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Originally Posted by chicagofrog
what? you don't know the HLF?
(hair liberation front)
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Men: Shaved Armpits?
Should men shave their armpits?
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Originally Posted by adidasss
well mate, it's a common perception in america that european women don't shave their armpits, and since the majority of american women actually do shave their armpits, one can assume that they find unshaved armpits "icky", and thus by stating that european women don't shave their armpits, or as i like to say, SPREADING THEIR PROPAGANDA, they are trying to make european women seem inferior and rediculous in some way....so i think i used the word correctly.....
You're using the wrong word. What you're talking about is not a deliberately orchestrated manipulative use of perceptions as a weapon.
That said, if this is a genuine trend, then it's of the 'assuming inferiority' type - which all countries and regions do (but which the US just happens to be capable of doing bigger and 'better'
). Such social beliefs normally come more from the desire to protect your own self image, rather than the desire to attack or harm others. They're more about unconscious defence than conscious attack.Do you see what i'm getting at?
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Humanity have been shaving before america was even founded, it's easy enough to look up.
Anyway everyone knows it's the french women who don't shave, it's proven fact they grow their own potatoes
Anyway everyone knows it's the french women who don't shave, it's proven fact they grow their own potatoes
If you shave your armpits it dosent bother me, but come on, men are turning into girls. Half the guys in my shool wear girl pants and now guys are shaving there legs too believe it or not. Its just getting ridiculous so im staying as manly as possible.
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" I see in your eyes, the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, whe we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. May and hour of wolves and shattered shields before the age of men comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we Fight! For all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand men of the west!!"
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Originally Posted by Uncle Rico
but come on, men are turning into girls Its just getting ridiculous so im staying as manly as possible.
like hairy men would be manlier than men with less hair?
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i didn't think so...
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Originally Posted by Uncle Rico
If you shave your armpits it dosent bother me, but come on, men are turning into girls. Half the guys in my shool wear girl pants and now guys are shaving there legs too believe it or not. Its just getting ridiculous so im staying as manly as possible.
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Originally Posted by John McClane
A friend dared me and I said no so then he said he'd give me 50 bucks. Hey, I need the 50 bucks.
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Originally Posted by Tea Barking
Humanity have been shaving before america was even founded, it's easy enough to look up.
Anyway everyone knows it's the french women who don't shave, it's proven fact they grow their own potatoes
Anyway everyone knows it's the french women who don't shave, it's proven fact they grow their own potatoes
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Originally Posted by chicagofrog
sorry Golgot, she's not. she now lives in Europe. i don't think she'd be angry at me for divulging she's from the US. (i hope so she's not... 
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)But having a blast living in Heidelberg Germany and biking through Europe
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Originally Posted by Piddzilla
I just got to ask... The underarm area. Is that the armpit or do you mean the part of the arm closest to the hand??
You're so cute and funny!
Originally Posted by coolbreeze
OK, you asked and we are all laughing....
You're so cute and funny!
You're so cute and funny!
"Underarmen" in swedish means the lower part of your arm, below the elbow. And "överarmen" means the upper part of your arm, above the elbow. You know, the part connected to the shoulder. The shoulder connected to the.... But I can live with cute and funny and kisses and stuff.
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They had temporarily escaped the factories, the warehouses, the slaughterhouses, the car washes - they'd be back in captivity the next day but now they were out - they were wild with freedom. They weren't thinking about the slavery of poverty. Or the slavery of welfare and food stamps. The rest of us would be all right until the poor learned how to make atom bombs in their basements.
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Originally Posted by Golgot
Look, for the word propaganda to be accurate in this situation you would need all of those American women to meet up and decide to do this - or at least have a group of clean-armpitted leaders who met up and decided it on their behalf. They don't.
You're using the wrong word. What you're talking about is not a deliberately orchestrated manipulative use of perceptions as a weapon.
That said, if this is a genuine trend, then it's of the 'assuming inferiority' type - which all countries and regions do (but which the US just happens to be capable of doing bigger and 'better'). Such social beliefs normally come more from the desire to protect your own self image, rather than the desire to attack or harm others. They're more about unconscious defence than conscious attack.
Do you see what i'm getting at?
You're using the wrong word. What you're talking about is not a deliberately orchestrated manipulative use of perceptions as a weapon.
That said, if this is a genuine trend, then it's of the 'assuming inferiority' type - which all countries and regions do (but which the US just happens to be capable of doing bigger and 'better'
). Such social beliefs normally come more from the desire to protect your own self image, rather than the desire to attack or harm others. They're more about unconscious defence than conscious attack.Do you see what i'm getting at?
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Originally Posted by Tea Barking
Humanity have been shaving before america was even founded, it's easy enough to look up.
Anyway everyone knows it's the french women who don't shave, it's proven fact they grow their own potatoes
Anyway everyone knows it's the french women who don't shave, it's proven fact they grow their own potatoes
It's post like this one right here that make me keep coming back to this site. Not that any of you care... but I stated it anyways.
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Originally Posted by Golgot
Look, for the word propaganda to be accurate in this situation you would need all of those American women to meet up and decide to do this - or at least have a group of clean-armpitted leaders who met up and decided it on their behalf. They don't.
You're using the wrong word. What you're talking about is not a deliberately orchestrated manipulative use of perceptions as a weapon.
That said, if this is a genuine trend, then it's of the 'assuming inferiority' type - which all countries and regions do (but which the US just happens to be capable of doing bigger and 'better'). Such social beliefs normally come more from the desire to protect your own self image, rather than the desire to attack or harm others. They're more about unconscious defence than conscious attack.
Do you see what i'm getting at?
You're using the wrong word. What you're talking about is not a deliberately orchestrated manipulative use of perceptions as a weapon.
That said, if this is a genuine trend, then it's of the 'assuming inferiority' type - which all countries and regions do (but which the US just happens to be capable of doing bigger and 'better'
). Such social beliefs normally come more from the desire to protect your own self image, rather than the desire to attack or harm others. They're more about unconscious defence than conscious attack.Do you see what i'm getting at?
I don't think American women shave their armpits (Piddy, that's the part by the shoulder) in order to do anything to anyone, it just makes your deodorant stick last longer.
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Originally Posted by adidasss
i think you're taking this too serious and too literall.....
That's a serious-sounding accusation, and you went all literal with the dictionary trying to back it up too
If you really believe this type of thing is a malicious and deliberate act, then you're the one who's taking it too far. Me, i'm just interested in why people think the things they do from afar
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Originally Posted by SamsoniteDelilah
I think that's a pretty astute supposition. Unfortunately, from the other side, they usually look awfully similar, but it's important to understand the impulse in order to react appropriately.
I don't think American women shave their armpits (Piddy, that's the part by the shoulder) in order to do anything to anyone, it just makes your deodorant stick last longer.
I don't think American women shave their armpits (Piddy, that's the part by the shoulder) in order to do anything to anyone, it just makes your deodorant stick last longer.
. What i wanna know though, is does anyone you know really think european women are hairy above their 'överarmen'? In a disparaging way. Is adidasss right to think there is some europe-belittingling belief of that type knocking round the States?
He's not talking about what you all do with your armpits. He's talking about you all looking down your armpits at us. Different thing.
I know the belittling 'Brits have bad teeth' belief exists, so why not this one. (Honestly. You guys and your propoganda
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Originally Posted by Golgot
What i wanna know though, is does anyone you know really think european women are hairy above their 'överarmen'?
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Originally Posted by Golgot
Hey man, you're the one who's suggesting americans are deliberately trying to destroy europe's image through hair propaganda.
That's a serious-sounding accusation, and you went all literal with the dictionary trying to back it up too
If you really believe this type of thing is a malicious and deliberate act, then you're the one who's taking it too far. Me, i'm just interested in why people think the things they do from afar.
That's a serious-sounding accusation, and you went all literal with the dictionary trying to back it up too
If you really believe this type of thing is a malicious and deliberate act, then you're the one who's taking it too far. Me, i'm just interested in why people think the things they do from afar
. and i still stand by what i said...
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i can't stand it any more
adidassssss, i may mispell the odd word (coz i care more about what words mean than how they're spelt), but i was an English teacher for 5 years, and i can guarantee you that you are misusing that word. Either that or you're exceptionally paranoid.
Either way, you're wrong mate
adidassssss, i may mispell the odd word (coz i care more about what words mean than how they're spelt), but i was an English teacher for 5 years, and i can guarantee you that you are misusing that word. Either that or you're exceptionally paranoid.
Either way, you're wrong mate
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