Comments on: Anxiety About “Objectionable Hair” = Money in Someone’s Pocket

By: Blix

Blix — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:24:00 +0000

I never understand why people feel so strongly against hair. After all, it is simply the location that changes things. I am a woman and sometimes go several months without shaving. I get funny looks as well as people who think I’m manly, but hair is not only for men. Duh.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:09:44 +0000

And that delves into the aspect of Caste and Class. =)

By: karinova

karinova — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:10:48 +0000

And a well-to-do-man’s.

By: MissMoppet

MissMoppet — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:13:57 +0000

Actually, hairless armpits and hairless bodies have been part of the Western aesthetic back to Greek and Roman times. Depilation was where it was at, even in the middle ages a pair of tweezers was a vital part of a well to do womans kit.

By: Only YOU can prevent Unshaven Legs « Women In Pants

Only *YOU* can prevent Unshaven Legs « Women In Pants — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:43:04 +0000

[...] haven’t always had to shave, even in American culture. This post at Sociological Images documents the rise of advertising in the early twentieth century designed to make women feel as [...]

By: meerkat

meerkat — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:16:19 +0000

Wow, I like how the second one makes armpit hair sound like a horrible disease that normal people never have but an unfortunate few are afflicted with (but this powder is a cure that will make it go away FOREVER).

By: Sociological Images

Sociological Images — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:56:27 +0000

[...] men aren’t supposed to shave below the neck, but women are required to. Specifically, women are supposed to shave their “flowers” (in a nod to [...]

By: Noumenon

Noumenon — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:05:56 +0000

Since the U.S. has now advanced its standards to the point that shaving the pubic region is somewhat common too (at least 2blowhards.com is always remarking on it), I would expect other countries to be playing catch-up at least with regard to armpits.

By: Leeloo

Leeloo — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:51:21 +0000

Being a french woman, I can assure you that shaving your armpits is also the norm here.
It’s funny how this simple mistake (using a cliché instead of a documented fact to prove a point) makes me question the veracity of the articles on your blog…
Even though I really like reading it.