I just had a thought, dont ask me why, or where from - to research why the women have to shave their legs, in respect to judaism.
I found it confusing, like autor stated, man not shaving at all. Whilst women have to shave their legs and also armpits.
What if women will shave their armpits, legs and also cut their hair ? Or man shaving his beard and growing their hair long.
If women are to be shaving their legs why do they have to wear such a long skirts. Completely negating all the effort of shaving. Or in certain societies, womrn have to shave their armpits but always cover their arms with a piece of wardrobe. Thats another example, why shave something which cant be seen, by rules of clothing even shoudlnt be seen in the first place.
I understand lazy, but you can schedule all the important dates and places ahead anyways so why not shave minutes before ?
By the way I do shave my face as a man regurarly, so Iam willing to understand that it is self care and neccessity to keep order and discipline. It gives me a feeling of orderliness and integrity. Do women have the sa.e feeling afterwards ? Probably yes right, integrity and image is important to women and many excell in it but why, I even myself wonder during mine "routines"

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