Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!drutx!slb From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Conforming Message-ID: <2714@drutx.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-May-85 11:35:50 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.2714 Posted: Wed May 8 11:35:50 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 9-May-85 03:04:49 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 65 >I have always been bothered about the leg hair problem. It's easy >enough to evade in winter by wearing jeans continuously, but much more >of a worry if I want to go swimming in a public place (beach ...), >or wear a skirt when it's hot. > >All the women I have ever spoken who thought this not very >important had light coloured leg hair. Mine is reasonably thick >dark brown. Is there anyone out there like me who has had more >courage about this? Is it just a matter of courage, or do you >get flak about not looking decent at work &etc ? > > Miriam Blatt I can give you my experiences. I do not shave my legs, for several reasons. Lack of time, the fact that it is very difficult to do so in a shower and I usually take a shower instead of a bath, and the fact that I DETEST the feel of stubble. I really do like the feel of freshly shaved legs--but how can I find time to do it every day? Second best is unshaven. I have had no comments about this from co-workers or management. I wear pantyhose rather than colored tights, and my hair is not light so they must have noticed, but no one is talking. Of course I don't wear skirts as often as jeans. I also don't go in for swimming. This is mostly because my eyes are so bad that I can't enjoy most things I do without glasses. So that eliminates one possible problem area. I don't like to wear shorts anyway. My husband doesn't mind at all. So, in short, I would say "Go for it". I didn't consciously set out to rebel, I just found myself with too much to do in a day, and had to drop something. And I haven't gotten any flak. After all, if it does cause trouble, it's easily changed. I don't know of anyone who has had trouble over leg hair. I did have a friend who was fired from a job over underarm hair once. As a result, I am a little leary of leaving that, even though I don't like it shaved. I shave it during the summer, when it shows. In the winter every little bit of fur helps here in the Rockies :-). By the way, a comment was made about the cost of pantyhose as opposed to tights. I get about 50-60 wearings out of my pantyhose. The secret is to put them in the freezer before you wear them (at least overnight), and then only wash them in cold water. I just store my unopened packages in the freezer. It looks funny--but it works. -- Sue Brezden Real World: Room 1B17 Net World: ihnp4!drutx!slb AT&T Information Systems 11900 North Pecos Westminster, Co. 80234 (303)538-3829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Honk if you love Shiva! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~