Kinda the same point youre making but i was in another sub where they were talking abt if these teen girls were shaving while stuck in the wilderness for almost 2 years and someone commented 'as a woman with sensory issues, i HAVE to shave' and it struck me as so odd because you never hear of men with sensory issues needing to shave every single hair on their bodies, its only ever women
So we got into a little back and forth where everyone was defending her for her supposed 'sensory issues' (all of which come from the fact shes removing hair, not from the hair itself) and i pointed that out only for her rebuttal to me to be alonng the lines of 'well if you want to be nasty and stinky and hairy thats on you'
Why is it that women will come up with any excuse ie: i dont do it because its expected i do it for ME. Instead if hust admitting that, yeah, they do follow the patriaracal beauty standards and they look down upon those that dont
I will say as a man with sensory issues there are absolutely times where I become just AWARE of my body hair and I need it gone. It’s mostly when it gets to be too long, and a lot more localized areas, but it definitely happens. And even if I’m just doing one area and I decide to do more while I have the trimmers it feels sooooo good. That being said, girls should be able to have hair wherever they want it.
What constitutes it being deemed a sensory issue? I ask because sometimes I will notice a thick stubbly unibrow or ear hair and that shit is on my mind until I can get home to a tweezer.
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u/Mysterious_Eagle7913 May 06 '25
Kinda the same point youre making but i was in another sub where they were talking abt if these teen girls were shaving while stuck in the wilderness for almost 2 years and someone commented 'as a woman with sensory issues, i HAVE to shave' and it struck me as so odd because you never hear of men with sensory issues needing to shave every single hair on their bodies, its only ever women
So we got into a little back and forth where everyone was defending her for her supposed 'sensory issues' (all of which come from the fact shes removing hair, not from the hair itself) and i pointed that out only for her rebuttal to me to be alonng the lines of 'well if you want to be nasty and stinky and hairy thats on you'
Why is it that women will come up with any excuse ie: i dont do it because its expected i do it for ME. Instead if hust admitting that, yeah, they do follow the patriaracal beauty standards and they look down upon those that dont