the bank if there was a say to do some kind of
sad-cafe
Jul 2013
#43
Do what makes you comfortable. I always considered non-shaving women attractively natural, but
struggle4progress
Jul 2013
#44
Good for her. Everybody deserves the right to maintain and adorn their own bodies
petronius
Jul 2013
#56
Your body has hair for a reason. Shaving it off is actually not a good idea at all.
Gravitycollapse
Jul 2013
#76
Getting rid of fur/hair was an important step in the evolution of humans
Democracyinkind
Jul 2013
#106
when our whole bodies were covered with hair, yeah, i get the temperature regulation.
Scout
Jul 2013
#297
She's habitat for an endangered species...crabs or pubic lice are almost extinct.
Jesus Malverde
Jul 2013
#98
It's a link to an article and people write articles about things all the time.
LisaLynne
Jul 2013
#114
Personally, I think this is a relatively safe exploration of personal independence
HereSince1628
Jul 2013
#117
Between Snowden and Zimmerman, I'm pretty sure half of the GD regulars have ignored the other half
Blue_Tires
Jul 2013
#134
It's really simple. Everyone has the choice to shave or not shave, and everyone has the choice
stevenleser
Jul 2013
#139
i disagree with you. when there is STRONG social pressure, there is very little free choice
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2013
#165
Good point. I didn't mean to discount that. I meant in terms of how I think it should be.
stevenleser
Jul 2013
#176
oh no problem. sometimes i agree with people and they think i am disagreeing too!!
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2013
#227
i find it SO WEIRD when heterosexual women say EWWW to these pics, when they have sex
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2013
#158
aren't man boobs a sign of weight/obesity? whereas female boobs are a sign of being female?
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2013
#177
many more people who pretend individual expression is important have been conquered by social mores
LanternWaste
Jul 2013
#171
Shaving/hair removal/hair is gross on women's bodies has been taken to the extreme
War Horse
Jul 2013
#185
my first response to the article was 'wait, didn't we already fight this battle in the 60s"?
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#195
Trust me my friend, its the same for homosexuals...Nuzzling my long-time partner's neck....
Rowdyboy
Jul 2013
#310
Well, not my cuppa, but no harm done. She has a right to her looks and I'm glad she's brave.
nolabear
Jul 2013
#214
hairy pits on a chick is kinda hot I guess it's the unusualness of it that does it for me
craigmatic
Jul 2013
#240
Other than having a full head of hair and growing facial hair when I don't shave,
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#250
I myself have been trying to figure out exactly WHY women have to remove hair from legs and pits.
ejpoeta
Jul 2013
#276
social pressure isn't just in words, it's what shown in the media. Media shows hairless males
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2013
#332