Female Body Hair

[Die Rote Fahne]

Thos whole thing comes to the same point as all gender related topics: GENDER IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT.

There's no real reason a women should shave. A clean shaven women is just a part of the american female gender role.

What we must note is that some women prefer to be shaven, have shaven men, or trimmed. A lot of men prefer a shaven woman.

I prefer clean shaven underarms and legs, and a trimmed or shaven crotch, but if my girlfriend decided not to shave i would argue, but it wouldnt change anything...unless i found it that sexually unnattractive i couldnt have sex, in which case id be a sad panda.

[Klaatu]

Klaatu, please be a little smarter, KC is messing with you.

KC, please stop messing with Klaatu.

Really though, if my girl asked to shave my jewels, I would say "No one, I mean NO ONE is coming near my nuts with a razor blade..."

[I.O.T.M]

I find any body hair other than beards and awesome moustaches to be icky.

At the end of the day, this all comes down to personal preference.

[gorillafuck]

I would like to thank everyone for their very insightful personal views on pubes.

[KC]

Pubes is an important and relevant issue.

They belong in the trash, not in my teeth.

[freepalestine]

ffs.what a thread

[¿Que?]

I think as intellectuals that the left is supposed to be, there is nothing to suggest any particular topic to be off limits to critical inquiry.

[KC]

i think as intellectuals that the left is supposed to be, there is nothing to suggest any pubes to be off limits to critical inquiry.

ftfy.

[gorillafuck]

I think that at left wing events there should be debates between intellectuals (maybe Noam Chomsky and Micheal Parenti) on whether pubes are attractive.

[Quail]

I like my men and women with pubes, otherwise it looks prepubescent. I also love women with armpit hair, although I don't like it on myself.

[KC]

I like my men and women with pubes, otherwise it looks prepubescent. I also love women with armpit hair, although I don't like it on myself.

Only on revleft

[¿Que?]

ftfy.

We need a coprology thread...

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

I am a student working with other local activists on a project this month in parody of the cultural event known as "No Shave November" (NSN). During the month of November, participants, this instance constitutes almost entirely of men ages 18-25, grow out their facial hair and proudly parade the feat. The goal of my group, however, is to use this month to raise awareness about the image of female body hair. Society puts immense pressure on those who identify as a woman into depilatory hair removal. As a result many feel like they don't have a choice, despite various health risks that often go unmentioned and as always the unspoken impact mainstream shaving products place on the environment. So we've been encouraging women to grow out their body hair for the entire month to demystify this no choice illusion.

Men who wish to participate in this alternative have been asked to asked to do the opposite. It'd be naive and offensive of me as a guy to think this act will allow me to experience the same kind oppression women endure in society. I can however acknowledge my privilege and stand in solidarity with my comrades. This event has been a pain in the ass: finding the least destructive shaving items, waking up earlier every morning to hack away at my legs for two hours at a time, walking around with small patches I missed on my arms or chest because my glasses fog up in the shower and I can't see, etc. But I've found this all incredibly valuable to my consciousness of the overall struggle. Perhaps the gender bending aspects of this exercise are extra appealing to me, though, due to my own conflicts with patriarchy by not obliging to the typical male image. My body type simply lends itself to appearing what is considered feminine which does result in certain social reactions. For example, I constantly receive non-friendly remarks about resembling a "girl" when I sport longer hair.

Anyway, I created this thread because the topic is on my mind and I'd like to hear any other thoughts or welcome someone to philosophically riff in a post or two. Hopefully I've spiked someone's interest

I hate my body hair. I wish I could torch every folical down to the root with my lighter. So the only reason I haven't shaved my legs lately is because I have run out of razors, and like the crowd at that newport folk festival that boo'd Bob Dylan, I look down on going electric.

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

ffs.what a thread

Facial Feminization Surgery? I think you've got the wrong thread. I think a thread on ffs would be an interesting thread. I have friends who went through ffs.

[9]

^no, he meant "for fuck's sake"

[BuddhaInBabylon]

i'm still trying to figure out what ftfy means.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

i'm still trying to figure out what ftfy means.

ftfy = Fixed That For You

[Technocrat]

Although I don't think female body hair is unattractive per se, at a certain point it can become a logistical problem with oral sex. I'm looking at the issue from a pragmatic perspective.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

I hate my body hair. I wish I could torch every folical down to the root with my lighter. So the only reason I haven't shaved my legs lately is because I have run out of razors, and like the crowd at that newport folk festival that boo'd Bob Dylan, I look down on going electric.

Why? What's wrong with electric razors?

[Revolutionair]

I was just listening to this song:

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