To go swimming without shaving?

[ArriettyMatilda]

I am not a regular shaver. It's time consuming, occasionally itchy during regrowth and I hate myself for feeling like I have to conform to society's expectations plus I'm lazy I really want to take dd swimming more regularly but I really can't be bothered with maintaining a smooth bikini line and legs.

I am well aware that I wouldn't even be asking this if I was a man, but I can't shake the feeling that someone will be disgusted by my hair. I'm so annoyed that I feel like I have to remove part of my body to become an acceptable member of society.

Would you judge me for having hairy legs and hair around my bikini line? If you don't like shaving what do you wear swimming?

how would they know Helena? Do they check under the tights during a leg inspection?

isn't it some kind of MN bingo when someone gets accused of being ableist

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What do you know?

Yes Bert, you're right.

Bertrand the point you're obtusely missing is it's up to the individual

You've expressly said that it shouldn't be up to them and they should do what you prefer. Did you forget? Do you need to read back your comments? We can wait. Ask a grown up to help you with the big words.

If you are really being discriminated against at your work because you don't shave your legs, how is that not a feminist issue? You would have a legal case against them, I think. Maybe you are not in the UK but the idea of men not being allowed beards for client meetings in this peak hipster age seems odd. Loads of my colleagues have beards and clients never comment. Clients never comment on my unshaven legs either.

No one on this thread has been proposing swimming naked or any of the over-the-top suggestions from the ' tuck 'em in' brigade. The OP asked if it was OK to go swimming without shaving. Lots of people said 'don't worry about it'. That's all. Because to worry about a little bit of body hair on display is absolutely, categorically a feminist issue.

Oh bugger off with the digs about corporate women. Frankly if you're needing to show that much of your body at work that hair removal is an issue, then it sounds more like you work in an entirely different industry altogether.

Frankly if you're needing to show that much of your body at work that hair removal is an issue, then it sounds more like you work in an entirely different industry altogether

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oh my word, every time I think we're done, someone else comes up with a cracker!

Struggling to think of a corporate career that would require the removal of pubic hair, to be honest...........

Or sitting on your arse all day on MN, for that matter.

If you are really being discriminated against at your work because you don't shave your legs, how is that not a feminist issue?

ontopof of course it's a feminist issue. We are where we are. But to suggest that it's easy to just go in hairy and take them to court is incredibly naive and unintelligent. We both know it's not a realistic fight path for the majority of women. I certainly don't have the resources or the luxury of taking even a small company to court never mind some multinational. But this is conveniently being ignored because it's easier to say silly things.

xForsthia it's the second shift LOL

But what would really happen if you didn't shave your legs? Would you get fired? Have you tried it? If you got fired would you really not file for unfair dismissal?

No one in any job I've had has ever commented on my legs, shaven or otherwise.

"ontopof of course it's a feminist issue. We are where we are. But to suggest that it's easy to just go in hairy and take them to court is incredibly naive and unintelligent. We both know it's not a realistic fight path for the majority of women."

Not helped by women who should know better reinforcing the view that any visible body hair on a woman is "eeww"

LOL why would I try it? To alienate myself? And why would I suddenly throw away my career so I could then sit around desperately trying to find the finances for a court case.

What shall I do with my family while I'm conducting this experiment?

Please can someone for the love of pubes make a realistic suggestion on this thread?!!

Or sitting on your arse all day on MN, for that matter.

the beauty of office work with multi screens

any visible body hair on a woman is "eeww"

Come on Bertrand stop shit stirring. I said genital pubes were ew not 'any' visible body hair.

With your username you at least ought to be a bit more grown up.

But why are you so convinced that you would be alienated and possibly lose your job if you didn't shave your legs? I'm just intrigued by this. Obviously I'm not suggesting that you risk your career but I'm just fascinated by your claim that it is a risk.

If I see a candidate with hairy legs, I am not employing her. If I have a colleague with hairy legs, I am not sending her to meet clients. Simple. I even got told off when I was a junior because my hair style was not "corporate enough" (whatever that meant!). Appearance matters.

Professional environment, people are well presented, smart etc and knowing the mindset and expectations of management in this environment going in hairy would be career suicide. I expect you'd be quickly alienated and forced out of your role some way or other. Even if it wasn't dressed up as the hair being an issue iyswim.

Churchill look at your own post re argumentative.