The majority find it disgusting, I suppose. Im not aware of any movements but Im also not aware about this kind of subject so I may be the one out of the loop.
Older generations see it as unhygienic and make fun of it. Newer generations don’t care that much from what I’ve seen. Also a big part of the feminist movement opposes the imposition of beauty standards, including the mistaken idea that women should not have body hair.
The norm here is the same sexist double standard as everywhere else: Women must be completely smooth and men are the hairy ones.
I for one support women not shaving their legs or armpits and not plucking their eyebrows. I don’t understand why people care about social norms that are completely made up.
It’s weird. People here are either hairy like monkeys, or hairless as the day they were born… I am in the former category. As a man, I’ve never felt insecure about that. On the contrary, I’ve been told more than once that my body hair was kind of sexy.
For women, it’s an entirely different story. Body hair is still shamed, and now even arm hair, which used to be completely ignored, is becoming scrutinized. I just remembered a time that at a mall, there was a foreign lady wearing a skirt and with very hairy legs was being stared at by seemingly everyone there. Could also be because she was barefoot for some reason, but still.
Very negatively, also seen as a masculine trait regardless if it’s arm hair, armpit hair or facial hair which is crazy to me because everyone has hair unless you’re suffering from alopecia.
Very frowned upon. My small city is full of laser hair removal places at least. At the same time, no man I’ve ever been with had any issues with that. So it’s more of a female obsession.
I´ve never seen people make a big deal about that here… probably because most peruvian women (and us guys too) usually aren´t even hairy in the first place, I have tons of female friends that don’t even need to shave to have legs that “look smooth/not hairy”
I assume there is judgement if they don´t completely shave the armpit hair though. And there are a couple of creeps that expect all women to shave down there, but that’s about it. Everything else is usually hairless enough that most people don´t care if you completely shave it or not I think
Badly. My mom always gives me shit and is embarrassed on my behalf when I haven’t shaved my armpit hair in a while, and if she hasn’t shaved hers then she will torture herself by wearing sweaters to cover it up even if it’s hot as hell outside.
There haven’t been any movements as far as I am aware. If there was one, it’d most likely get shot down pretty fast due to people clowning on it and calling it a “feminazi” movement- not only by men, but also by a lot of women.
Badly. It may be perceived as if you don’t care that much about your hygiene or looks (at least that’s what I hear, it’s not exactly what I think).
Even guys in Brazil are expected to be somewhat shaved or at least with the bush under control down there, with the proper care.
So…yeah, women are pretty traditional here about that. I’ve never seen in my whole life a woman with hair in her armpits or with super hairy legs, maybe in the most extrem cases the hair had grown a bit and that’s it.
Moustaches, hair in armpits, legs straight up hairy aren’t the norm, they’re the exceptions. It doesn’t mean women like it though ehehe I mean, it’s tiring and time consuming for them, sometimes expensive. But anyways, I guess everywhere things are changing and I don’t think it’s different in Brazil.
US here… I know it’s natural but if a woman has more body hair than me (male) it grosses me out. I mean I might as well be with a dude and with a better disposition. Hairy bushes don’t really bother me just as long as it’s not a rain forest down there. I keep mine trimmed. But to each his/her own. It’s not body shaming it’s aesthetics. I’m sure there’s guys out there that like hairy women!
Badly, once I told a friend of mine I needed to shave she was like wtf ( she thought was for my face, she was surprised I had to shave my armpits and legs.
Many family members don’t have to shave neither…it’s so fucking unfair 😩
It isn’t seen as presentable. People would call other girls monkeys or say they belonged in a zoo for having body hair. At the time, I’ll admit that I viewed it as basically unhygienic and thought it was unseemly to appear in public with (dark) body hair, and part of me still holds onto that even if I try not to be judgmental. If you’re wondering if this same societal standard applied for men, the answer is mostly no.
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The majority find it disgusting, I suppose. Im not aware of any movements but Im also not aware about this kind of subject so I may be the one out of the loop.
Older generations see it as unhygienic and make fun of it. Newer generations don’t care that much from what I’ve seen. Also a big part of the feminist movement opposes the imposition of beauty standards, including the mistaken idea that women should not have body hair.
The norm here is the same sexist double standard as everywhere else: Women must be completely smooth and men are the hairy ones.
I for one support women not shaving their legs or armpits and not plucking their eyebrows. I don’t understand why people care about social norms that are completely made up.
It’s weird. People here are either hairy like monkeys, or hairless as the day they were born… I am in the former category. As a man, I’ve never felt insecure about that. On the contrary, I’ve been told more than once that my body hair was kind of sexy.
For women, it’s an entirely different story. Body hair is still shamed, and now even arm hair, which used to be completely ignored, is becoming scrutinized. I just remembered a time that at a mall, there was a foreign lady wearing a skirt and with very hairy legs was being stared at by seemingly everyone there. Could also be because she was barefoot for some reason, but still.
I had a teacher in middle school that had body hair in her arms.. and all the kids laughted at her…yeah, it wasnt good.
Very negatively, also seen as a masculine trait regardless if it’s arm hair, armpit hair or facial hair which is crazy to me because everyone has hair unless you’re suffering from alopecia.
Very frowned upon. My small city is full of laser hair removal places at least. At the same time, no man I’ve ever been with had any issues with that. So it’s more of a female obsession.
Shaving body hair is not the norm in Jamaica. Body hair is seen as whatever, especially among dark-skinned women
Completely natural, but once saw a stupid woman laughing at another woman for not having the legs shaved
Even young man are shaving now. At least there’s equality (?).
Bad! We are expected to shave, and most of us do. We don’t like having body hair.
Usually when they take of their clothes
I get so little pussy so I can’t be picky about it
Leg and armor hair is not well seen. Some women, mostly militant feminists, let them grow. No one REALLY cares.
I´ve never seen people make a big deal about that here… probably because most peruvian women (and us guys too) usually aren´t even hairy in the first place, I have tons of female friends that don’t even need to shave to have legs that “look smooth/not hairy”
I assume there is judgement if they don´t completely shave the armpit hair though. And there are a couple of creeps that expect all women to shave down there, but that’s about it. Everything else is usually hairless enough that most people don´t care if you completely shave it or not I think
Badly regarded because it is unhygienic
Badly. My mom always gives me shit and is embarrassed on my behalf when I haven’t shaved my armpit hair in a while, and if she hasn’t shaved hers then she will torture herself by wearing sweaters to cover it up even if it’s hot as hell outside.
There haven’t been any movements as far as I am aware. If there was one, it’d most likely get shot down pretty fast due to people clowning on it and calling it a “feminazi” movement- not only by men, but also by a lot of women.
>How is body hair in women seen in your country?
With the eyes.
Badly. It may be perceived as if you don’t care that much about your hygiene or looks (at least that’s what I hear, it’s not exactly what I think).
Even guys in Brazil are expected to be somewhat shaved or at least with the bush under control down there, with the proper care.
So…yeah, women are pretty traditional here about that. I’ve never seen in my whole life a woman with hair in her armpits or with super hairy legs, maybe in the most extrem cases the hair had grown a bit and that’s it.
Moustaches, hair in armpits, legs straight up hairy aren’t the norm, they’re the exceptions. It doesn’t mean women like it though ehehe I mean, it’s tiring and time consuming for them, sometimes expensive. But anyways, I guess everywhere things are changing and I don’t think it’s different in Brazil.
US here… I know it’s natural but if a woman has more body hair than me (male) it grosses me out. I mean I might as well be with a dude and with a better disposition. Hairy bushes don’t really bother me just as long as it’s not a rain forest down there. I keep mine trimmed. But to each his/her own. It’s not body shaming it’s aesthetics. I’m sure there’s guys out there that like hairy women!
Badly, once I told a friend of mine I needed to shave she was like wtf ( she thought was for my face, she was surprised I had to shave my armpits and legs.
Many family members don’t have to shave neither…it’s so fucking unfair 😩
There’s a reason why it’s called Brazilian wax
It isn’t seen as presentable. People would call other girls monkeys or say they belonged in a zoo for having body hair. At the time, I’ll admit that I viewed it as basically unhygienic and thought it was unseemly to appear in public with (dark) body hair, and part of me still holds onto that even if I try not to be judgmental. If you’re wondering if this same societal standard applied for men, the answer is mostly no.