Eeyores Butterfly
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There is this company, and like many companies the men are required to be clean shaven (think Disney look). Apparently, the men have been complaining that it is unfair that they have to shave their faces, but women are not required to shave their legs. The company feels they have a point and is considering requiring women to shave their legs (many uniforms have shorts/skirts for women).
I'm not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand I can kind of see their point. On the other, shaved legs have a different connotation than a shaved face. From what I have observed, as soon as a guy starts getting facial hair, his parents buy him a razor and teach him how to shave. This is not true of girls. For whatever reason (and I have never understood this), shaved legs on women have a sexual connotation. Girls go around with hairy legs for years before being allowed to shave. I have heard parents say things like, "She will not be dating so there is no need for her to shave." I know it took awhile for me to convince my parents that I should be able to (and for me it was a comfort factor). I don't know how long it takes guys to shave, but shaving is a PITA to me and takes forever. I find that I don't shave as often as I would like to.
The other issue to me is, who is really going around looking at women's legs to see if they are shaved? I can't recall a time when I have ever noticed a woman's leg hair or lack thereof. I don't care if she is wearing booty shorts with the whole leg exposed, I'm not going to be paying attention to whether or not she bothered to shave.
So out of curiosity, do would you feel if a company required women to shave their legs in order to work there? What would you do if you were working for that company? Do you think the men have a point, that it is unfair to make them shave their faces (their legs can be as hairy as Sasquatch's) while women do not have to shave their legs?
I'm not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand I can kind of see their point. On the other, shaved legs have a different connotation than a shaved face. From what I have observed, as soon as a guy starts getting facial hair, his parents buy him a razor and teach him how to shave. This is not true of girls. For whatever reason (and I have never understood this), shaved legs on women have a sexual connotation. Girls go around with hairy legs for years before being allowed to shave. I have heard parents say things like, "She will not be dating so there is no need for her to shave." I know it took awhile for me to convince my parents that I should be able to (and for me it was a comfort factor). I don't know how long it takes guys to shave, but shaving is a PITA to me and takes forever. I find that I don't shave as often as I would like to.
The other issue to me is, who is really going around looking at women's legs to see if they are shaved? I can't recall a time when I have ever noticed a woman's leg hair or lack thereof. I don't care if she is wearing booty shorts with the whole leg exposed, I'm not going to be paying attention to whether or not she bothered to shave.
So out of curiosity, do would you feel if a company required women to shave their legs in order to work there? What would you do if you were working for that company? Do you think the men have a point, that it is unfair to make them shave their faces (their legs can be as hairy as Sasquatch's) while women do not have to shave their legs?