ariels@tekecs.UUCP (Ariel Shattan) (08/29/83)
Shaving legs and armpits is just another instance of the "women to one
side, men to the other, and anyone in between is a weirdo" school of
philosophy so prevalent in the Western hemisphere. In eastern europe,
women don't shave, and in the arab countries, hair on a woman is sexy. This is
because they know that hair means more testosterone which means the woman
is "lustier".
Shaving was developed to keep women from looking like men as much as
possible (as if there weren't other ways to tell). According to the
initial philosophy, women are women, and men are men, and the only time
they should meet is to make babies. Thank the Godess that this is changing,
and that women are becoming willing to be aggressive, and men are becoming
willing to show the gentler emotions.
Vive la difference is all well and good, but I'd rather celebrate the
attributes shared between men and women, the ones that make both sexes
HUMAN.
For greater understanding between friends...
Ariel Shattan
decvax!tektronix!tekecs!orca!arielsken@turtleva.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) (09/04/83)
When I lived in Berkeley, I saw many women who didn't shave. Coming
originally from the midwest (Chicago) I was mildly disturbed at first,
but then got used to it. In particular, I like the feel of soft, furry
leg hair much better than nubs.
Ken Turkowski
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