Why is body hair only "unhygienic" on women?

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If you keep yourself clean it shouldn't be a problem. And ik what you're thinking. "But guys shave their beards." It's not quite the same hun. A beard takes up a small portion of your body and women are kind if expected to be entirely hairless.

If hair's unhygienic why aren't men shaving their arms and legs? Shouldn't ho bald too? If my arm hair unhygienic why isn't the hair on my unhygienic? Not to mention its time consuming and if you're going to the salon to get waxed it can be very pricey.

It's fine to have preferences but you shouldn't be judging people about something that's entirely normal. Mk I'm done ranting now

Nomoturtle · Accepted Answer

It isn't, obviously, and I find it hard do believe that anyone believes that, so I can only conclude this is a strawman and leading question. A more honest question would be something like "why do people find body hair undesirable on women?".

Ultimately I think it's because we have features and behaviours that attract each other, like many other animals on the planet.

But why shaven bodyhair specifically? From what I can tell, women spend more time on self-care and trying to be aesthetically attractive than men do, so doing so appears to be feminine. I think it's similar to why most men don't wear make-up. So, I'd think that at some point women thought that shaving their body hair was something appealing: smooth skin, less smell, etc. This would also fit being the opposite of a traditional working/hunting man, that would be haggard and smelly after working all day. Men also have much more body hair than women, so women probably sought to distinguish themselves from men by exaggerating the difference and shaving. It's also the opposite for head hair, men's grows slower and they go bald more often, so women tend to distinguish themselves by keeping long hair.

"It's fine to have preferences but you shouldn't be judging people about something that's entirely normal"
I'm kind of sick of hearing "you shouldn't be judging people" anyway, but you putting the "It's fine to have preferences" together with it is even worse; a stupid self-contradictory platitude. If you're fine with other people having different preferences and expectations, that you also have to be fine with the fact that you literally cannot meet all of them, and people will judge or even, heaven forbid, not like you based on their preferences. Given that this was a bash on the preference for shaven hair, you clearly don't believe it anyway.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I actually clean my pits BECAUSE it's unhygienic, PERIOD. I dont force a woman to shave her bush. She can do as she pleases there tbh. I prefer a trim job though and I myself keep it trimmed. One thing I DO want in my girlfriend is shaved legs. Please for the love of God shave those legs. If I wanted hairy legs I'd go fap to Frodo. I won't judge a girl who chooses not to shave legs and pits, I just won't be dating her lol. Aside from that yeah idc. Sincerely idc what people do to their bodies, it's on them and there's someone for everyone. My someone is shaved, another's may not be. Some girls like shaved faces, others do not. Cool, cool, no worries here.

Everyone should live their lives how they want. NOW THEN if you are after a guy but he won't date you because you dont shave that's kinda on you at that point. Your goal is to attract him. Now if the roles were reversed I'd say the same thing. He'd need to change things up since he's trying to attract you. Would i leave my girl if she didn't shave? Well if she's not heavily pregnant or became a cripple and I'm still very much sexually active? Yes... at least I'd ask if I could go have my sex with someone else. If she said no then I'd be ready to split. Idc if that's shallow. Girls out here are shallow too with height, body, etc, not just guys. If they get to play that game, so do I.

hi_it_is_me123 · Accepted Answer

Now some people say that nobody think like that. These people should look up other gag questions about female body hair and many say it is unhygienic. I am really done with this hypocrisy and hatred. It is perfectly ok if you dont like it and prefere shaven women but dont bodyshame hairy women. I also dont call short men manlets just because i prefere tall men. So it is inappropriate to call hairy women disgusting, gross, unhygienic, monkey etc. And many people dont get the question as usual and i am not suprised when it comes to such questions It is not about what you think it is attractive or not. The question is about why bodyhair is seen as "unhygienic" on women. The answere is hypocrisy. Gag should allow us to report the posts of retarded people who dont even read or understand the question.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I honestly don’t care, body hair has been a symbol of beauty in France since before the 50’s (because that’s when insecure men started to arise). Anyways, I’m Hispanic with French ancestry and Have Eurocentric features …so the hairy arms are honestly unavoidable…but I learned to embrace them because it’s who I am genetically and I don’t really care what men say lol. I am a clean woman I shower everyday and groom myself. So if a little body hair makes him “ick” then that’s on him. Anyways, don’t feel insecure : ) but of course that’s your decision if you want to shave or not.
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P. a since we all have preferences I think men that don’t shave their chest hair or don’t know how to properly clean their beards are yuck. Anyways, love and sparkles 💖

wtf636 · Answer

It's not that it's unhygienic. I've never actually heard anyone make that argument before. Man or woman.

Now, is it gross? Yeah. To most guys it is. Why? Couldn't tell you, seems more masculine maybe. Women tend to be less hairy. Armpit and leg hair specifically seems the worst to me. Don't care about the other stuff.

What I will say is this. You are allowed to grow out your armpit hair if you like. Just like men are allowed not to like it. There is a lot of shit men have to do, that they don't like doing, because women like when they do it. You know what also is time-consuming and pricey... dating women, and having a girlfriend... but men still do it. lol.

I'm joking, but I hope you get my point. We have to pay for most things, you think we like that? Sure there are some women out there that will split the bill and not hold it against you, but most of them will not like it.

Is it really that big of a deal to shave your armpits if the guy you like, doesn't like it? If it bothers you so much, find someone who doesn't care. They exist. Just not as many.

I'm sure you have some preferences that men might not think of as fair as well.

InsideBeauty · Answer

I think most people find hairy armpits, legs, arms, chest, belly, etc not that unhygienic (unless u dont shower or dont use deodorant) rather they considerate it unatracctive. I think they dont want hair in those areas because they want the skin to be smooth and pretty do the eyes. So less bodyhair more attractive we will see. But the thing here is that if u shave the bodyhair, they will grow longer, darker, thicker, harder and faster. Then, ull have to shave soon and then sooner and sooner. Till it gets to the point that ull turn in a walking cactus. So it hurts.

I remeber when i first shaved my legs. My legs hair was like baby face hair (i think i was like 9 years old then). You know why i did it? Because a friend of mine told me that a girl she knew did that. Now i regret it cause now im like a walking cactus. So the thing is why all this happen? Well because we shouldn't shave. And why God gave us bodyhair if he didn't wanted us both male and female to have it?

So lets protest on socialmedia and in the streets: NO MORE BODYHAIR SHAME ON WOMAN!!!

Who is with me?

JustNotherHuman34 · Answer

My ex was terrified about me going down on her due to this exact stigma.
Her ex made her feel like she was disgusting for having hair down there. She ended up letting me do it and it was just fine. Afterwards, she said that clearly she’s been missing out for years because of her fear of having someone down there due of her ex, and I felt bad for her.
I have no problem with hair down there. It’s natural (for most people), and I can’t imagine the thought of a woman shaving near her most sensitive parts just because of society. If she wants to do it for herself, more power to her. But I’d feel horrible if she thought she had to do it for me. I don’t mind it.

Plus, I’d never do it myself, so I couldn’t expect that of anyone else. I won’t knock her because of a choice she makes about her own body.

MCheetah · Answer

It's not just unhygienic on women. Body hair is pretty damn unhygienic on men, too. It's just that women don't seem to care about this, because hair is manly. Although a manly trait on women is gross.

Hair is natural Velcro. Who seriously DOESN'T think hair is unhygienic. It's the perfect breeding ground for bacteria, especially if it's in warm moist spots, like a woman's crotch blanket. Hair is a perfect trap for dirt, grime, and even insects.

But the real reason men don't like body hair on women is as I said: it's manly and f*cking gross! Women can be hairy and nasty all they want. No one's telling them they can't. But it doesn't mean men have to accept it or like it. Cause we won't. (Unless they're into that sh*t, I guess.)

I naturally have light hair, but that comes from being an ectomorph. Fat guys usually aren't hairy.

loveslongnails · Answer

I don't believe it has anything to do with hygiene, it's about cultural "norms". Even so, that's still subject to individual preferences. There are some guys who have so much body hair they look like gorillas. I wouldn't want that for myself if it were me.

I think you might be confusing others "judging you" as a person versus "personal preferences of attraction" when it comes to body hair. Some guys might react the same way though, but I believe it's all about physical attraction and what they've been taught to find stimulating.

jasco · Answer

Well that's how you think and that's fine. I shave my armpits and groin area simply because it stinks if I don't. As for my arms and legs, well so far I don't see to many women complaining about men's body hair. At least to the point where it be wide spread knowlegde. As for why men like women who are hairless, its just attractive to us. That's really it.

ArrowheadSW · Answer

Body hair is fine. I don't know how the whole shaving thing started. I have no idea why it would be considered to be unhygienic. If someone wants to trim it up, I can see that. But the expectation of being hairless, I really don't get it.

RobT312 · Answer

I have never heard this before. It’s not unhygienic for either sex.
re: physical appearance, I suppose u can blame the first woman who shaved... its something that caught on socially. Now the norm is it’s more attractive for women to shave and ok if a man doesn’t.

Anonymous · Answer

It's not "unhygienic", it's unattractive.
Women don't want the same level of hair removal in men. Women good great without hair. But they don't like men doing the same thing. And it's further complicated by, messaging like guys should have some hair in some places, but those preferences vary too much across the female population, meaning guys responses are going to be varied as well. Then women interpret this reaction (or lack thereof) to the absence of clear messaging as "only women's hair is unhygienic", when really it's because it consistently looks good, thus the request for hair removal is consistent. And again, women's preferences don't' provide the same consistency for men. That's all this is -- and it's more to women's advantage.

Satyromaniac · Answer

Absolutely not, it is unhygienic on both, men and women. Especially those men and women who don't clean up daily.

I say this to men and women both, your body hair is not unhygienic if it is regularly washed and groomed properly. The only hair that can cause smell, disease or discomfort are the pubes and armpits as they are covered/closed/compressed and get less exposure to sun and air throughout the day and night.

Anonymous · Answer

It all comes down to one thing. Body hair is masculine, not feminine. Most men don't like body hair on women but most women like body hair on men.

I would be happy to shave my body if it's what my woman wanted. I dated one woman who liked me shaving my groin area but have never been with any other woman who wanted me to. They said they liked my hair natural and shaving it would be "unmasculine".

And by the way, I swam competitively in high school and I shaved my legs, chest and pits. If I had the choice I would MUCH rather shave the rest of my body than shave my face and neck every day as I do now. You don't have it so bad.

Commander_Red · Answer

I agree! This idea that body hair is "unhygienic" is completely fabricated by men. The only body hair that you should trim at least once a month is pubic hair. And the idea that body hair is "masculine" is completely stupid. You can't label something natural as masculine or feminine. I meet some men with long eyelashes, does that make them feminine? There is even an entire race of men that barely get body hair? Are they feminine too? Like wtf.

Miristheiss · Answer

I don't think "unhygienic" has ever been pushed as a premise ever.
I think people just don't find hair attractive.
If women found armpit hair and other stuff repulsive and it was a deal breaker I'd shave too. Most women find men that shave "weird" looking. If a guy shaves his legs and such many find that weird. I'm sure if the vast majority of women were turned off by body hair on guys, guys would shave it off.

Anonymous · Answer

Armpit hair is unhygienic. It collects odors and dirt. I keep it trimmed there myself so I wouldn't want a woman to have a huge bush of hair on the armpits.

Overall though, women biologically don't really have as much hair as men. Women's arm hair for example isn't as thick unless genetics dictate otherwise.

I couldn't care less about a bit of arm hair or leg hair. I'm just disgusted by huge clumps of armpit hair. It literally stinks.

Jack_Stokanov · Answer

I shave my beard because beards stink and they can be prickly.
Woman's vagina hair is a bit more unhyienic Mus because of pediod blood and pee, but realistically if a woman bathes it's fine and her pussy even smells better with bush.
Ass crack hair is bad for both sexes because it's harder to wipe your ass and it just feels nasty.

noless10in · Answer

It's not that it's unhygienic it just looks gross, but looks really nice in certain places when neatly trimmed. I know I'm a hypocrite. How would it appeal to you if men never trimmed their nose hairs or eyebrows kind of gross to? I hate I read this question I'm a walking contradiction now. 🤣

Quigly · Answer

Body hair and hygiene are not connected in any way.

If you have body hair as long as you take showers you are clean.

Women clean off their hair cause they want to be feminine, not masculine.

Men have body hair cause it is to be a man, it is masculine.

Man hating feminism wants to convert guys into girls by telling them to clean off their body. It is based on the idea that men are defective they and need to be more like a woman. It is the LGBTQ agenda.

EaterPeter · Answer

Never heard of it till now. If they are unhygienic it has to be same reason for men too.

I think you're talking about public hair more than any other body hair. Or the one near orifices.

Grooming and hygeine are two different things. Grooming can help with hygeine yet it can not be the only thing when it comes to hygeine.

slatyb · Answer

Unhygienic? Who says that? It’s just a grooming choice. Suit yourself. If you don’t like shaving, then don’t, and find a man who is happy with it.

AncientWisdom · Answer

I’m a man and get my scrotum and shaft waxed about every 8 weeks my wax person then trims the lawn to a uniform length on top being clean and trimmed is good for both sexes. I also get my nose and ears waxed. I feel better being well groomed

Ms_Vanderquack · Answer

Do you just not understand the difference between grooming and hygiene?

Daniela1982 · Answer

Wait, what? "If my arm hair unhygienic why isn't the hair on my unhygienic?" But it's not unhygienic if you shower every day. Also women sweat different and in different places than men do.

Shaggy_KW · Answer

Due to social norms, you will be seen as unattractive but wear deodorant and I won't care but for some reason every girl I've seen or heard about with a lot of pit hair has smelled terrible

ccampbell1 · Answer

I personally don't think body hair is unhygienic on women. I actually like body hair on women and its a choice if you want to shave then thats fine or if you want to keep body hair then do it. It's more about what you want than what everyone else thinks you want or should have just because you're a woman.

Leonharted · Answer

I literally don’t care what you shave. Do whatever you want. And if you don’t want people to judge, then wear clothing that covers it. They can’t judge what they can’t see.

MTC29 · Answer

I shave my face because I find the stubble uncomfortable. Despite that, I don't care if women shaves or not. Honestly, a landing strip is as much as shaving I would want to see.

Jintendo18 · Answer

Not true. I don’t have much body hair to begin with, but I do shave mine off from time to time and end up feeling much cleaner as a result.

xamoppaz · Answer

It is a traditional social norm in many places and is obviously prejudice. Though I've no idea how it has been developed.

Luopio27 · Answer

I've heard arguments in favor and against the idea of pussy hair being unhygienic, but not any other hair on a female body being unhygienic. All other hair has been called bad looking except the hair on the head.

Adam1978 · Answer

It's not. And for most parts we don't care. Just don't grow a beard or a mustache.

Dargil · Answer

There is nothing wrong with body hair, including underarms and Down South. Simple as that.

FilmGuy93 · Answer

It isn't. Women just like being shitty to each other.

SAMI_DABBAB · Answer

Unhygienic is the excuse that's hiding the actual thing which is expectation, women are expected to be soft when it comes to skin

AndrésC64 · Answer

Who says that? It's just as unhygienic on men as it is on women.

joeldalton · Answer

Lol, go ahead and stop shaving. But STFU when no guy wants anything to do with you.

Amirhhzadeh · Answer

It's not. Actually, being completely hairless is unhealthy. The hairs are there for a reason! Feel free to keep ur body hair.

JohnK123 · Answer

It’s hygienic down there because of viruses etc  but we don’t usually get that because of having hair there

Dchrls78104 · Answer

I don't know why body hair is unhygienic on women. I don't think that body hair is unhygienic on women.

donnny2367764 · Answer

No it's not. Women are beautiful with their natural hair. I mean it's nice that they shave, but it's not mandatory or necessary.

Better_off_here · Answer

it is not that it is unhygienic woman in this country and many others are supposed to like look like a lady and shave. hair on a woman is not attractive for many reasons.

Anonymous · Answer

Hair isn't only unhygienic on women. It's the same for men. It's just that men are expected to be disgusting pig-people.

Aakash_Hangargi · Answer

Just shave your moustache and o have no problem else where 😂

Anonymous · Answer

So don't shave then, see how many guys you attract.

ronaldo75 · Answer

Its not. Do what you want. Contrary to what you might think, no one gives a shit.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Same reason why body hair is only "unhygienic" on men.

OddBeMe · Answer

Yeah…womens bodies are more critiqued. But mens chest hair is tough to manage.

Tstrbrainer · Answer

It is not unhygienic.  But it is not sexy either

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

I like girls who are hairy down there

DevinAM · Answer

I don't think of it as unhygienic, I've often wished I could find a hairy woman for a partner.

Anonymous · Answer

I think it’s unhygienic, that’s why I shave myself. It is hypocritical.

Anonymous · Answer

It’s boy but men are better at coming up with excuses.

Anonymous · Answer

Men have to clean more than women because of our hair. Our hair traps the sweat etc. So a girl with hair is similar

Anonymous · Answer

Honestly, i love hairy body of famales, my partner have little hairs on her body everywhere.. and looks great on her white skin tbh

Anonymous · Answer

Because women look better hairless, it's like kissing men when you are kissing a hairy woman.

snowboarder720 · Answer

I’m pretty sure no one says this is “unhygienic”.

Iron_Man · Answer

We don’t want our women looking like hairy men

ByNature1986New · Answer

Same in the guys. I shave.

Alexa121996 · Answer

I feel cleaner that way.

zagor · Answer

Because I don't have sex with men.

Anonymous · Answer

Body hair is more hygienic than shaving.

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