Gee I just love generalizations about women's bodies with no citations.

Thanks! And yes, I totally agree with everything you said, especially the part about sanitation, etc. Shaving pubes has only been commonplace for what? Ten to twenty years? Not even that, probably. The women who came before us didn't have gross genitals because they did shave. Women even *gasp* received oral sex…

For fuck's sake. The "I'm not a bad feminist" is the other phrase I never want to hear again. Nobody says you're a bad feminist (at least, I and the feminists I know don't) for shaving. I don't even think you're a bad feminist for shaving to comply with beauty standards! In fact, I would rather hear "I shave because I…

I think if I ever managed to read through a feminist pubic hair debate without seeing the phrase "I choose to shave for myself!!!" it would probably be the happiest moment of my life.

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It's more prepubescent because, at risk of sounding like I'm oversimplifying, it IS. Growth of pubic hair is one of the most important and noticeable markers of transitioning to adulthood. As for whether or not it fits in a "larger context," I think it is a speculation that should not necessarily be written off due to…

I don't know if it is body-shaming per se to point out that women ARE now expected to make their genitals look MORE pre-pubescent. Obviously, these are still fully developed, "adult" vulvae. I don't question that, nor do I believe that women who do choose to remove their pubic hair are some how uglier, inferior, or…

Honestly, what makes me hate it is the "idea of teaching." Like I said, the teacher is great and the kids are mostly good but with the typical teenage behavior problems. I have a pretty good amount of freedom in choosing what to do that day (help kids, just observe, even teach a mini lesson occasionally, etc). The…

I laughed entirely too much at "aren't you supposed to find that poetic shit enticing?"And you're right: I really don't have anything to lose, especially so early in my life. Thanks so much.

First, I LOLed at the bonfire idea, so thanks for making my night a teensy bit better. :)

Thank you so much for your kinds words. Remembering I am not nearly alone or unique because I have this problem helps a lot.

I think I would be okay. I guess it's hard for me to disassociate career from being something that defines you, but for most of the (good) teachers I've come into contact, teaching IS what they love. Which is not to say teachers don't do anything outside of school, but (in general) to be a good teacher, you have to…

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