Hairy legs in an office setting

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this and still going strong. Wow.

The fact that this one thing gets people so up in arms makes me want to salute OP’s daughter all the more. It is so trivial.

Me, too, actually. I'm the mom of a teen daughter who doesn't shave and it really icks me out. I've been trying to keep that my issue and not hers...because it is. This thread really has helped.

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Both of my teen girls do not shave their legs andinitially thoughts of my mom and peers in the middle school locker room triggered me. And then I was like, wow - good for them. And my 15yr old is blonde but all summer she was so tan and she said "wow, you can see me hair so much more" and her 16yr old boyfriend was like "who cares" This generation does not care and the only ones that do have pearl clutching mommies that also has pearl clutching mommies. So it ends with me and my girls and I am proud.

I love this!
You and the previous mom seem like really great parents. I'm so happy that we have people like you raising the next generation - very much gives me hope. Some of the comments seen on here are so depressing, negative and disparaging towards these young women. No need for people to be so nasty just because they choose something different than them.

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this and still going strong. Wow.

The lengths some women and men will go to to shame young women is quite remarkable!

NO ONE IS SHAMING HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But if you think your hairy legs are not talked about you are clueless. Go women's rights!!! Woo hooo!!!!! You do you, boo. More power to you. Wear a tank top and show everyone your hairy pits too while you're at it.

Uh, many many posts have been about shaming women who don't shave. Some people just hate women who do their own thing.

THIS THIS THIS

Like who cares who shaves and who doesn't. Why are conforming to sexist behaviors created by men. I thought we were past that. It is a learned behavior from your own upbringing to think not shaving natural body hair on your legs is "gross"

It hasn't even been around for a century and more woman don't shave in this world than do. Not to mention anyone with diabetes should never shave or wax. And then for anyone, just basic irritation, infections, rashes, ingrown hairs, and the "gross" stubble that comes back in one day. I just don't get why the US conforms to strange cosmetic looks.

We are going on 19 pages about hair that grows on your body. None of you think forearm hair is gross because it is learned it is normal to be there. Because it is!! The same with leg hair. But somewhere along the way, you were taught leg hair is gross and forearm hair isn't. But you all keep screaming about unshaven legs LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this and still going strong. Wow.

The lengths some women and men will go to to shame young women is quite remarkable!

NO ONE IS SHAMING HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But if you think your hairy legs are not talked about you are clueless. Go women's rights!!! Woo hooo!!!!! You do you, boo. More power to you. Wear a tank top and show everyone your hairy pits too while you're at it.

Bless your heart.

Perhaps in a few years you'll realize the world has moved on and left you behind. It may be too late to consign those Ann Taylor suits....

DP just to say poor Ann Taylor… innocent victim brought into a now 19!!!! page thread on leg hair!

Question for Long-time DCUMers- what is the most posted thread of all time on here?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this and still going strong. Wow.

The lengths some women and men will go to to shame young women is quite remarkable!

NO ONE IS SHAMING HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But if you think your hairy legs are not talked about you are clueless. Go women's rights!!! Woo hooo!!!!! You do you, boo. More power to you. Wear a tank top and show everyone your hairy pits too while you're at it.

Bless your heart.

Perhaps in a few years you'll realize the world has moved on and left you behind. It may be too late to consign those Ann Taylor suits....

DP just to say poor Ann Taylor… innocent victim brought into a now 19!!!! page thread on leg hair!

Question for Long-time DCUMers- what is the most posted thread of all time on here?

I believe you need to go to the northern virginia not FCPS forum for that. I recall a boundary change "discussion" exceeding 100 pages.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this and still going strong. Wow.

The lengths some women and men will go to to shame young women is quite remarkable!

NO ONE IS SHAMING HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But if you think your hairy legs are not talked about you are clueless. Go women's rights!!! Woo hooo!!!!! You do you, boo. More power to you. Wear a tank top and show everyone your hairy pits too while you're at it.

Uh, many many posts have been about shaming women who don't shave. Some people just hate women who do their own thing.

THIS THIS THIS

Like who cares who shaves and who doesn't. Why are conforming to sexist behaviors created by men. I thought we were past that. It is a learned behavior from your own upbringing to think not shaving natural body hair on your legs is "gross"

It hasn't even been around for a century and more woman don't shave in this world than do. Not to mention anyone with diabetes should never shave or wax. And then for anyone, just basic irritation, infections, rashes, ingrown hairs, and the "gross" stubble that comes back in one day. I just don't get why the US conforms to strange cosmetic looks.

We are going on 19 pages about hair that grows on your body. None of you think forearm hair is gross because it is learned it is normal to be there. Because it is!! The same with leg hair. But somewhere along the way, you were taught leg hair is gross and forearm hair isn't. But you all keep screaming about unshaven legs LOL

No one ever said anything mean about my leg hair, but was majorly made fun of for arm hair. For any hair- I am definitely team “leave everyone alone to decide what they do or don’t do with hair on their own body.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this and still going strong. Wow.

The lengths some women and men will go to to shame young women is quite remarkable!

NO ONE IS SHAMING HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But if you think your hairy legs are not talked about you are clueless. Go women's rights!!! Woo hooo!!!!! You do you, boo. More power to you. Wear a tank top and show everyone your hairy pits too while you're at it.

Bless your heart.

Perhaps in a few years you'll realize the world has moved on and left you behind. It may be too late to consign those Ann Taylor suits....

DP just to say poor Ann Taylor… innocent victim brought into a now 19!!!! page thread on leg hair!

Question for Long-time DCUMers- what is the most posted thread of all time on here?

I believe you need to go to the northern virginia not FCPS forum for that. I recall a boundary change "discussion" exceeding 100 pages.

I think it might be the Hilaria Baldwin thread and if that’s true, I’m deeply ashamed for knowing it.

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She can decide and people in the office can decide what they think.

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I hope her toenails are clean and clipped since no doubt she will go far beyond mere toe cleavage.

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this and still going strong. Wow.

The lengths some women and men will go to to shame young women is quite remarkable!

+1

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I'm a 48 y/o gen Xer and i wouldn't care. Most women in my office have hair on their arms and knuckles, I'm not seeing how legs are different.

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Anonymous wrote:Without having read all the back and forth in this thread, it boils down to this: SHOULD it matter that she doesn’t shave her legs? No, it shouldn’t. WILL it matter that she doesn’t shave her legs? Yes, it will. The people in her office will be Millennials, Gen Xers, and Boomers. It’s an unfortunate reality that in a traditional, professional office setting she will stand out in a negative way. Anyone arguing against this fact doesn’t know what they are talking about and certainly hasn’t set foot in a traditional office. It may not be ideal, but it is the reality. Make sure she knows this and then she can make her own choice.

How will it matter? Factually, what will happen? They will see her legs and fire her? They will see her legs and reprimand her? They will see her legs and criticize her body and ask her to shave? No, none of these. That would probably be illegal. So what will actually happen? They will occasionally see some leg hair and then move on with their day? Is that really what all this hand wringing is about?

You’re probably right, but a partner at my law firm once told a group of us to stop wearing open toed shoes because it made us look like “party girls” and then commented on our shoe choices again every time she saw us thereafter. So yes, people might say something.

And when was that? 20 years ago?

Again, it is very clear you haven't worked in an environment that PP is describing.

And again, you are incorrect. Do I believe this happened? Yes. Do I believe it happened in this century? No.

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Very telling that the PP never came back to say how long ago it was.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Without having read all the back and forth in this thread, it boils down to this: SHOULD it matter that she doesn’t shave her legs? No, it shouldn’t. WILL it matter that she doesn’t shave her legs? Yes, it will. The people in her office will be Millennials, Gen Xers, and Boomers. It’s an unfortunate reality that in a traditional, professional office setting she will stand out in a negative way. Anyone arguing against this fact doesn’t know what they are talking about and certainly hasn’t set foot in a traditional office. It may not be ideal, but it is the reality. Make sure she knows this and then she can make her own choice.

How will it matter? Factually, what will happen? They will see her legs and fire her? They will see her legs and reprimand her? They will see her legs and criticize her body and ask her to shave? No, none of these. That would probably be illegal. So what will actually happen? They will occasionally see some leg hair and then move on with their day? Is that really what all this hand wringing is about?

You’re probably right, but a partner at my law firm once told a group of us to stop wearing open toed shoes because it made us look like “party girls” and then commented on our shoe choices again every time she saw us thereafter. So yes, people might say something.

And when was that? 20 years ago?

Again, it is very clear you haven't worked in an environment that PP is describing.

And again, you are incorrect. Do I believe this happened? Yes. Do I believe it happened in this century? No.

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Very telling that the PP never came back to say how long ago it was.

I'm picturing shoulder pads, panty hose, and big big hair a'la dynasty.

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Everyone seems to be okay with it as long as it’s blonde.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this and still going strong. Wow.

The lengths some women and men will go to to shame young women is quite remarkable!

NO ONE IS SHAMING HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But if you think your hairy legs are not talked about you are clueless. Go women's rights!!! Woo hooo!!!!! You do you, boo. More power to you. Wear a tank top and show everyone your hairy pits too while you're at it.

Bless your heart.

Perhaps in a few years you'll realize the world has moved on and left you behind. It may be too late to consign those Ann Taylor suits....

DP just to say poor Ann Taylor… innocent victim brought into a now 19!!!! page thread on leg hair!

Question for Long-time DCUMers- what is the most posted thread of all time on here?

You could ask Jeff and I’m sure he’d know, but most likely it’s something in the Politics forum.

19 pages is nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone seems to be okay with it as long as it’s blonde.

I don’t think everyone said that. Maybe one or two.