For me it's because:
1. It can often hides details of your appearance, rather than highlighting them.
2. It gets in the way of skin contact, I want to be able to FEEL someone touching me, hair numbs physical sensation by virtue of literally blocking it.
personally i just always hated body hair, i'm not a woman and i shave my armpit and my chest and stomach semi regularly the only thing i don't shave is my beard and i get the opposit of that shit where people go "you shave ? what are you a woman ?" which is so fucking stupid and weird
Basically, in the 30s American razor companies wanted more money so they worked with advertising company's to make up rumors that hairless legs were all the rage in France
Same thing in Egypt back more than 2000 years ago. A tweezer manufacturer, HUGE manufacturer, down in Kismet, wanted to widen his market. They started to buy papyrus full pages of advertisement.
"You want to look like a queen? Suffer like her. Pluck these hairy legs"
Here's the proof
I think body hair is hot, but that being said I can't have it on myself. I get too sensory. Any types of itchiness, tugging, I just don't like dealing with it. You're right though, beauty standards, especially around that, are utterly ridiculous.
Note: I shave my body hair because it makes *me* feel good about myself and I hate the feeling of leg hair and how it looks on me. I may agree that it is an unrealistic beauty standard, but the things some women do, including myself, are not always for other people to enjoy.
especially now that I'm a woman and shave all the time. I know women can have body hair and I personally think hairy women mega rock but the standard is still ingrained in my subconscious and having body hair makes me dysphoric sometimes.
It gets better as you get more confidence in yourself and your identity I feel, but it's different for everyone. I still hate having facial hair but I'm a lot less dysphoric about it now
Am not precisely fascinated with my own body hair. I have seen BH that are nice, cute, sexy or at the very least tolerable. I don't think usually that mine is any of those.
As a cis male I really wish I didnt have facial hair. Its a pain to keep it shaved or to tend it and grow it out.
Kudos to anyone who does though, I just dont have it in me.
I've been working on figuring out some gender stuff recently and I get where you're coming from 100%. I've always kinda liked my body hair but suddenly I'm not so comfortable with some of it (especially on my chest and little bit my legs).
We see and appreciate you for whatever you decide your true calling is your a beautiful inspiring individual to all of us and we are greatful for you even existing in this community ❤️
the expectation of hairlessness towards women is so bad, that I think even most afab cis women get dysphoria from growing hair.
it took me being agender for a while to feel comfortable with shaving less. x-x
I’m at a point where I just kinda rock my leg hair tbh. Used to have the same feeling of frustration but I just sort of gave myself permission one day and now shaved legs are a special treat
Honestly, bottoms not having body hair in general kinda sucks. I’m really comfortable not being completely shaved smooth everywhere but it’s so looked down upon, it’s one of my biggest insecurities
Let it grow queen! Having a body hair is one of the only ways to cultivate your body's natural musk, and it'll attract many bush warriors to find the treasure inside that temple 🫡
I personally like being smooth~ but I certainly don't mind body hair on others~ Maybe I'll feel different about this urge to be smooth once I start to transition medically~
I was that way, really early into transition I wanted smooth all the time but now after a couple years I don’t bother shaving my body at all cause I live for the butch vibes of it
Maybe, I want to feel as feminine as possible because I'm so uncomfy with my body, but, yeah, maybe that desire will wane as my body becomes more of what I want it to be.
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For me it's because:
1. It can often hides details of your appearance, rather than highlighting them.
2. It gets in the way of skin contact, I want to be able to FEEL someone touching me, hair numbs physical sensation by virtue of literally blocking it.
more👏hairy👏women
enbys👏also👏hair
And it was trendy to be following European trends
We've never went back :/
"You want to look like a queen? Suffer like her. Pluck these hairy legs"
Here's the proof
mainly cause I was cursed with big hair genes and I loathe it, but there's too much to get rid of
let that shit grow queens, rainforest pussy/pits or whatever you like to the max!
Kudos to anyone who does though, I just dont have it in me.
Best you can do is find someone who likes hairy women and just sorta rub 'em against ya
it took me being agender for a while to feel comfortable with shaving less. x-x
But fuck, going down on someone with full bush brushing across your face is so fucking hot!
Brb... need to go find the wife...