Which is not news to anyone on this list where men in corsets and heels are kind of a continuing theme.
If you want me to leave, you can put your hands on my hot, tight little body and make me.
Spike ,'Get It Done'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Typo Boy - Mar 22, 2012 1:22:26 pm PDT #27725 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2012 1:24:21 pm PDT #27726 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would say the number of feminist who don't support that are pretty small
But that's what the 80-20 rule is about. Trust me--any post that touches on a topic like that on Gawker or Jezebel, and they're out, making noise, and talking about how the legacy of the patriarchal oppression and bullshit bullshit bullshit. They're loud, and they can be overwhelming.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2012 1:36:22 pm PDT #27727 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, hey. Jezebel just put up a choice feminist article: [link] responding to a "heels are anti-feminist" article in the Chicago Trib, apparently. I haven't had a chance to read it in detail yet. Thought it was funny and timely, though.
flea - Mar 22, 2012 1:38:19 pm PDT #27728 of 30001
information libertarian
As a currently hairy-legged (but not man-hating) woman, can I just say that I fucking hate the fact that I have to shave my legs to be considered "professionally dressed" even in a laid-back place like a library. Signed, still putting off the Great Spring Shave despite the fact that it's been 80 all week and I am running out of pants. Why can't we have the right to choose not to shave without being considered a freak?
Sheryl - Mar 22, 2012 1:44:00 pm PDT #27729 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Wish I could get away with not shaving my legs.Ok, I am wearing jeans or chinos most of the time, so nobody sees my legs but me and my husband most days, but I've been doing this since I was 12 so I'm used to it. (Also, pale skin and dark hair not a good combination on the legs, IMO.)
brenda m - Mar 22, 2012 1:58:37 pm PDT #27730 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
As a currently hairy-legged (but not man-hating) woman, can I just say that I fucking hate the fact that I have to shave my legs to be considered "professionally dressed" even in a laid-back place like a library. Signed, still putting off the Great Spring Shave despite the fact that it's been 80 all week and I am running out of pants.
I'm not hairy-legged! I shaved yesterday for the first time in months.
This is not to your point, but I'll take the somewhat occasional leg shaving over daily face shaving that most men endure. (Not that they have to. But the face grooming seems more onerous, generally speaking.
Atropa - Mar 22, 2012 2:00:06 pm PDT #27731 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I would say the number of feminist who don't support that are pretty small
I will say as someone who presents EXTREMELY femme, people get very surprised that I am a feminist, and I have had many, many other women tell me that I'm "too girly" to be a "real" feminist.
flea - Mar 22, 2012 2:03:40 pm PDT #27732 of 30001
information libertarian
Lots of women shave their legs every day (or wax). I used to shave every day in high school. (I'm really hairy. Now I could give a fuck, and shave as rarely as I can get away with.)
flea - Mar 22, 2012 2:05:35 pm PDT #27733 of 30001
information libertarian
Huh, I wonder why face-waxing for men has never caught on. A lot of them wax chests and arms and backs and stuff...
Sue - Mar 22, 2012 2:16:02 pm PDT #27734 of 30001
hip deep in pie
It's 8 PM and I am as drunk as a skunk. To be fair it was @8C here (IN MARCH!) and drinking on a patio was the only response.
I rarely shave my legs. Like a few times a year. Would that be different if I didn't have fair hair? Maybe. But I don't get modern standards of beauty. Of course, many times it strikes me that if I was prettier, thinner, less hairy, I wouldn't be a perma-single.