For what reason should women shave and men not shave their legs and armpits in the modern day? Opposing ideas?

Question

Why should women shave and men not shave their legs and armpits in modern day? Why should women not shave those places? Should men shave those parts?

Answer 1

It's purely for aestetic purposes....there's really no reasons to shave your legs/armpits.

I know male swimmers who shave their legs and chest because they think it makes them faster.

Answer 2

Women have to maintain a more feminine way about them and always be clean.Thats not attractive for a female to lift up their arms and it be hairy, or any hair on the legs. Dudes on the other hand do need to shave their arm pits and down there, so its not all sweaty and stank.

Answer 3

I shave not because I feel I have to but because I think it keeps my body/skin feeling, looking and smelling cleaner for a longer period of time and because then my skin feels smoother and I like the aesthetics of smooth skin.

If a man wants to shave, he can, too. I don't care. And if a woman doesn't want to shave, that's cool, too.

However, society's view on this isn't as laid back as mine. Hairless legs, underarms, etc. are viewed as strictly female territory with very few exceptions (ex: let's say the man is a professional swimmer). So men absolutely have to have body hair and women absolutely mustn't.

Answer 4

I do it because my husband likes it, otherwise I probably wouldn't bother.  I wouldn't like it if my husband did it because I think shaving anything except the face is girly.

Answer 5

You don't have to, no one is forcing you, but most men don't find hairiness attractive. Feel free not to shave though.

Shaving one's face is incredibly uncomfortable, but it is often expected of men.

By nature, men have considerably more body hair, as a result, body hair has come to be associated with men, and less body hair with women.

Answer 6

i don't have a problem with shaving as a man,it actually feels comfortable to be clean shaven,just not something i do often enough,if it were more acceptable i would shave more often. your right women have it worse then men in that category,but women don't have to shave facial area like men do. i think i will shave myself today just to go through it and see what a pain it is for women

Answer 7

Women look to be clean and have smooth skin lol. Hairy arms and legs are NOT attractive at all!

On the other hand...men don't shave because it's "unmanly" lol. Or people say that it's g*y to shave even though i don't see a problem with it. Men usually only shave facial hair but nothing else. To be honest, i rather have my guy shave that not haha.

Answer 8

I would like to answer just part of the question, if I may.  Men should not shave their armpits because it sounds just downright uncomfortable.

Answer 9

there is no reason other than personal choice.  once again, women are being lead by their noses - by males.  what can one say other than hopefully, one day they'll awake from their stupor and say, "oh he!! no."

If one showers/bathes often enough, one doesn't have to worry about body odor so once again, it's about males being visual animals.  Personally, I refuse to continue supporting Johnson&Johnson who have more money than god already.  I look at yours/you look at mine.  big deal.  Besides this like most everything else, has gotten so out of control, women now resemble prepubescent little (hairless) girls.  And that's sickening.