Originally Posted by
Jon96
ok great. I'm still not sure you understand how this may lead to sexualization and rape. I could go into detail if you want.
Basically, men have treated women as sexual objects for far too long. Magazines, porn, "the ideal woman body" etc. Men try to groom women into this ideal. As my study before proves, the sexual objectification of women leads to abuse and rape.
Not shaving armpits is supposed to be rebellious against this. Women no longer want to be sexually objectified. They no longer want to groom themselves to please us men. Many pathetic men demand women to be shaven and call them disgusting if they don't. In third world countries they may actually be abused by the husband if they don't! This is seen in Western countries as well but to a much lesser extent.
Women are rebelling against traditional norms of what they are supposed to do to please men.
Now it may seem small and pointless, but all protests start out small. It is a small little symbol against sexual objectification and stupid traditional gender norms. You also need to look at it from a historical perspective(since history impacts the way we live in the present.)
I hope this makes sense.
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