I'm looking for other hippie chicks who don't shave...

Seriously? Ridicule?

I didn't shave anything for many many years. I regularly wore tank tops and cut-offs, so it wasn't a mystery. I only once had someone mention something to me, and she was very polite and respectful about it, and her only concern was hygiene. I agree, hygiene can be in issue when someone lets their hair grow under their arms and further down, however when I informed her that I washed several times/day to insure cleanliness (I was a hippie, but not a dirty hippie), she had no problem anymore. Other than that, I would often get high fives, or people stopping me in the street to tell me how happy they are to see a female who was proud of her hairy legs! Of course, this was when I lived on the west coast of Canada, basically the hippie capital of Canada, so I guess in other areas it would be worse.

I'm so sad to hear you've had such bad experiences with people ridiculing you about this. It is absolutely your choice what you do with your body, and there is no need at all to give in to the common social expectation of shaving, plucking, waxing, bleaching, tweaking, etc to look like the air-brushed girl on the front of the magazine.

Feel free to add me


Edit:
Yes, and this is obviously before I changed my religion, and went through a pretty big lifestyle change LOL. Just realized how funny this post looks from a "Muslimah"

i have a hormonal imbalance that causes hair to grow on my face, my chin to be exact. i'm very self conscious about it.

I have facial hair too, it's probably more common than you think. And it's one bit of cultural conditioning I haven't been able to break, as it's the only hair I feel compelled to remove.

:frown: :sick:

Move to Europe. No one cares whether you do or dont. As when you go to the spa, it doesnt matter what size you are, there will always be lots more even bigger. Even at the textile-free spas.

I don't have an issue with you not shaving and others shouldn't either. Why people feel the need to judge others is beyond me. I am on the other end of the spectrum to the extreme of having no hair on my body. For years the only hair I had was my eyebrows, the rest of my body was great friends with a razor lol. I heard a lot of comments about "poor girl, going through chemo" When I told them it was by choice they would get all weird. I grew the hair back on my head when I decided to go back to work. I found a lot of judgement when it came to looking for a job with a shaved or buzzed head

Good for all of you natural ladies! I shave, but totally respect anyone who doesn't (as long as they're hygienic).

Move to Europe. No one cares whether you do or dont. As when you go to the spa, it doesnt matter what size you are, there will always be lots more even bigger. Even at the textile-free spas.

Wrong....lol

LOVE the OP's about me section =D

especially the Cleveland Browns part!

I'm not a hippie chick, but I don't shave my legs.

Those of you who are disgusted by this thread should really consider why you're so self-centered that it bothers you when others do not modify their bodies to suit you. And then come to terms with the fact that world doesn't revolve around you.

Is it not fair to say the same of people that post threads about how they are acting outside of very insignificant social norms and yet are offended by other people being offended? At some point it just becomes silly. Either act the way you want and accept the (quite minor) consequences or don't. It's really not a big deal one way or the other. I really don't think many people care whether you shave your legs or not.

I'm not trying to be argumentative here, but quite a few people could afford to learn the "world doesn't revolve around you" lesson.

If you're talking about the OP of this thread, I'm afraid I don't follow. A follow up post she made said "Haters gonna hate. I can't change that. But I sure can spread the love instead!" That seems like the opposite of acting like the world revolves around her.

If you're not talking about the OP of this thread, then I'm afraid I don't see the relevance of your statement. Can you please clarify?

I don't have an issue with you not shaving and others shouldn't either. Why people feel the need to judge others is beyond me. I am on the other end of the spectrum to the extreme of having no hair on my body. For years the only hair I had was my eyebrows, the rest of my body was great friends with a razor lol. I heard a lot of comments about "poor girl, going through chemo" When I told them it was by choice they would get all weird. I grew the hair back on my head when I decided to go back to work. I found a lot of judgement when it came to looking for a job with a shaved or buzzed head

you have a lovely head.. i mean the shape of your head. you look awesome bald.