Well there are these stereotypes about feminists being hairy and all which I initially thought to be jokes Until I saw this Vagina monologues show in which Eve Ensler says she finds it oppressing to shave her pubes and that it gets really uncomfortable and sore when she does… and she sort of encourages women to be all natural and also discourages women from douching and says that women should keep their natural vaginal aromas regardless of how intolerable it might be to others….
So the question is… do these stereotypes about feminists being hairy and smelly have some truth in them?
I think we can safely put The Vagina Monologues at the psychotic extreme of feminism (hygienic negligence is by far not the worst thing advocated by that play – if you’ve got a strong stomach, google “The Good Rape.”)
Speaking more broadly, I don’t think there’s a broad consensus among feminists (sexist or otherwise) on the care and maintenance of one’s crotch, though a certain attitude of ‘natural equals good’ and female body worship among the weirder variants of the ideology might make it less common among feminists than it would be among the general population.
Yuck, I couldn’t even stomach listening to that so-called play. If they are celebrating their pubes as a symbol of their liberation, then most probably they don’t shave it. *vomiting*
Yeah i do and im a feminist i know that is a little TMI but you asked right. I don’t douche though but wash regulary and wear scented panty liners and they will keep you as fresh as a daisy. That’s really TMI but you asked right.
I’ve seen some feminists on here saying men like them shaved because then they look more like children and that all men are secretly pedophiles…..conveniently forgetting that women like men to shave their faces. So I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of them don’t.
I have my pubes shaved by my lover and I don’t douche because it doesn’t smell. Douching isn’t necessary, it actually can cause a woman problems if over done. I’ve been monogamist for 35 years, too.
Answer your ? NO
EDIT: then explain to me why Men shave their pubes? I’ve seen shaved men, also. I’m not a prude.
I’m a feminist and when I get pubes I will shave them (they haven’t kicked in yet, thank goodness). I think it’s more a personal thing.
they dont shave cause no guy ain;t going down there
Some feminists do shave their pubic hair, and some don’t. It’s a personal choice.
Have you ever shaved your pubic hair? Eve Ensler isn’t lying, it is REALLY uncomfortable growing back. It’s like someone is rubbing sandpaper on your groin. Waxing or laser hair removal is probably a better option. Also, shaving your pubic hair can lead to ingrown hairs, which HURT. Some women choose to put up with this and shave, and others choose not to. Either option is fine.
Also, douching really isn’t a good idea. The vagina has a natural balance of chemicals. Douching messes that up, and puts women at a greater risk of yeast infections (which are irritating, painful and gross). You don’t need to douche to smell alright ‘down there’, you just need to shower regularly. If your vagina stinks, it’s probably a sign of a health problem.
So yes, some feminists ARE hairy and smelly. Some old-fashioned, non-feminist women are also hairy and smelly. LOTS of men are hairy and smelly. So? If they choose to be hairy and smelly, that’s their business.
What about this “hairy and smelly” thing? During the 70s lots of people didn’t shave. So all of them were hairy and smelly or something? Haha, no. I don’t think douching is necessary. My skin is dry and it hurts even if I don’t use any chemical products. In that case using a lot of chemical products is quite a bad idea. Also, people don’t automatically stink if they don’t use chemical products. What nonsense.
I always think of pre-industrial societies. We don’t need much more things to be hygienic than they did. They cleaned their bodies using water. They didn’t care to follow an ideal of beauty because they had better things to do (e.g. surviving
). I empathize with them a lot about it. It was hard to find a wife so men didn’t care about shaved legs, pubes or whatever. They just chose girls that had a pretty face or waist or were suitable as a partner.
Men, please be honest. Do you really just care about a “perfect body”? After all, you want to have sex. And “optimised” women can still be ugly and a beast. When people didn’t talk about those things there was no group pressure at least. So people followed their own natural ideal of beauty. Today everyone follows the ideal of beauty.
Furthermore, “hairy women” are
1. not actually that hairy
2. sexy
1. Now most of you would say hairy women are those who don’t shave regularly. False. This woman is actually hairy: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Woman_with_hirsutism.jpg . Normally it looks more like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Androgenic_hair.JPG .
2. There’s no reason to say women who don’t shave regularly (excluding hirsutes) are not sexy because there’s too much hair. Firstly a woman is about more than her body hair. Secondly many men don’t shave either and women still think they’re sexy. So women should still be sexy as well.
There might be people who think shaved women are extremely sexy because they are attracted by it naturally. That’s completely normal. But there also a lot of men who just think it’s extremely sexy because it’s “normal” and not shaving is absolutely unacceptable and disgusting. I think most of them just can’t stand the group pressure.
Okay, in the end some arguments pro-shaving.
Shaving may show you’re disciplined and care about your body but not shaving doesn’t mean you’re not. Many just don’t shave because they don’t see a reason for it. But they can still be disciplined and care about their body, some even more than those who shave.
If you feel like a “little girl” it’s totally okay and may be sexy if you’re shaved because it fits you then.
You can see shaving as an experience.
You can find shaving more convenient than not shaving.
Most explanations for shaving are comprehensible but as soon as you say other people MUST (not CAN) do the same, I’m sure it’s not actually your own decision. And that’s not sexy.
A supplement: I didn’t want to say girls who aren’t “normal” (hirsutes, “ugly” girls etc.) are automatically unattractive. I just wanted to make clear that it makes no sense for most men to call women who are just as normal as they are totally disgusting and abnormal.
Also, you may think men don’t say things like that. According to which people are around them, sometimes they say “It’s your own decision.” and sometimes they say “All women must shave.”. In both cases they are not completely serious but “All women MUST shave.” means you don’t tolerate hairy women. But normal people are able to tolerate most things so you should try to as well.