tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post4922530250985952507..comments2024-02-12T00:34:32.334-08:00Comments on Without Borders: Why I don't shave my legsChyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11592503917914199878noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-77020318781431341992019-03-16T13:32:43.966-07:002019-03-16T13:32:43.966-07:00I shaved my legs only once in my life, and decided...I shaved my legs only once in my life, and decided to stop on account of them feeling prickly after. I've been wearing full pants basically my whole life, but today, I bought shorts. I kinda got embarrassed that my ma was actually the one who said it's weird. My papa was actually super supportive, and I'm proud of that. I still shave my underarm hair and pubic hair, though. Just because they get super itchy (I sweat a lot). I don't really care about letting ALL my natural hair grow just because they are natural, though. Shaving leg hair is something I find unnecessary, so I just don't. I love how you say its just choice, and that's it. No one can judge me for being or not being COMPLETELY on the either side. I'm wearing shorts after years tomorrow. And I'm really thankful that you gave me a bit more confidence. Being criticised by your own ma really stinks. I was feeling pretty low.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-33408304983114927312017-05-16T23:24:07.014-07:002017-05-16T23:24:07.014-07:00WANDERFUL!WANDERFUL!Loani Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890352128782169891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-2925487455744503012016-09-28T16:56:09.968-07:002016-09-28T16:56:09.968-07:00You are right! We can notice how the world is fall...You are right! We can notice how the world is falling down, and like you, I hate to shave my legs and my armpits. Don't be worried about rude comments!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-27264266607954907782015-07-26T09:45:47.892-07:002015-07-26T09:45:47.892-07:00How is it right to alter my own body just to pleas...How is it right to alter my own body just to please others? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-76968909592918777412015-03-31T06:49:55.742-07:002015-03-31T06:49:55.742-07:00I would love to be seen as a radical feminist. We ...I would love to be seen as a radical feminist. We need more of them in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-90485783642101161212015-03-31T06:49:02.333-07:002015-03-31T06:49:02.333-07:00*hairless*hairlessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-31108445120504747652015-03-31T06:48:27.043-07:002015-03-31T06:48:27.043-07:00It was part of an advertising campaign in the 1920...It was part of an advertising campaign in the 1920's when razors were looking for new marketing. Why not make hairy legs and armits attractive to the other half of the population in America? Pretty sad actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-28116548959765950672014-11-14T21:16:43.313-08:002014-11-14T21:16:43.313-08:00Why should shaving legs have any sort of social be...Why should shaving legs have any sort of social benefit to it though?<br /><br />If you like shaving your legs, than good keep doing it, I don't think the author is trying to keep everyone from shaving their legs. <br />I think the problem is when women don't shave their legs, society tries to make it out like women who don't shave are more 'unsightly' to look at.<br /><br />Why is hair so much more necessary on our scalp, where the longer the more 'feminine'/attractive you are to the majority of the public?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619388066684240463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-3473982069802436792014-11-14T20:58:21.028-08:002014-11-14T20:58:21.028-08:00What I don't get is why people consider someth...What I don't get is why people consider something that is completely normal to grow on a human to be seen as 'disgusting', like I just don't get it.....but it's not gross when it's on a dude? Like what kind of sense does that even make!? xD;<br /><br />Personally I've only shaved my legs 2-4 times in my life, and Idk I hated them being shaved, I know people like the feel of their legs that way but it feels gross to me... xD<br />I'm just lucky I have blonde hairs because if I didn't I know my mom would've forced me into shaving them. xD<br /><br />As for chin hair I can't stand the chin hair cuz' it itches like crazy when it gets near 1/4 an inch? (I'm not fond of the hair, but I can only be bothered to shave it if I have to go out in public or it gets itchy. Most people mistake it as a bruise or scab on my face if I forgot about it though ahahah.)<br /><br />Personally I wish I could shave my head though, just once in my life, but I'm afraid of the taboo that goes with that as a female, if I wasn't living with others I'd probably go through with it though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619388066684240463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-14343415740057525822014-09-26T09:41:00.247-07:002014-09-26T09:41:00.247-07:00You are playing on gender roles, which is differen...You are playing on gender roles, which is different, letting their rules limit yourself is different and pernicious.<br />And when you said you enjoy the social benefits of shaving your legs, think about it, obviously conforming is done because of social benefits, more work. but also less edge against the current ruling of things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-61966746149865851752014-06-08T19:32:52.726-07:002014-06-08T19:32:52.726-07:00I think people are beautiful regardless of if they...I think people are beautiful regardless of if they choose to go natural or shaved. X3 I personally stopped shaving after I realised that I did it because I had an interpretation of beauty and what's proper from society and family. I'm happy and beautiful just the way I am, whether I decide to shave or not. As long as I'm doing it for myself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198452576009685409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-22921005230406627482014-04-11T16:59:58.445-07:002014-04-11T16:59:58.445-07:00DWARVES DO EXIST!!!! :OOOOOODWARVES DO EXIST!!!! :OOOOOOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-28602639723853914472014-03-03T00:42:24.483-08:002014-03-03T00:42:24.483-08:00Hi,
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It is an accepted norm that women shave, no-one questions it, so when people talk about accepting women for who they are and I say even hairy ones, they go quiet or laugh. I shave rarely and cover myself up. The only time I shave is if my legs are on display. I hate shaving and the prickly painful feeling I get. It's quite sad how other people's reactions continue to influence us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-42190932122358861712013-10-29T05:34:48.290-07:002013-10-29T05:34:48.290-07:00I loved all of these posts. A lot of these things ...I loved all of these posts. 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Getting all gussied up is instinctual and predates all modern culture. Might be a stupid instinct, lol, but definitely not UNnatural.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-13317543432328402462013-08-07T17:57:38.355-07:002013-08-07T17:57:38.355-07:00One year later to your comment, have no idea if y...One year later to your comment, have no idea if you will respond.....being hairy is warmer in my opinion. don't really have an unhairy experience opinion. I did cut my hair down to practically well a nub because I am WARM thinking cutting my hair would make a difference. I am now letting my hair grow out so I can put it once again into a pony tail and fan my neck. I am a hairy girl. Born and proud of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-43648375090199837572013-08-07T17:36:08.309-07:002013-08-07T17:36:08.309-07:00I shaved my legs for the first time when I was 12 ...I shaved my legs for the first time when I was 12 or 13 - obviously not well. I went swimming and was happily surrounded by boys of my own age. The minute the cold salt water hit my legs I broke out in a horrendous rash. Need I say more?.....Okay I got over it but damn.... I decided not to ever shave again But I did up to my knees when I went to the doctor. occasionally do the ankle shave.....if you are a woman you definitely know what i am talking about. The only person I ever shaved my legs FOR was my husband He overlooked all my other physical faults so I am sure he probably wouldn[t have cared about my hairy legs.....He just loved me, hairy legs and all! Damn I miss him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-12841618170336990062013-07-30T18:41:55.228-07:002013-07-30T18:41:55.228-07:00I am a PhD holding feminine feminist, and I have s...I am a PhD holding feminine feminist, and I have somewhat conflicted views on answering your question as to why I shave my legs. First of all, I am married and my partner thinks it's ridiculous when I shave my legs and armpits. In the winter I don't bother, he still finds me incredibly attractive and there's no issue. However, in the summer I shave both my legs and armpits. So, why?<br /><br />I am familiar with the kind of constructivist view of gender you hold and while I agree that yes, to a large degree our concept of gender is a mere convention (albeit a convention with an extremely long and deep-rooted history), but I cannot deny the pleasure I get out of the existence of the gender construct. I love feeling desired by my husband for the ways in which my body differs from his, and I love desiring him for the same reason. Moreover, I am a feminist who enjoys what some might call "deviant" sex--I like being hit, strangled, scratched, etc., and part of the pleasure I receive from this COMES from indulging in the fantasy that I am the passive recipient of my lover's desire and his ability to take what he desires. So while gender itself IS a fantasy in many ways, it's one that I receive great pleasure and enjoyment from. I also enjoy being the highest paid, highest educated and least emotionally expressive of the two of us BECAUSE it is contrary to expectations. For me, it's not about what I should or should not do as a feminist (or as a potentially gender-free individual), but about doing what brings me joy, pleasure and satisfaction WITH the awareness of what I'm doing and why. <br /><br />My question for you is: what exactly is wrong with "fitting in" in, at least some respects? Are you suggesting that if gender was eliminated there would be nothing else constraining and limiting us, demanding our time and taking our attention away from all of the amazing things we COULD be doing? Because I'm fairly certain that shared knowledges, meanings, norms and practices are the foundation of our lives as social beings in the first place. The logical extreme of your argument is untenable unless we conceive of individuals as capable of pure autonomy--a case I just cannot buy. <br /><br />So, while there are of course standards and norms of gender that are harmful, violent even, it is not reasonable to suggest that everyone become androgynous (moreover, there are multiple other versions of feminism that would argue this is impossible). Gender is both profoundly limiting and profoundly pleasurable. I do not appreciate being made to feel like a mindless conformer because I shave my legs. With the full realization of the unnatural reasons why I do it, I enjoy the social benefits I receive from it. Are you suggesting that all women SHOULD stop shaving? Because that would of course be antithetical to the point you seem to be making. Instead, I think that the (partially) constructed nature of gender is rife with options for playing with, contesting, reaffirming, and reproducing it. Just like with everything else in our lives, there are tradeoffs for the wonders of being a social actor. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-70151067419374631712013-07-09T16:29:04.800-07:002013-07-09T16:29:04.800-07:00Congratulations for your decisions and for be a ho...Congratulations for your decisions and for be a honest and beautiful woman! Keep true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-73111174664914214562013-07-05T22:56:49.518-07:002013-07-05T22:56:49.518-07:00This is great! You're an inspiration. Don'...This is great! You're an inspiration. Don't stop what you're doing, I think you are very brave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760357738736808775.post-86961703529178429862013-06-07T04:50:46.989-07:002013-06-07T04:50:46.989-07:00I think it's great that you're embracing y...I think it's great that you're embracing your body, but I am curious if you've ever had your hormone levels tested.brittany.s.c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11853991069638232551noreply@blogger.com