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Originally Posted by adidasss
Obviously not so trivial. And I don't know why you put having in quotations, it's obviously a social imperative, regardless whether most women unthinkingly conform to it, and as such very much deserves to be questioned.
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I put 'having' in quotation marks because the last time I mentioned about having to shave my legs (right at the beginning of this topic) I sparked a debate with Vegan on why I felt I had to shave my legs, thus spurring on the great Do women HAVE to shave their legs discussion (which then led to page upon page of leg shaving based debate). Women do not have to shave their legs, but do so because it is a social norm, hence why I use the words 'having to' quite loosely.
Obviously what is a trivial matter regarding gender to me isn't so trivial to others, it would seem. I just thought it somewhat amusing that, in the context of discussions on gender, shaving legs has proved to be the most provoking subject.
EDIT: Also, in some agreement with Cunning Stunt here... This has been a rather exhausting feminist debate... Even I'm starting to wish I was a bloke so I didn't have to defend my right to smooth legs...!