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what’s really amazing to me is that people are so afraid of body hair on women that even in a shaving commercial they won’t show a hairy leg. they demonstrate the razor by shaving a hairless leg. they show their product being completely useless instead of showing leg hair. it’s just crazy

mr-ribbit

not to keep harping on this but if you HATE shaving your body or any other part of your "beauty routine": stop doing it. just stop doing it, at least for a little while (maybe when you don't have a lot going on if that helps) and HONESTLY gauge how it makes you feel. is this feeling better or worse than the amount of time, stress, and money the routine takes? do YOU actually prefer how you looked before, or are you only worried about what others think? if you stopped doing the routine forever, could you find other ways to feel better about yourself with that energy?

when I was like 19 and the idea of not shaving my legs anymore first occurred to me (bc I had a Cool Progressive Boyfriend that Didn't Care) i just stopped and it was immediately like... a quantifiably large chunk of unnecessary anxiety just sloughed off my life forever. instantaneously I got rid a bunch of effort and stress I had been accepting as normal, and replaced it with more time to do what actually made me feel 'ready' in the morning, like hygiene, coffee, preparing for my activities etc.

and i DONT feel self conscious about body hair personally but even if I did, no amount of shame over hair could outweigh how much easier my life is. not just bc 'shaving annoying' or 'long showers' or whatever, but like. yeah I don't waste as much time getting ready anymore, and I also don't have to realize last minute before some leg-showing event that im unfit for display and have a whole self-esteem plummeting anxiety attack about whether I should rush it unsafely and risk being late, cut up, and stressed out before the event, or go With Hair and feel judged the whole time. i don't have to go through any of those emotions and when anyone does comment on my hair rudely, im in a much healthier place to deal with it and tell them to fuck off rather than validate THEIR fucked up standards by feeling bad.

once I realized I didn't give a shit and neither did anyone I cared about, it also gave me the freedom to cut out a bunch of other shit I was only doing (or Thinking I Should) bc it was what girls Have To Do to be presentable. fuck shaving fuck waxing fuck eyebrow shaping fuck concealer fuck multi step skincare fuck shapewear fuck lip fillers fuck contouring fuck teeth whitening fuck all of it, you do not need to change ANYTHING about how you look Every Single Day.

for those of you about to say "but I like being shaven/wearing makeup/literally pulling hair out of my face painfully every day etc etc etc":

have fun and mod your avatar all you want but for gods sake if you hate it and complain about how long it takes and all the stuff you "have" to buy or do just to "get ready" - you do not have to. you're not just having fun. you are not getting Ready, you are making your mood and experience worse for yourself, which is going to make you feel unready and unprepared for actually being yourself comfortably.

mr-ribbit

OBVIOUSLY if you enjoy doing these things, find them relaxing, or like what they do to your appearance, that is FINE. you know it's fine bc every single piece of mainstream media, advertisement, celebrity etc is reinforcing that it is not only fine, but *necessary* to be acceptable and normal in society.

less obviously but more importantly: many feminine people do not have the privilege of embracing this mindset due to safety, and the pressure I'm talking about is a lot more severe. if you need to do this shit in order to pass, prevent abuse, or otherwise keep yourself safe, keep at it but remember that it is not your fucking fault that they make you do this.

transmasc-queer

I think body hair that isn’t leg hair deserves appreciation too. Body hair is amazing. I love the little hairs above my lip. I love how I can see the peach fuzz on my jaw starting to grow thicker. It’s exciting to see more chest hair everyday, I love that after years of having just the one that more are coming.

I love the little hairs on my arm that are growing in, little blonde ones that will turn black some day to match the rest. I love the hair on my hands and the hair on my fingers. I love that the hair on my stomach has been going growing further up my belly. I can see light blonde hairs on my back that weren’t there before, I’ll love them too when they grow in.

My leg hair was already so thick and dark, and I hope mine gets thicker and darker. I love the matching patches of skin on my legs that are bald from my thighs rubbing together. I even love the hair on my feet. I love being hairy but if the hair on my head thins or goes bald I’ll love that too.

dailyworldcinema

STORMSKERRY MAJA / MYRSKYLUODON MAIJA 2024 | dir. Tiina Lymi

Don't be afraid, Maja Of what? Of anything.

appleisms

Gillian Anderson, 2000s

jellyfishgay

too much bald pussy online lets start healing . if youre cold their cold

mr-ribbit

not to keep harping on this but if you HATE shaving your body or any other part of your "beauty routine": stop doing it. just stop doing it, at least for a little while (maybe when you don't have a lot going on if that helps) and HONESTLY gauge how it makes you feel. is this feeling better or worse than the amount of time, stress, and money the routine takes? do YOU actually prefer how you looked before, or are you only worried about what others think? if you stopped doing the routine forever, could you find other ways to feel better about yourself with that energy?

when I was like 19 and the idea of not shaving my legs anymore first occurred to me (bc I had a Cool Progressive Boyfriend that Didn't Care) i just stopped and it was immediately like... a quantifiably large chunk of unnecessary anxiety just sloughed off my life forever. instantaneously I got rid a bunch of effort and stress I had been accepting as normal, and replaced it with more time to do what actually made me feel 'ready' in the morning, like hygiene, coffee, preparing for my activities etc.

and i DONT feel self conscious about body hair personally but even if I did, no amount of shame over hair could outweigh how much easier my life is. not just bc 'shaving annoying' or 'long showers' or whatever, but like. yeah I don't waste as much time getting ready anymore, and I also don't have to realize last minute before some leg-showing event that im unfit for display and have a whole self-esteem plummeting anxiety attack about whether I should rush it unsafely and risk being late, cut up, and stressed out before the event, or go With Hair and feel judged the whole time. i don't have to go through any of those emotions and when anyone does comment on my hair rudely, im in a much healthier place to deal with it and tell them to fuck off rather than validate THEIR fucked up standards by feeling bad.

once I realized I didn't give a shit and neither did anyone I cared about, it also gave me the freedom to cut out a bunch of other shit I was only doing (or Thinking I Should) bc it was what girls Have To Do to be presentable. fuck shaving fuck waxing fuck eyebrow shaping fuck concealer fuck multi step skincare fuck shapewear fuck lip fillers fuck contouring fuck teeth whitening fuck all of it, you do not need to change ANYTHING about how you look Every Single Day.

for those of you about to say "but I like being shaven/wearing makeup/literally pulling hair out of my face painfully every day etc etc etc":

have fun and mod your avatar all you want but for gods sake if you hate it and complain about how long it takes and all the stuff you "have" to buy or do just to "get ready" - you do not have to. you're not just having fun. you are not getting Ready, you are making your mood and experience worse for yourself, which is going to make you feel unready and unprepared for actually being yourself comfortably.

mr-ribbit

OBVIOUSLY if you enjoy doing these things, find them relaxing, or like what they do to your appearance, that is FINE. you know it's fine bc every single piece of mainstream media, advertisement, celebrity etc is reinforcing that it is not only fine, but *necessary* to be acceptable and normal in society.

less obviously but more importantly: many feminine people do not have the privilege of embracing this mindset due to safety, and the pressure I'm talking about is a lot more severe. if you need to do this shit in order to pass, prevent abuse, or otherwise keep yourself safe, keep at it but remember that it is not your fucking fault that they make you do this.

hairtusk

A Young Daughter of the Picts, Steph Wilson

hungryfictions

A Young Daughter of the Picts, attributed to Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, 1580s

eldritchxxxbabe

The number of friends I've had in straight relationships where the guy outright refused to touch her if she didn't shave her pubes. Fellas this is beyond embarrassing it is outright misogyny and abusive coercion over someone else's body. Get the fuck over yourselves and embrace bush or perish.

eldritchxxxbabe

If he can't appreciate the bush he doesn't deserve to smush. If he hates hairy pits don't show him your tits. If he can't handle fuzzy legs deny him until he begs.

eldritchxxxbabe

DID YOU KNOW THIS APPLIES TO TRANS WOMEN? DID YOU KNOW THAT SHAVING ISN'T PROOF OF FEMININITY? DO YOU BEHAVE ABOUT TRANS WOMEN WITH HAIRY BODIES? HM?

unidentifiedskeletalremains-dea

One time my friend was like "if a girl doesn't shave her armpits good for her but I think it's a huge turn-off, it's just the caveman in me" and I was like it's literally not it's the opposite it's the domesticated teacup poodle in you.

mclennonyaoi

this is fucking ghoulish

steal-this-album

ID: Tiktok captions reading "Taking my daughter to my laser hair removal appt [appointment] so she learns about self care and doesn't feel guilty about it whe she gets older." End ID

mclennonyaoi

the way enforcing harmful and patriarchal beauty standards has gotten rebranded as “self care” and something that is no longer done to please men but now something that is “liberating” and something you do “for you” now is fucking insidious . taking your four year old daughter to watch you get laser hair removal is not “teaching her about self care” it’s teaching her that there is something wrong with her from a very young age, and that she’ll need to spend the rest of her life getting it fixed . you cannot reframe indoctrinating your own fucking daughter into this as a girlboss self care queen move . this is insane.

mclennonyaoi

self care is when you shave your legs… for yourself! self care is when you get a nose job…. for yourself! self care is when you when you spend 200$ on wellness products and diet tips and buy buy buy so much makeup that you need to put on everytime you leave the house or else you are an ugly pig … for yourself! self care is when you buy what the tell you to buy and do what they’ve always told you to do but don’t worry girl. you’re doing this for YOU this time . girl slayyy you are so hashtag crushing the patriarchy. i want to kill myself.