This argument came about because my mom believes that I should shave for our trip to Arizona, even though I haven't shaved for months and don't plan on doing it any time soon. Please stop shaming women for this dumb reason.
The arguments for shaving are really nil. Saying that it looks ugly is just a beauty standard that women should not have to follow to be considered "beautiful". If the tides were turned, those who shaved would be the ones looking like fools. No one should look like a fool, so just accept that people have hair other places besides their head and get over it. Secondly, why is it okay for men to have hair, but socially unacceptable for women? That's because the beauty standards are different, which leads to more sexism and gender stereotyping. The other reason people like shaving is the feeling of their legs. This one gets a little dicey, but if hairy legs weren't such a no-no I feel like it wouldn't be as big as an issue. Besides, no one likes the spiky, painful pointy hairs of growing leg hair, so your leg really only stays feeling nice for a few days. As for not shaving, you save money (razors and cream), time, your skin (from being nicked/cut), water, and you gain body confidence by going against what is considered "normal". Do what you want, not what society says you should. And besides, even though girls are always like, "Eww, I have leg hair! I need to shave!", a lot of guys find body hair like that attractive. Unless you're lesbian, shaving to get a crush's attention may very well backfire. Don't let the premise of "If you want a boyfriend, you need to shave. Guys don't like leg hair" have any meaning for you. Any guys who don't like you because of some perfectly natural hair doesn't deserve a strong woman like you and is only a shallow loser. Any guy who truly likes/loves you will not care if you have leg/armpit hair or not. Take love and attraction advice from the sex that you're attracting, not your already married mother that hates leg hair and believes she's unattractive without it. Having leg and arm hair is a strong message that you are a confident woman who has total self-confidence and is willing to go against the grain and stand up for what you believe in. Anyone who truly cares about you will not care if you have hair or not. Besides, leg and arm hair are natural. No one can blame you for growing it. It's not under your control, but what you do with it is. Don't let society tell you that any part of your body is not beautiful.
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AuthorAn 18 year old writer, drawer, tea enthusiast, beanie baby collector, INFJ, Pleiadian starseed and high schooler, Amanda enjoys mammals, drawing, and reading. She wants to be an editor, comic artist, alien, and own lots of pets when she grows up. Archives
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