I'm tired of "statement armpits"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the armpit hair not make any perspiration/bo smell more or hold in the smell?

Well what do you think?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This forum is usually so adamant that you don't judge women based on appearance -- google any thread that involves teen girls wearing very short shorts -- but suddenly you've all turned into my Great Aunt Margaret about body hair.

If I said your DD's visible bra straps were "revolting," I would get crucified on this board. But that doesn't apply when we're talking about her unshaven armpits?

Enlighten me: What aspects of a girl or woman's appearance are we allowed to judge? Where is the "her body her choice" line drawn this week?

Too much eyeliner, Capri pants, perfume use.

Ridiculously long fingernails and/or eyelashes. Tattoos.

Eyebrows resembling the Golden Arches.

I agree with OP that armpit hair is gross. I haven't noticed it as a statement though.

I went to a swim class with a young woman who had thick hair down the insides of her thighs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This forum is usually so adamant that you don't judge women based on appearance -- google any thread that involves teen girls wearing very short shorts -- but suddenly you've all turned into my Great Aunt Margaret about body hair.

If I said your DD's visible bra straps were "revolting," I would get crucified on this board. But that doesn't apply when we're talking about her unshaven armpits?

Enlighten me: What aspects of a girl or woman's appearance are we allowed to judge? Where is the "her body her choice" line drawn this week?

Too much eyeliner, Capri pants, perfume use.

Ridiculously long fingernails and/or eyelashes. Tattoos.

Eyebrows resembling the Golden Arches.

I agree with OP that armpit hair is gross. I haven't noticed it as a statement though.

I went to a swim class with a young woman who had thick hair down the insides of her thighs.

When it's long like that, it's a statement.

Thick hair down the inside of thighs... that's really gross.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does the armpit hair not make any perspiration/bo smell more or hold in the smell?

Well what do you think?

Yes. These girls stink.

Also, au naturales: if you don’t practice basic Western hygiene, your armpits aren’t the only noticeable odor by the end of the day. All those Tom’s products combined with “let it flow” mentality leads to ripeness by evening come summer time.

[Anonymous]

If a woman doesn't want to shave then fine. And people who judge are going to find something else to judge anyway. It's the bully mentality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I occasionally see women who don’t shave their armpits, but I have never once thought it was a “statement.” Not everything is a message to you personally, OP! My goodness, what a way to view how other people choose to…be.

If it weren't a statement, the press would cover it. For example, Rachel McAdams has disappeared from the limelight. So in order to reappear in a way that got attention, she added... armpit hair.

Here is Vanity Fair, totally not noticing the armpit hair: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/04/rachel-mcadams-armpit-hair-photos

Here is E!, quoting McAdams explaining the statement behind her armpit hair: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/why-rachel-mcadams-wanted-to-show-her-armpit-hair-and-body-in-all-its-glory/ar-AA1a4B1u

Here is Vogue, explaining the armpit hair trend and the statement of confidence it makes: https://www.vogue.com/article/celebrities-who-dont-shave-underarm-hair-julia-roberts-madonna-sophia-loren-lola-kirke


So yeah, it's totally just me. Armpit hair in glamorous places is just soooo common, I'm a weirdo for noticing it. Right.

I know zip about Rachael McAdams because I don't look at glossy magazines, gossip news sites, or celebrity news in any format. Have you tried reading real newspapers, books, or nonfiction works? Spend more time reading the New York Times and you may be able to do the crossword in that publication instead of the one in Us Weekly. Challenge yourself!

May I one day be as cultured as you, to spend my time on a fashion forum explaining how strenuously I ignore pop culture.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I occasionally see women who don’t shave their armpits, but I have never once thought it was a “statement.” Not everything is a message to you personally, OP! My goodness, what a way to view how other people choose to…be.

If it weren't a statement, the press would cover it. For example, Rachel McAdams has disappeared from the limelight. So in order to reappear in a way that got attention, she added... armpit hair.

Here is Vanity Fair, totally not noticing the armpit hair: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/04/rachel-mcadams-armpit-hair-photos

Here is E!, quoting McAdams explaining the statement behind her armpit hair: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/why-rachel-mcadams-wanted-to-show-her-armpit-hair-and-body-in-all-its-glory/ar-AA1a4B1u

Here is Vogue, explaining the armpit hair trend and the statement of confidence it makes: https://www.vogue.com/article/celebrities-who-dont-shave-underarm-hair-julia-roberts-madonna-sophia-loren-lola-kirke


So yeah, it's totally just me. Armpit hair in glamorous places is just soooo common, I'm a weirdo for noticing it. Right.

I know zip about Rachael McAdams because I don't look at glossy magazines, gossip news sites, or celebrity news in any format. Have you tried reading real newspapers, books, or nonfiction works? Spend more time reading the New York Times and you may be able to do the crossword in that publication instead of the one in Us Weekly. Challenge yourself!

May I one day be as cultured as you, to spend my time on a fashion forum explaining how strenuously I ignore pop culture.

dying. so good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nowadays, boys are shaving their legs and pits and girls are letting it grow.

So boys shaving legs is a thing now, really? My middle schooler just came to me not 2 days ago asking about razors for his legs.

I was surprised, too. I told my boys that once they start, they have to keep doing it. I don't know if that's true...I suppose they could eventually grow it out like the girls do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I occasionally see women who don’t shave their armpits, but I have never once thought it was a “statement.” Not everything is a message to you personally, OP! My goodness, what a way to view how other people choose to…be.

If it weren't a statement, the press would cover it. For example, Rachel McAdams has disappeared from the limelight. So in order to reappear in a way that got attention, she added... armpit hair.

Here is Vanity Fair, totally not noticing the armpit hair: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/04/rachel-mcadams-armpit-hair-photos

Here is E!, quoting McAdams explaining the statement behind her armpit hair: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/why-rachel-mcadams-wanted-to-show-her-armpit-hair-and-body-in-all-its-glory/ar-AA1a4B1u

Here is Vogue, explaining the armpit hair trend and the statement of confidence it makes: https://www.vogue.com/article/celebrities-who-dont-shave-underarm-hair-julia-roberts-madonna-sophia-loren-lola-kirke


So yeah, it's totally just me. Armpit hair in glamorous places is just soooo common, I'm a weirdo for noticing it. Right.

I know zip about Rachael McAdams because I don't look at glossy magazines, gossip news sites, or celebrity news in any format. Have you tried reading real newspapers, books, or nonfiction works? Spend more time reading the New York Times and you may be able to do the crossword in that publication instead of the one in Us Weekly. Challenge yourself!

May I one day be as cultured as you, to spend my time on a fashion forum explaining how strenuously I ignore pop culture.

LOL this. Peak DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I occasionally see women who don’t shave their armpits, but I have never once thought it was a “statement.” Not everything is a message to you personally, OP! My goodness, what a way to view how other people choose to…be.

If it weren't a statement, the press would cover it. For example, Rachel McAdams has disappeared from the limelight. So in order to reappear in a way that got attention, she added... armpit hair.

Here is Vanity Fair, totally not noticing the armpit hair: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/04/rachel-mcadams-armpit-hair-photos

Here is E!, quoting McAdams explaining the statement behind her armpit hair: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/why-rachel-mcadams-wanted-to-show-her-armpit-hair-and-body-in-all-its-glory/ar-AA1a4B1u

Here is Vogue, explaining the armpit hair trend and the statement of confidence it makes: https://www.vogue.com/article/celebrities-who-dont-shave-underarm-hair-julia-roberts-madonna-sophia-loren-lola-kirke


So yeah, it's totally just me. Armpit hair in glamorous places is just soooo common, I'm a weirdo for noticing it. Right.

I know zip about Rachael McAdams because I don't look at glossy magazines, gossip news sites, or celebrity news in any format. Have you tried reading real newspapers, books, or nonfiction works? Spend more time reading the New York Times and you may be able to do the crossword in that publication instead of the one in Us Weekly. Challenge yourself!

Congratulations. You are better than us.

You must be so interesting to talk to at parties. Celebrities and armpit hair. Wow, what a great conversationalist!

NP. I read the NYT and I never read Vogue or gossip magazines. But I'd *much* rather talk to her, or pretty much anyone else, at a party, before I talked to some insufferable twat like you.

[Anonymous]

Hairy armpits are gross on both men and women. Keep it trimmed.

Trim that back hair and overly hairy chest as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I occasionally see women who don’t shave their armpits, but I have never once thought it was a “statement.” Not everything is a message to you personally, OP! My goodness, what a way to view how other people choose to…be.

If it weren't a statement, the press would cover it. For example, Rachel McAdams has disappeared from the limelight. So in order to reappear in a way that got attention, she added... armpit hair.

Here is Vanity Fair, totally not noticing the armpit hair: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/04/rachel-mcadams-armpit-hair-photos

Here is E!, quoting McAdams explaining the statement behind her armpit hair: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/why-rachel-mcadams-wanted-to-show-her-armpit-hair-and-body-in-all-its-glory/ar-AA1a4B1u

Here is Vogue, explaining the armpit hair trend and the statement of confidence it makes: https://www.vogue.com/article/celebrities-who-dont-shave-underarm-hair-julia-roberts-madonna-sophia-loren-lola-kirke


So yeah, it's totally just me. Armpit hair in glamorous places is just soooo common, I'm a weirdo for noticing it. Right.

I know zip about Rachael McAdams because I don't look at glossy magazines, gossip news sites, or celebrity news in any format. Have you tried reading real newspapers, books, or nonfiction works? Spend more time reading the New York Times and you may be able to do the crossword in that publication instead of the one in Us Weekly. Challenge yourself!

May I one day be as cultured as you, to spend my time on a fashion forum explaining how strenuously I ignore pop culture.

Talking about armpit hair isn't "fashion." I'd be happy to talk with you about my favorite designers and the best fashion shows I've been to. Photographers, makeup artists, products, jewelry, let's go. Armpit hair most directly relates to *hygiene,* not *fashion,* so perhaps the Health Forum is where you should be engaging in this elevated discourse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I occasionally see women who don’t shave their armpits, but I have never once thought it was a “statement.” Not everything is a message to you personally, OP! My goodness, what a way to view how other people choose to…be.

If it weren't a statement, the press would cover it. For example, Rachel McAdams has disappeared from the limelight. So in order to reappear in a way that got attention, she added... armpit hair.

Here is Vanity Fair, totally not noticing the armpit hair: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/04/rachel-mcadams-armpit-hair-photos




Here is E!, quoting McAdams explaining the statement behind her armpit hair: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/why-rachel-mcadams-wanted-to-show-her-armpit-hair-and-body-in-all-its-glory/ar-AA1a4B1u

Here is Vogue, explaining the armpit hair trend and the statement of confidence it makes: https://www.vogue.com/article/celebrities-who-dont-shave-underarm-hair-julia-roberts-madonna-sophia-loren-lola-kirke


So yeah, it's totally just me. Armpit hair in glamorous places is just soooo common, I'm a weirdo for noticing it. Right.

I know zip about Rachael McAdams because I don't look at glossy magazines, gossip news sites, or celebrity news in any format. Have you tried reading real newspapers, books, or nonfiction works? Spend more time reading the New York Times and you may be able to do the crossword in that publication instead of the one in Us Weekly. Challenge yourself!

May I one day be as cultured as you, to spend my time on a fashion forum explaining how strenuously I ignore pop culture.

Talking about armpit hair isn't "fashion." I'd be happy to talk with you about my favorite designers and the best fashion shows I've been to. Photographers, makeup artists, products, jewelry, let's go. Armpit hair most directly relates to *hygiene,* not *fashion,* so perhaps the Health Forum is where you should be engaging in this elevated discourse.

OP here. You're wrong. People discuss hair-- on their head and brows-- here and not in health.

And at the point that we are over a decade past the moment when the armpit trend reached its crescendo-- I refer to Lady Gaga's blue armpit hair (linked below)-- it is a played out trend. It used to be subversive and now its boring. So I'm tired of people pulling this stupid, ugly trend in order to show how edgy and self-accepting they are. Find a new statement, fashion people.

https://www.gawker.com/5813793/lady-gaga-shows-off-turquoise-pubes-and-armpit-hair

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is giving me flashbacks to the 70's when I was a kid. My aunt came back from Europe and was very proud that she stopped shaving. She was wearing a sleeveless top and I remember staring at her armpits as we were getting food from the table. I felt like I had so many questions but didn't say anything.

Did you stare at and question your uncles' pits too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is giving me flashbacks to the 70's when I was a kid. My aunt came back from Europe and was very proud that she stopped shaving. She was wearing a sleeveless top and I remember staring at her armpits as we were getting food from the table. I felt like I had so many questions but didn't say anything.

Did you stare at and question your uncles' pits too?

Let's hope her uncles have better sense than her aunt.