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<blockquote data-quote="Harkiran Kaur" data-source="post: 190935" data-attributes="member: 18224"><p>Some of you said that the reason these girls choose not to shave is different than why a Sikh would not remove hairs... but really when I read the article a few things that they quoted, that popped out:</p><p></p><p>1) Women have hair... it's there naturally </p><p>2) Removing it is only to appease society's view of what women should look like (and btw this view only happened in the last century or so) </p><p>3) It's a pain to keep removing it when it constantly grows back... meaning it's there for a reason so why keep fighting it?</p><p></p><p>Aren;t these the same reasons we do not remove hairs being Sikh?? Hair grows naturally... it was put there by our Creator... we keep it intact because we wish to remain as God created us. We also recognize that those who remove it are only doing so to conform to society's ideals of how they should look. As Sikhs we respect how we were created and want to keep that image. It seems to me, that these women, even though they are not Sikh, came to these same conclusions on their own. They are recognizing that hair is there for a reason (pheromones, protection of body parts from friction etc) so they recognize that is how the female body is made to be (whether they believe in God or purely science)... and want to keep it that way. Feminism aside, I think they just came to the same conclusions about hair that Sikhs already know... </p><p></p><p>And it just reiterates to me that I am made perfectly fine with my hairy legs and underarms... I don't remove hairs at all. I'm not overly hairy... but like the article, I am fair skinned and have dark hair so it does stand out on my legs if you are up close. My underarms only have a teeny tuft of hair each though and if you stand back a few feet, you'd never really know (makes me wonder if I've been jipped in the underarm hair dept since I seem to have way less than others there haha... but I digress) </p><p></p><p>Even before I became Sikh I wasn't shaving barely at all. I used to when I was younger but serving in the Navy it just became a pain to do it at sea... so I never did. I used my career as the excuse if people asked... because when I was younger it sort of embarrassed me, even though I didn't want to do it. This is the point that she is trying to get across in the article.. that it SHOULD be OUR choice as women. Women should not feel like it's a necessity that they NEED to conform to. We should not grow up thinking that hair on a man is ok but is gross on a woman. Hair is hair... how can hair be gross?? Why should I have been made to feel embarrassed when I was younger that I chose not to shave??? I totally see the point and it makes total sense!!! </p><p></p><p>Men in society just need to stop dictating how women should look - after all its like they want us to look like prepubescent girls!!! </p><p></p><p>I refuse to shave... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />eacesignkaur:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harkiran Kaur, post: 190935, member: 18224"] Some of you said that the reason these girls choose not to shave is different than why a Sikh would not remove hairs... but really when I read the article a few things that they quoted, that popped out: 1) Women have hair... it's there naturally 2) Removing it is only to appease society's view of what women should look like (and btw this view only happened in the last century or so) 3) It's a pain to keep removing it when it constantly grows back... meaning it's there for a reason so why keep fighting it? Aren;t these the same reasons we do not remove hairs being Sikh?? Hair grows naturally... it was put there by our Creator... we keep it intact because we wish to remain as God created us. We also recognize that those who remove it are only doing so to conform to society's ideals of how they should look. As Sikhs we respect how we were created and want to keep that image. It seems to me, that these women, even though they are not Sikh, came to these same conclusions on their own. They are recognizing that hair is there for a reason (pheromones, protection of body parts from friction etc) so they recognize that is how the female body is made to be (whether they believe in God or purely science)... and want to keep it that way. Feminism aside, I think they just came to the same conclusions about hair that Sikhs already know... And it just reiterates to me that I am made perfectly fine with my hairy legs and underarms... I don't remove hairs at all. I'm not overly hairy... but like the article, I am fair skinned and have dark hair so it does stand out on my legs if you are up close. My underarms only have a teeny tuft of hair each though and if you stand back a few feet, you'd never really know (makes me wonder if I've been jipped in the underarm hair dept since I seem to have way less than others there haha... but I digress) Even before I became Sikh I wasn't shaving barely at all. I used to when I was younger but serving in the Navy it just became a pain to do it at sea... so I never did. I used my career as the excuse if people asked... because when I was younger it sort of embarrassed me, even though I didn't want to do it. This is the point that she is trying to get across in the article.. that it SHOULD be OUR choice as women. Women should not feel like it's a necessity that they NEED to conform to. We should not grow up thinking that hair on a man is ok but is gross on a woman. Hair is hair... how can hair be gross?? Why should I have been made to feel embarrassed when I was younger that I chose not to shave??? I totally see the point and it makes total sense!!! Men in society just need to stop dictating how women should look - after all its like they want us to look like prepubescent girls!!! I refuse to shave... :peacesignkaur: [/QUOTE]
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