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Old 07-18-2010, 08:37 PM   #507 (permalink)
VEGANGELICA
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That's not entirely true. People—at least in the US and I'm guessing the UK as well—are reluctant to put people with beards in positions of power for whatever reason. Facial hair is very rare among politicians and for good reason, there have actually been studies done that indicate people are far less likely to vote for a guy with a beard.
That's a good point. So then, are we in agreement that we should support both women keeping their body hair, and men keeping their facial hair, if they want to?

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I have a mate and if he goes into work with a beard, they make him go to the bathroom and make him shave it. I bet if a woman goes into work with hairy legs and armpit hair they don't get that treatment.

Being a man is tough
Some women have been fired from their jobs because they had underarm hair or leg hair. I agree with you that men should not be made to shave for work.
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