To shave or not to shave
Though there’s plenty of evidence that ancient cultures shaved their bodies on occasion, most of that relates to men athletes. Modern society’s current infatuations with shaving their legs, arms, and armpits is an entirely 20th century fetish that seems to stem slightly from the changing hemlines and senses of propriety about what women could and couldn’t wear. But even more so from the capitalist attitudes of men’s shaving blade companies. They wanted more customers and so began advertising to women about the benefits of shaving until it became an almost ingrained necessity to have smooth legs and armpits.
