Women at War

Tonight I was shaving my legs for the umpteenth time this month and started to wonder, "Is this even worth it?" Sure, if I do not do this people will call me a sasquatch and I will get dirty looks from everyone who's looking-but why should I care? You know where this arcane ritual came from don't you? In the 1920's it was in vogue to look like a porcelain doll, like a child, and children were virtually hairless ergo so must all women. Does anyone see how sick this is? Women are supposed to pander to pedophiles? I think not! Thus we see once again how our culture attempts to de-womanize us and carve out our souls. This is serious! Since when have women ever done what they want to in the fashion world? Our styles come and go like the wind, leaving us feeling confused and negative about our identities and bodies. Why should women change for men-or for other women!? Why do I have to pretend I am not a woman who has hair growing on her legs in order to be accepted into 'normal' life? I hate shaving; it is a pain in the ass! And another thing, why should we remove the protective hair from our most private parts in order to turn someone on? This is horribly disgusting because it is asking a woman to put her body at risk and expose a most private area to possible harm plus it infantalizes us once again! We should not be rewarding men for lusting after the young and innocent. Woman is fully formed and capable of work, not the toy of another gender! Do not play into this! Remember the tight corsets that rendered some women incapable of baring children or having normal bowel function? Why are our bodies not enough!? If you look at fashion as the art form that it is intended to be, playing with what we have is sometimes part of creative genius. But look at what happens when we try to make everyone look the same. Women are dying inside everyday, why further the hatred and war against yourself? Why not turn the anger outward on the world and act out how you feel by showing who you really are? It will take some time to know because we have been brainwashed and led to slaughter for so many centuries. This is our time. Women have some power now, do not let our culture slip back into what it was before. If we do not fight for ourselves, no one will, and the powers that be will slowly creep in and take back what they believe is rightfully theirs. Look at any ad in Vogue, you will see many vacant stares and child-like poses. This is not who we are meant to be. We are not powerless and incapable of adult decisions. Youth is not to be worshiped because look what happens-now all of the tweens are (wanting to) dressing like porn stars. This is horribly wrong. Remember that this world does not have your back. The very lotions and shampoos you use daily are hurting you because they contain phthalates which act as psuedo-estrogene hormones that hurt your growing/aging body. Demand that we be treated right! Shaving our legs is just a symptom of the war against women. Know what you will allow and what you won't, and don't let anyone or anything tell you otherwise. If you enjoy getting a Brazilian, I cannot stop you. But think of what it represents in your life. You are saying "I do not like my body as it is." If you are one of those women who are in love with treatments, makeup, and waxes, I am glad it makes you happy, but you don't need it.