It’s been a while since I gave up on shaving my legs, mostly because I could not stand the damn itching and burning and ingrowns and rashes and cuts and…
Yeah 😭
At the beginning I was so horribly anxious. Would only wear long pants/skirts and hide my hair as best as I could. I physically felt unwell knowing others could see my hairy legs… It was utterly ridiculous.
Nowadays I wear short skirts and pants again, and nothing has really happened ever.
No rude comments, no staring no fingerpointing. When people look at my legs, I see no reaction in them whatsoever.
It didn’t seem to make a difference in people approaching me either. Although I must say, I hoped my bare faced gorilla legged me would be less interesting to talk up :’) oh well I’ll try to see it as an anxiety exercise…
Reality is often much more indefferent do one’s insecurities than we (or others… 😒) would make ourselves believe.
And social media is incredibly good at warping perception of public opinion. Don’t forget, the likes of insta drive of engagement through controversy and naturally drive the most trash opinions to the top!!
Wanted to add- this is of course my personal experience, others might not have been as unevenful as I have 🙁
But I do hope, I can help some sisters here worry a tiny bit less about body hair!
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I really agree that people OVERLOOK how much pressure there is to conform to these ridiculous beauty standards, and it’s refreshing to see someone stand up and say, “You know what? I’m not shaving anymore,” because that’s a small but powerful act of resistance.