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From: ariels@tekecs.UUCP (Ariel Shattan)
Newsgroups: net.women.only
Subject: re: shaving ... why?
Message-ID: <1976@tekecs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 30-Aug-83 14:43:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekecs.1976
Posted: Tue Aug 30 14:43:51 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 1-Sep-83 01:50:32 EDT
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Trying again...


What about men who wear pantyhose ?? (8^) )

but seriously, I don't think the objection is to men, per se, but 
to men taking over the discussion where it isn't their business.  
I, myself, am mildly curious as to what guys think when they see my
fuzzy legs.  

I don't like to shave, because a razor in the hands of 
a sensitive-skinned clutz is just asking for trouble.  Depilitories
are also out, due to chemical intolerance.  Besides, it's too much
of a hassle.  I haven't shaved my underarms in about 5 years, and 
it looks like about two weeks growth.  Once these things reach a 
certain length, they stop growing.  Would I shave if my body hair was
thick, dark, and long? I don't know.  It sure hasn't seemed to bother
any of the men I've gone out with.  

When I go out on interviews, I feel that I have to wear patterned or
opaque hose, so as to hide the fact that my legs are *gasp* hairy.  
If, however, I get the job, they will eventually see the hair, since
I occaisionally wear skirts, and I hate nylons of any sort. But by then,
I don't have to make a good first impression, I just have to do a good 
job.

Interested in knowing how many other fuzzy legs are out there in net
land.  Also, do your feelings about your own hair carry over to your
feelings about what other women do? about the amount of hair on your
men friends?

Ariel Shattan
decvax!tektronix!tekecs!orca!ariels

P.S. -- an example of a "bad" contribution by men would be if some
guy decided to discuss HIS hairy legs, belittling this discussion
by mockery.