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- May 31, 2021
I kinda don't mind this one. Shaving is just made a 1st world societal construct made by razor/shaving companies a century or so ago to make more profit.
My skin freaks the fuck out every time I do, so it gets pretty painful if I try to shave frequently. Unsightly as well since red bumps pop up. That being said, I save dresses, skirts, and shorts for rare occasions when my skin settles down because I know people can't bear to see hair on a woman's legs without assuming the woman is trying to make a 'statement'.
Sorry to correct you but hair removal and its role in standards of women’s beauty is pretty ancient.
The LGBTQ’s favorite people to misrepresent as diverse inclusive and worshipful of transsexuals, the Romans, were known for their women being expected to tweezer out unsightly hair. Some even shaved their heads, as it was the done thing in Egypt, and wore stylish wigs.
Granted this was mostly the wealthy and aspiring to be wealthy, but those are the people we know most about.
In Egypt however, it’s almost certain that everyone shaved their bodies clean as lice were a problem.
I can’t be arsed to check for more now, but my vague recollection has it that most ancient societies and many more recent ones expected wealthy women to be smooth skinned as possible, so shaving legs at least was generally not unheard of.
But don’t feel obligated to shave your legs. It’s other people’s problem if they are uncomfortable with it.