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by zahra; johannesburg, south africa
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Posted on 7th May 2012
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Guardian Comment: Ladies: the case for stopping shaving

guardiancomment:

Emer O’Toole wrote a tongue in cheek Q&A about her I-am-not-shaving experiment.

Here goes:

I have conducted an 18-month experiment in body hair on your behalf and will now answer the questions people most commonly proffer when confronted with my prodigious manes of untamed womanhood.

…

Okay, but those who do shave for whatever reason they have shouldn’t be shamed for doing so. The heart of feminism is choice and the choices of individuals need to be respected.

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    Okay, but those who do shave for whatever reason they have shouldn’t be shamed for doing so. The heart of feminism is...
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    I think whether you want to shave or not is a personal decision, not one you should have made for you by anyone- not the...
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    This is WONDERFUL.
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    slapdash attitude to my own hirsuteness. I don’t know if I’d ever chuck out the razors completely (and I’m fortunate...
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    Me and the Guardian are so on the same page
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    Interesting…I really don’t know if I could. This is how society has warped my idea of gender image! Boooooo.
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    I wouldn’t normally reblog something like this but it’s actually quite an amusing article. Anyway, did you know the...
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