AIBU to think that it very sad that young girls

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nowadays seem to believe that all hair on their bodies must be waxed off entirely.

I know some people say they prefer it but IME young girls ALL seem to think it's normal to be totally hair free. WHY??

AIBU to think this is terribly sad that they are put under this pressure to wax it all off all the time.

Well for a start razors and waxing are bloody expensive!

Not about pubic hair. I never talked about my pubes with my school friends. One person told me she did it at Uni (because she had an appointment at the hairdressers) and I was like 'oh really?' it wasn't til years later I tried

I did go to an all girls school though.

Worra
because of course pressure can only come from one group
You obviously don't agree but why be so sarcastic all the time.

Eva "If you don't like it then don't do it."

It would be nice if it was that simple but with potentially nasty comments from others the choice is not always that simple.

Maybe we should be teaching our children about peer pressure and to make their own minds up and be strong independent women rather than plane the nasty hair hating bullies?

But of course... Some of them may decide to do it anyway

God forbid.

Blame*

Grr just lost a post - gist was -
I have a 13 year old DD, and certainly won't be encouraging waxing any time soon, but if she chooses to do so when she's older I won't stop her.
I don't think all teenagers feel under pressure to have their bikini lines a certain way, there will always be a subsection that follow trends/what they see on TV slavishly, but surely most men are usually pretty delighted when they get to see someone they fancy naked? Rather than looking to pick fault?
A relative of my DP told us all very loudly that her sons (aged 18 and 20ish) had gone through two tubes of Veet each prior to a lads holiday, and that one of them had got her to apply some to his bum... so that is the sort of man who will flinch at the sight of a pube on his beloved... No great loss to any non shaving ladies out there IMO :)

To me it is that simple. If you are vulnerable enough to be pressured into something so relatively unimportant, then there are probably bigger issues to worry about. For example if one comment from one person can force a girl to remove all her body hair, imagine if that girl was told to take heroin, or mug somebody? Scary.

Remember the trend for overplucjed eyebrows?

Now everyone has thick eyebrows and even draws them in thicker.

It's just such a non issue IMO

Remember those tights with the diamonds? Thank god they are over.

Remember perms?

Remember straightened flat hair with no volume?

Kayano

"But of course... Some of them may decide to do it anyway God forbid."

No-one on here has criticised anyone for choosing to be waxed. The point is people do criticise people and clearly talk rudely behind their backs if they choose not to shave.

My eyebrows are still a little overplucked. I can't stand scousebrow.

OP you are making a huge assumption that women my age have absolutely no control over their own minds, and are merely sheep that follow rules made by men, and possibly the porn industry. I'm actually getting quite offended on behalf of women my age. You Are Being Unreasonable.

Like someone else said. If someone was that vulnerable to feel bullied into removing all their hair (it's just hair) then I would be worried
More about other matters

In my day there was peer pressure to smoke, now hardly anyone I know smokes. I'd be more worried about drugs and sex before 16 before I worried about hair...

Why are people so blind to the fact that its a trend. Like loads of people used to have fake nails, but not so much now. The trend is neat tidy nails.
Fake tan was more popular when I was early 20's than now (I am 30).
A good example is the eyebrows example given by pp
its used to be very thin eyebrows, now the fashion is thick defined brows.
Its just a 'trend', some people seem to get very upset over it.

I can't help but be sarcastic because imo this is not just a non issue but I find your 'sadness' and all the ifs, buts and maybes quite funny...sorry

Ohh that was supposed to be a blushing smiley?!

Testing....

I think it is important to support teens in being independently minded and also important that they have been brought up not to bully others, not to make personal comments and that they themselves support others who are being bullied.

I hope there isn't pressure over this issue. There are various threads on the education section about how not to buy a school bag until your year seven child sees what everyone else has because of the pressure to be the same as everyone else. I am hoping that peer pressure doesn't go beyond that kind of level, and not at the level of people's bodies.

I was going to put crop tops but then remembered that they are back already (this time in colourful Aztec print)

sigh

Do you think this no pine trend will go the other way like eyebrows did? And everyone will be drawing in thicker pubes?

Evasmum

Firstly you are 20 so not really the age bracket I was thinking of. Late teens to early 20's are massively different IME.

I do believe we are all led by marketing and outside influences no matter what age we are. However, MOST teens are much more susceptible to trends and fashions, surely you cannot deny this.

Kayano

Kayano

And I believe I have seen a few 'bodies' (poppers under the crutch and all) in the shops

Late teens / early twenties
I found to be vastly the same (Parrrr- Tay)

Oh ASOS is full of body suits :D

And peplums

Am I the only person on this thread who never showed my fanny to my school friends?

I'm 43 and we had communal showers back then...yet I still don't remember seeing anyones bits and pieces?