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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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I’m a woman and I don’t shave anything apart from my legs.
There is a lot of pressure in magazines etc for women to look a certain why (well there was when I was younger) but I’d like to think times have moved on and folk are more “go with the flow” these days.
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over a year ago
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I think she’s probably right. When I was a young man first experiencing the delights of women then it was the exception rather than the norm for a Brazilian down there let alone a full Hollywood
There was a phase a few years ago that you couldn’t find any hair on a lass for love nor money but now there does seem to be a bit of a revival but I think there’s a lot of pressure from porn and peers .. hair is seen as unsightly and unhygienic in many quarters (which is, of course, mostly complete bobbins)
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over a year ago
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I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism. |
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism. "
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I got shamed by a friend when I was 14 for not shaving; I have incredibly sensitive skin and shaving leaves me in agony for weeks.
Nowadays; women are considered strange if they have body hair ANYWHERE. Truly? I don’t care. If it’s not meant to be there, why does it grow there? My hair, my body, my choice. |
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By *rC99Man
over a year ago
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Maybe it's down to how each individual woman feels about it.
Though i wouldn't be surprised if the editors of the magazines in the past that maybe pressured women about it were actually men |
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?"
No, not brainwashed I go through stages of trimmed and shaved,purely for my comfort no one else's
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My male and probably not relevant opinion is yes. And I think because of it, some people prefer to maintain it because of pain and discomfort of regrowth. But it’s definitely the patriarchy. Body hair shouldn’t make anyone more or less desirable. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable. "
Personally I think I'd find your body in its natural form most acceptable.  |
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable. "
Anti capitalists to the front please.  |
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"I got shamed by a friend when I was 14 for not shaving; I have incredibly sensitive skin and shaving leaves me in agony for weeks.
Nowadays; women are considered strange if they have body hair ANYWHERE. Truly? I don’t care. If it’s not meant to be there, why does it grow there? My hair, my body, my choice."
I had a similar thing at about age 13/14. I was at a school athletics meeting and one of the boys on the athletics team asked why my legs weren't shaved... |
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I mean, our bodies are not really natural, either men or women. I literally just got back from the barbers. I shave my face mostly and trim what's not shaved. I trim my chest hair and public hair. Tbh I reckon I trim a greater area of my body than wiminz do...but it's not a competition and no, in spite of being a swimmer and a cyclist I do not shave my legs  |
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I do think there's more pressure to conform than we'd care to admit. How many women have opted to wear trousers instead of a skirt because they didn't have time to shave? Though I think with youngsters I work with, there a bit more chilled about it than I was at their age.
I now live in a flux sometimes I'm smooth sometimes I'm not. It very much varies with my mood. |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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"I got shamed by a friend when I was 14 for not shaving; I have incredibly sensitive skin and shaving leaves me in agony for weeks.
Nowadays; women are considered strange if they have body hair ANYWHERE. Truly? I don’t care. If it’s not meant to be there, why does it grow there? My hair, my body, my choice.
I had a similar thing at about age 13/14. I was at a school athletics meeting and one of the boys on the athletics team asked why my legs weren't shaved... "
My friend at Secondary school during outdoor games said "Oh, you don't shave your legs".
I had fine, blonde hair on my legs back then, and I went home and shaved it off.
It grew back thick and dark. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable. "
Only the bits on show. There have been fashion trends that people adhered to through for millenia. Since the early 20thC as more and more of our bodies have become visible with xha ging clothes fashion, manufacturers have recognised opportunity and in order to sell their products have sold us the idea that body hair is disgusting, especially on women. Because we're all self-conscious to varying degrees we're generally eager to go along with it. I shave my legs and armpits, pluck my eyebrows and trim my pubic hair because I've been conditioned to. Porn has inadvertantly promoted the fashion for zero pubes because it's easier to see the action without a bountiful bush getting on the way. Penises seem larger when not surrounded by a forest. Hair removal manufacturers brought out new lines for 'sensitive' and 'bikini' areas in response, jumping on the opportunity to sell more of their products. |
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable.
Only the bits on show. There have been fashion trends that people adhered to through for millenia. Since the early 20thC as more and more of our bodies have become visible with xha ging clothes fashion, manufacturers have recognised opportunity and in order to sell their products have sold us the idea that body hair is disgusting, especially on women. Because we're all self-conscious to varying degrees we're generally eager to go along with it. I shave my legs and armpits, pluck my eyebrows and trim my pubic hair because I've been conditioned to. Porn has inadvertantly promoted the fashion for zero pubes because it's easier to see the action without a bountiful bush getting on the way. Penises seem larger when not surrounded by a forest. Hair removal manufacturers brought out new lines for 'sensitive' and 'bikini' areas in response, jumping on the opportunity to sell more of their products."
I not thought of it as a consequence of the change in fashion to reveal more of your skin. That's a really good point  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Everybody should row their own canoe and drive/support each other to do so. That isn’t going to come from buying/using “beauty” products and endorsing”beauty” regimes.
I’m all for supporting the use of make-up and other beauty products to enhance a look/style, but would never advocate the use of make up to “remove Blemishes” or “make yourself look better”. I think it’s an ugly trap.
Putting aside who drove this philosophy/societal belief - many feminists will have us all believe that men at the top of the fashion industry are to blame - I think we all have a responsibility to ourselves and one another to put our fingers up to it and start accepting natural beauty - warts and all - in all its forms.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There is pressure out there that any hair not on your head is wrong.
I'm a hairy bloke and it would be wrong of me to expect different from ladies. There's nothing wrong with a bit of hair. |
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable. "
Women apparently didn’t start to shave until post WW1 when Gillette started marketing shaving at women, so capitalism |
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I'm ancient and I find it staggering when men of my own age expect women to be hairless, one male friend was quite damming of a women we know who was "hairy" when he went to have sex with her. He I add has erectile problems but, blamed her hair for this. Knobhead |
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable.
Personally I think I'd find your body in its natural form most acceptable. "
Lol, thank you but I think you'd prefer it at least washed  |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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I have to admit I felt I should be shaving all my pubic hair off when my marriage ended and I was back in the dating/casual sex pool.
It wasn't something I'd done until I started seeing someone older than me who loved watching porn. He also showed me squirting videos.
I'm going to lay some blame at porn producers too.
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable.
Women apparently didn’t start to shave until post WW1 when Gillette started marketing shaving at women, so capitalism "
I was more referring to natural bodies. Nobody wants completely natural eg unwashed, head hair ungroomed, finger nails long or broken...do they? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Society brainwashes us to think lots of things and these things change over time. They change because we begin to challenge them. For many years it brainwashed men into believing that shaving their face was a necessary thing to do. I wonder how well recieved a near daily thread on whether women are more attractive with or without pubes would be?
Anyone who thinks that what we believe to be socially acceptable behaviour now will be the same in a decade, never mind longer isn't paying attention.
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"Society brainwashes us to think lots of things and these things change over time. They change because we begin to challenge them. For many years it brainwashed men into believing that shaving their face was a necessary thing to do. I wonder how well recieved a near daily thread on whether women are more attractive with or without pubes would be?
Anyone who thinks that what we believe to be socially acceptable behaviour now will be the same in a decade, never mind longer isn't paying attention.
Mr"
Yep we'd all be wearing powdered wigs and codpieces otherwise |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Personally I prefer mine smooth, and never let it grow past the neatly trimmed stage. Not because of porn or anything but purely because I prefer the way it looks and feels  |
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Grooming is the thing, not fully shaving!
Funnily enough this seemed to be a 'deal breaker' just for me today over on fabguys, and I do actually shave quite a lot.
I've always felt a little uncomfortable about how the full thing can make women in particular look a bit pre-pbescent.
I'm not sure it's down to brainwashing though (no more than anything else anyway), I think a lot of women like the look and the feel of shaven skin.
A few of my female partners have done it even though I've always said I like body hair and personally prefer a nice bush (for example). Obviously I'm no good at reconditioning people! |
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"Society brainwashes us to think lots of things and these things change over time. They change because we begin to challenge them. For many years it brainwashed men into believing that shaving their face was a necessary thing to do. I wonder how well recieved a near daily thread on whether women are more attractive with or without pubes would be?
Anyone who thinks that what we believe to be socially acceptable behaviour now will be the same in a decade, never mind longer isn't paying attention.
Mr
Yep we'd all be wearing powdered wigs and codpieces otherwise"
Think I'd like a wig for those days my hair goes wild. Not sure how I'd fit in the car though |
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"Society brainwashes us to think lots of things and these things change over time. They change because we begin to challenge them. For many years it brainwashed men into believing that shaving their face was a necessary thing to do. I wonder how well recieved a near daily thread on whether women are more attractive with or without pubes would be?
Anyone who thinks that what we believe to be socially acceptable behaviour now will be the same in a decade, never mind longer isn't paying attention.
Mr
Yep we'd all be wearing powdered wigs and codpieces otherwise
Think I'd like a wig for those days my hair goes wild. Not sure how I'd fit in the car though "
Think Marge Simpson |
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?"
I always looked at shaving, men or women as a fashion thing.
So is adhering to fashion a form of 'brainwashing'? |
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?
I always looked at shaving, men or women as a fashion thing.
So is adhering to fashion a form of 'brainwashing'?"
If it is we're all brainwashed to an extent. It's been a while since I've seen a bustle on the high street |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?
I always looked at shaving, men or women as a fashion thing.
So is adhering to fashion a form of 'brainwashing'?"
Adhering to fashion isn’t, of course.
But telling someone they’re ugly/not attractive just because they don’t conform to whatever the current fashion trend is…. Is |
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism. "
Capitalism?
Dialectical materialism as it applies to shaving ones pubes...
An interesting thought. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?
I always looked at shaving, men or women as a fashion thing.
So is adhering to fashion a form of 'brainwashing'?
Adhering to fashion isn’t, of course.
But telling someone they’re ugly/not attractive just because they don’t conform to whatever the current fashion trend is…. Is "
That's not brainwashing, that's being abusive.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not sure I agree with the word brainwashing but, pressured definitely.
I started shaving my legs at about 14 because some kid at school said I had hairy legs and took the micky out of me. I grew up believing I should remove my body hair because it was disgusting so that's what I did. I'm quite hairy for a woman or so I believed and was lead to believe that it wasn't right or normal to have body hair. I've shaved places that I have no choice but to continue doing so now unless I get laser treatment in the future, the damage is done. I still won't get my legs out if I haven't shaved them in the last 24 hours.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?"
Maybe she just fancies advertising the fact that she has a bush so she can get loads of cock. |
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By *mtasticCouple
over a year ago
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Absolutely! Not just women though in fairness, you only need to look at the media, advertising and also porn to realise its "the expected thing"
I have been lucky that Boss has enlightened me to see through all the ridiculousness! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?
Maybe she just fancies advertising the fact that she has a bush so she can get loads of cock. "
I hope she likes younger men. And Black men. Because I’m interested.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I still get pressure at 52 to shave my pubic hair from guys. I push back now, but I doubt I would have in my teens and twenties if the fashion had been to be bare. So yes, I agree with her to some extent. |
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By *batMan
over a year ago
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I was on the nudist beach for a few hours today. Very little pubic hair in sight, literally two or three women on the whole beach and a handful guys. Even they were trimmed.
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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago
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I feel pressure all the time to shave/wax.
Unfortunately I have Hidradenitis suppurativa and waxing/shaving can cause flare-ups.
Lazer hair removal is actually a great cure however it's stupidly expensive.
Thankfully my long term partners in the past have always been exceptionally understanding. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Try being a young(ish) person - we are pressured by beauty norms to shave, and by progressives and feminists to not shave. Its hell.
Most people say "Do whatever you want" which totally ignores the fact that your choice will leave you feeling judged and potentially feeling awkward. When there is so much pressure and everyone tells you that your choice has an underlying meaning, its really hard to figure out what you actually want.
For example:
I dont shave my legs generally, and will happily go bare legged to almost anything. For me, leg shaving is a faff I dont want to deal with. This includes when dating or for casual meets. However, when going to a sex club I feel uncomfortable about having hairy legs and worry about being judged. So I shave.
Then I realise that I really enjoy the sensation of having smooth legs and this feel very sexy! This in turn makes me feel guilty for being a bad feminist - I feel like I am a bad person and contributing to misogyny for enjoying having smooth legs.
And then some guy says something nice about my smooth legs being sexy and I feel an erruption of mixed up joy and shame.
Its bloody confusing. 
I do think its getting better though! Its good that we have those opposing opinions to choose from at least.
Pubic hair is very simple for me - I trim when I am planning to have sex. It makes oral sex easier. If Im not having sex for whatever reason (like the pandemic) then I let it grow back again. I sometimes feel a little awkward in swim wear if I havent trimmed recently, but I can get over it. Im actually more comfortable with a bush when naked than when sporting a bikini line.
And for the sake of completeness - I never shave my armpits. That is just way too much of a faff and uncomfortable when it grows back.  |
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Then I realise that I really enjoy the sensation of having smooth legs and this feel very sexy! This in turn makes me feel guilty for being a bad feminist - I feel like I am a bad person and contributing to misogyny for enjoying having smooth legs.
And then some guy says something nice about my smooth legs being sexy and I feel an erruption of mixed up joy and shame.
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Being a "Good Feminist" is about making your own choices for your own reasons, it doesn't mean that you shouldn't shave your legs if "you" want to.
I remember when I was young, a "Shaved Pussy" was almost kinky. It has just become "the norm" because of the easy access to porn that is provided by the internet and due to the porn industry deciding that shaved is their asthetic of choice. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?"
This is her way of saying she has hairy armpits and an Afro below.
Each to their own and do as you like etc. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Looks and feels great on a woman so I like to return the favour. Also gives an extra inch apparently. I'll take all the help I can get "
How does it give an extra inch? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Looks and feels great on a woman so I like to return the favour. Also gives an extra inch apparently. I'll take all the help I can get
How does it give an extra inch? "
No idea about that, but if you don’t have steady hands you might lose an inch |
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Media over the years has influenced people totally
Still does even more so now. Though we are seeing more young women keeping a hairy fairy as well.
I am friends with a big group of college / uni students and often their convos Goto sex stuff , a big one is pubic hair and how it’s easier to not shave at times and enjoy being natural rather than confirming to an old stereotype of sexy is bald . |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Same goes for men, most women expect men to be tidied up down there. Most find it attractive some prefer their partner to be 'natural'.
It cracked me up when talking with a male friend about his preference, his words: "Egg shell finish" haha
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable.
Women apparently didn’t start to shave until post WW1 when Gillette started marketing shaving at women, so capitalism "
Gillette wouldn’t have started marketing to women if men didn’t start complaining about women using their razor…they would have spotted a new demographic to sell their products to.
They don’t convince you to shave, that’s determined by fashion, but their do convince you that their product is best. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Looks and feels great on a woman so I like to return the favour. Also gives an extra inch apparently. I'll take all the help I can get
How does it give an extra inch?
No idea about that, but if you don’t have steady hands you might lose an inch "
you've lost me now |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Looks and feels great on a woman so I like to return the favour. Also gives an extra inch apparently. I'll take all the help I can get
How does it give an extra inch?
No idea about that, but if you don’t have steady hands you might lose an inch
you've lost me now "
Well he said he might gain an inch from shaving … if you slip with the razor you might lose an inch  |
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"Looks and feels great on a woman so I like to return the favour. Also gives an extra inch apparently. I'll take all the help I can get
How does it give an extra inch?
No idea about that, but if you don’t have steady hands you might lose an inch
you've lost me now
Well he said he might gain an inch from shaving … if you slip with the razor you might lose an inch "
 be careful for the sake of your legion of fans |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Try being a young(ish) person - we are pressured by beauty norms to shave, and by progressives and feminists to not shave. Its hell.
Most people say "Do whatever you want" which totally ignores the fact that your choice will leave you feeling judged and potentially feeling awkward. When there is so much pressure and everyone tells you that your choice has an underlying meaning, its really hard to figure out what you actually want.
For example:
I dont shave my legs generally, and will happily go bare legged to almost anything. For me, leg shaving is a faff I dont want to deal with. This includes when dating or for casual meets. However, when going to a sex club I feel uncomfortable about having hairy legs and worry about being judged. So I shave.
Then I realise that I really enjoy the sensation of having smooth legs and this feel very sexy! This in turn makes me feel guilty for being a bad feminist - I feel like I am a bad person and contributing to misogyny for enjoying having smooth legs.
And then some guy says something nice about my smooth legs being sexy and I feel an erruption of mixed up joy and shame.
Its bloody confusing.
I do think its getting better though! Its good that we have those opposing opinions to choose from at least.
Pubic hair is very simple for me - I trim when I am planning to have sex. It makes oral sex easier. If Im not having sex for whatever reason (like the pandemic) then I let it grow back again. I sometimes feel a little awkward in swim wear if I havent trimmed recently, but I can get over it. Im actually more comfortable with a bush when naked than when sporting a bikini line.
And for the sake of completeness - I never shave my armpits. That is just way too much of a faff and uncomfortable when it grows back. "
Can't win either way so just do what makes you happy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?
Maybe she just fancies advertising the fact that she has a bush so she can get loads of cock.
I hope she likes younger men. And Black men. Because I’m interested. "
No harm in asking.  |
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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago
Burnleyish (She/They) |
"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable.
Women apparently didn’t start to shave until post WW1 when Gillette started marketing shaving at women, so capitalism
Gillette wouldn’t have started marketing to women if men didn’t start complaining about women using their razor…they would have spotted a new demographic to sell their products to.
They don’t convince you to shave, that’s determined by fashion, but their do convince you that their product is best. "
Not true. Marketing is totally about taking a product and finding alternative markets.
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By *ovebjsMan
over a year ago
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?"
I would not listen too much to Emma Thomson to be honest.
Flys half way around the world to pontificate about climate change and how it’s everyone’s duty and then flys all the way back again |
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"I think manipulative marketing techniques used by body care manufacturers have convinced us that our bodies in their natural form are unsightly and unhygienic. It's capitalism.
It's been a very long time since our bodies in their natural form have been socially acceptable.
Women apparently didn’t start to shave until post WW1 when Gillette started marketing shaving at women, so capitalism
Gillette wouldn’t have started marketing to women if men didn’t start complaining about women using their razor…they would have spotted a new demographic to sell their products to.
They don’t convince you to shave, that’s determined by fashion, but their do convince you that their product is best.
Not true. Marketing is totally about taking a product and finding alternative markets.
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That’s exactly what they did, they realised women were using blokes razors so they decided to make them a pink one. |
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Brainwashed? It’s a sting word
Everyone’s free to do as they please. And you might be subjected to outcomes from that
Don’t shave, some men won’t like that, some will, you might not even care
Don’t feel forced to do something you don’t want. But don’t complain about the consequences either |
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Jeezo! I don't think I've ever conformed to what the majority of the population does. As for shaving, my choice, my body and from time to time I do let it grow. Absolutely zero to do with brainwashing. |
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Think many posts on here are confusing brainwashing or similar with personal choice.
I like my triangle of pubes on show, keep the edges neat and tidy, just like the lawn but tend to leave the killer in the shed. |
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"Try being a young(ish) person - we are pressured by beauty norms to shave, and by progressives and feminists to not shave. Its hell.
Most people say "Do whatever you want" which totally ignores the fact that your choice will leave you feeling judged and potentially feeling awkward. When there is so much pressure and everyone tells you that your choice has an underlying meaning, its really hard to figure out what you actually want.
For example:
I dont shave my legs generally, and will happily go bare legged to almost anything. For me, leg shaving is a faff I dont want to deal with. This includes when dating or for casual meets. However, when going to a sex club I feel uncomfortable about having hairy legs and worry about being judged. So I shave.
Then I realise that I really enjoy the sensation of having smooth legs and this feel very sexy! This in turn makes me feel guilty for being a bad feminist - I feel like I am a bad person and contributing to misogyny for enjoying having smooth legs.
And then some guy says something nice about my smooth legs being sexy and I feel an erruption of mixed up joy and shame.
Its bloody confusing.
I do think its getting better though! Its good that we have those opposing opinions to choose from at least.
Pubic hair is very simple for me - I trim when I am planning to have sex. It makes oral sex easier. If Im not having sex for whatever reason (like the pandemic) then I let it grow back again. I sometimes feel a little awkward in swim wear if I havent trimmed recently, but I can get over it. Im actually more comfortable with a bush when naked than when sporting a bikini line.
And for the sake of completeness - I never shave my armpits. That is just way too much of a faff and uncomfortable when it grows back. "
Totally get what you're saying but none of that adds up to brainwashing. You're simply describing the human instincts to fit in, be accepted, feel attractive etc. The second that some social ideal or other (including feminism) seeks to overcome these feelings it is doomed as it will not outcompete basic human instincts for long.
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I wouldn't say brainwashed but I do think everyone who shaves conforms to the standards set by society and it's a bit naive to think differently.
It's something that has been ingrained in women for so long now, so now most women don't think twice about removing hair. I dunno, unless you've got some sensory issues etc then I don't believe anyone who says they shave do so purely because they want to.
It's something society has made us do and we do it subconsciously I think. |
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By *hoirCouple
over a year ago
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?"
Nope. She is a raging nobber anyway and is regularly wrong.
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"Media over the years has influenced people totally
Still does even more so now. Though we are seeing more young women keeping a hairy fairy as well.
I am friends with a big group of college / uni students and often their convos Goto sex stuff , a big one is pubic hair and how it’s easier to not shave at times and enjoy being natural rather than confirming to an old stereotype of sexy is bald . "
yeah la valley porn girls are mostly rocking some bush these days too. |
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Kudos to the ladies who are happy to not shave and all
Personally speaking, I freaking hate hair on my body (apart from my head and eyebrows)
So I lasered my body to the point I have barely none. Yes everywhere!
I love being a smooth baby mouse  |
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?"
I don't think Dame Emma Thompson is giving women enough credit for taking agency over their own bodies tbh. |
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?
I don't think Dame Emma Thompson is giving women enough credit for taking agency over their own bodies tbh. "
Emma is a great woman and I for one be happy with a nicely trimmed bush make a change for bald pussy tbh |
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?"
Are 'women' that weak willed? I don't know any that are.
Maybe they like the sensation of a tongue on bare skin, maybe they just like the look, maybe they do it for their partner?
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"I think someone further up mentioned that it's a bit naive to claim that there isn't at least pressure to do it "
I agree, there's huge pressure on women (and to an extent men) to shave. I'm not easily swayed and I feel it although I don't give in to it. The phrasing of preferences 'smooth in the important places' being one that's particularly insidious in the sense that it has a subtle and cumulative effect. 'nobody likes to floss with pubic hair' 'I don't like searching through undergrowth '.
Look at the fuss when a woman has hairy armpits, if it's a celebrity it actually makes magazine coverage.
Brainwashed is a bit strong though. |
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"I think she’s probably right. When I was a young man first experiencing the delights of women then it was the exception rather than the norm for a Brazilian down there let alone a full Hollywood
There was a phase a few years ago that you couldn’t find any hair on a lass for love nor money but now there does seem to be a bit of a revival but I think there’s a lot of pressure from porn and peers .. hair is seen as unsightly and unhygienic in many quarters (which is, of course, mostly complete bobbins)
Bring back the bush!! "
Re hygiene, at the last Olympics the cycling commentators were saying that the cyclists were being advised not to shave, as the hair actually serves a purpose in terms of managing sweat etc. Less saddle sores etc once the riders stopped shaving |
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?
Are 'women' that weak willed? I don't know any that are.
Maybe they like the sensation of a tongue on bare skin, maybe they just like the look, maybe they do it for their partner?
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I’m struggling to imagine Emma Thompson being so weak willed. Bit if a windbag, but good luck to anyone trying to tell her what to do, never mind feeling that she has been brainwashed into doing anything. |
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"Dame Emma Thompson the actress says that women are brainwashed into shaving pubic hair..
Is this true ladies. ?"
I suspect she has a point to some degree, albeit I find the term ‘brainwashed’ a tad too Orwellian. I probably was swayed by preferred norms of society initially, and then realised I actually find being shaven far more comfortable (standfast the very annoying regrowth couple of days before it’s safe to zap the foof garden again) |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
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seen a particulaly nasty version of this some months back when a popular model posted pics of her self with gasp horror a small trimmed bush on one of the model sites .where upon one of the photographers who had shot with her the most openly commented on the photo that he "would not work with her whilst she had the unsightly minge " her reply "bye then my body my choice " the fact that this idiot though he had even a smidgen of authority over how she treats her skin appaled most
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One of the ‘marginal gains’ that the British Cycling team realised at the 2012 London games was asking the female cyclists to stop shaving, because the lost and/or poor quality training that resulted from simple regrowth and ingrown hairs etc simply reduced their performance.
So remember ladies, you go faster with some bush. |
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