AIBU to think armpit hair is a moral issue?

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How did it come to pass that the natural appearance of an adult woman has become socially unacceptable?

Adult women have hair on their arms, legs, fanjo and (if you can bear the disgustingness of it all) armpits.

In a not at all surprising turn of events the natural appearance of an adult male is still considered attractive including (god forbid) hairy legs, arms, balls and armpits.

Why have we adopted a prepubescent look as the optimum for women but mysteriously not done the same for men?

AIBU to next shave myself when shaving becomes compulsory for EVERYONE and not just those without a Y chromosome?

Observation of my SIL suggests it can take over a year to unlearn the societal conditioning and start seeing your own hairy armpits as attractive....a whole year to stop thinking the natural female form is repulsive....AIBU in thinking that society is totally fucked up?

I'm probably going to get flamed here... But I shave my armpits and legs because my fiancé likes me to...

Much like he shaves his beard quite regularly because I don't really like it. When we snog kiss I get a nasty itchy rash on my chin.

I'm not letting women down, I'm happily living my own life and I can't really see how my armpits could possibly effect anyone else?

That said, I rarely wear makeup and never to just leave the house or go to work. The amount of people that are surprised by that is huge!

My idea came from not wanting a sweaty vagina and bumhole and smelly pits. Sorry to be blunt but that really is it.

Ditto with the bluntness. I get very sweaty and paranoid that I smell, so I make sure my armpits are always shaven. I'm less bothered about leg hair and only tame my ladybits when it's very hot. Otherwise, I'm unfussed.

"My idea came from not wanting a sweaty vagina and bumhole and smelly pits. Sorry to be blunt but that really is it."

And do the men all de-hair their bum-holes and pits as well?

Nice patronising line there, assuming you're the worldly one and everyone else is a suburban British housewife.

My DP de-hairs.

I feel rank unshaven.

Exactly how does shaving reduce sweat? The hair is there to protect delicate skin from chaffing when sweaty

Why do I care if men have sweaty bums or not? I care about me.

Well, no pit could smell more than mine post-shaving. Sorry for bluntness.

I didn't say housewife, please do not put words into my mouth. What I mean is please don't tell me what to do with my body based on your experiences or opinions.
My life experience and opinions are enough to guide me into whatever decisions I choose to make over my body. And I read the Guardian article about this as well, doesn't make it valid.

You're trying to justify your choice to de-hair by virtue of the 50c plus climate, wearing boiler suits and spending at least half the day outside on site visits or driving an open truck. And I quote...

It would just be (very mildly) interesting to know if the men in the same situation also feel the need to rush off and de-hair...

I love how everyone cares others shave their fanjo hair

I find it vile. My opinion and experience. Much easier to be clean and fresh hair free. If you don't think that then I and I doubt v much theodora care!

I am not trying to justify anything. What is with people thinking we have to make excuses for how we live?

I think you people are absolutely barmy, why do you care what I do and think I must be in some way misguided if I do it? I think a lot of people who get their life view from reading the Guardian are a bit pathetic and sheep like, does that mean I should feel sorry for them and consider every single left wing emotion invalid and naive? No of course not.

It is barmy and extremely silly, another post for the press to have a good laugh at the earnest innocent MN posters.

LST, utterly bonkers madness.

It's making my rather full morning

Full - dull

My point is, we're not all British, nor suburban.

And you're not the only that's lived in another country.

I don't read the Guardian. I don't live in the UK, in case it isn't obvious by now.

You clearly were trying to justify (we don't care about the heat and what you wear) and are now just a bit embarrassed, because you were trying to explain why you do something that men don't.

somerset she doesn't need to justify herself

She told us why.

I am not embarrassed in the slightest. I am really not. Nice bullying words though. I am not anything except laughing. Really.

I feel a huge social pressure to dehair in all the viable places, chin, pits, legs. I wish I had the guts to just let myself be hairy and different but I don't. I have only ever met two women in the uk with visibly hairy armpits and I just worry that people would point and stare. I think it's a shame that we send a message to young girls that as soon as puberty kicks in the done thing is to remove all evidence of it. I am a coward but when I am an old lady I will be brave and hairy.

My job is relevant because you are saying I am so think if I remove my body hair I couldn't possible have done it because of the environment I live and work in. It is relevant and i am not embarrassed, I am proud. So there.

Visible, not viable

thick

I know she doesn't need to?! But she was the one banging on about 50c heat and boiler suits. I just asked if the men all feel the need to remove their, um - bumhole? hair - and what-have-you else...

Why did she feel the need to give so much detail?

If these at all legitimate reasons, it would be interesting to see if men de-hair for the same reasons.

And I said that yes some men do. I've for numerous ex's that used to have back, sack and crack waxed. My current DP shaves

Are you saying that weather and dress are not legitimate reasons? Or maybe you are saying they are and I am lying about where I live and work?
Please clarify.
As for details, I hardly posted photos or discussed blood clots.
I am sure there are other people on this thread worthy of your supervision? I have been done to death now.