Inspiration Thread (Dready Pics)

i have that lepoard beadn in mine! haha

 

i waxed once...never again! Damn its so uncomfortable as it all grows back! being bald down below has its perk...like silk underwear....too graphic?...lol..but uh overall I didnt like it. I used to not shave a damn thing...I went through this super aggro feminist phase and let it all grow. I was the only girl in my entire town with dreads, hairy armpits, and hairy legs. The stares and gawks were an everyday occurence...but during that phase I met some really cool people who initiated conversation with me based on my "righteous" appearance. I met a lot of artists, feminists, and musicians whom Im still friends with today! So hip hip hooray for body hair! I no longer let it all grow as Ive evolved from my man hating days...but i looove the surprise of seeing the rarity of a woman lift her arms and seeing a bush! Its liberating to not give a damn about what society pushes onto us as beautiful and being your god given self. So kudos to all you hairy armpitted, hairy legged, bushy vajayjay women out there! =]

 

im a hairyleggylady, wooo.
i dont think i could grow out my pit hair.. the stubble phase is too much bother to put up with

 

I keep meaning to ask about dreads in relation to feminism, and whether anyone has anything to say on the matter...
Re personal grooming, I'm mostly very lazy about the whole thing, but when I do choose to take action, tweezers are my tool of choice!

 

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty!
Take me home (Oh, won't you please take me home)

That states all perfectly

 

idk Amy, I feel very 'womanly' w my dreads. The whole decorating them and thingsbut some other women would things they aint girly at all. Girls you like to wear glistzy tops w tight fitting jeans and 'sensible' heels.
I've never realli understood feminism, there is such power in being a woman and being womanly. There will always be differences between men and women(obvioulsy)so we can never be fully 'equal', just as long as we respect eachother I think it's wonderful
@Mandyluv, yesss the feeling of growing back is the worstttt! eeek, all prickly and totally not worth the hassle. I'd like the world to be more accepting to hair, especially underarms, dang mine grows so quick and I have shaving it. Anyway back to the inspiration thread....
I'd love to know what the most common 'method' is being shown in the pictures were all posting. Does that make sense(I've had wine)I bet most of the pictures being shown here have at one point used wax,or started by backcombing/twist&rip. I def notce a lot of the dreads look twist&rippy and some don't look mature at all! Just shows, dreads can be beautiful no matter what

 

growing back sucks! itchy!!

 

good post! :cheers2:

 

haah,than koo.just read it back there and noticed how many mistakes I made. Think it's time to put down the wine, stop bidding on ebay and go sleep!x x x

 

I have now grown to appreciate Luxies perspective on feminism and agree with it wholeheartedly. I still see myself as a feminist but I define being a feminist as one who recognizes the strength in our differences...male/female. I do think women should be treated equally across the board in terms of job placement, pay, education, and the right to chose what happens with her body. But now as a mother I realize that women who chose to have children ought to make that their priority and not fear domestication or see it as oppressive. Theres nothing wrong being barefoot in the kitchen making homemade foods and keeping the house clean! As long as you dont have a hubby who is a shauvanist pig. Anyways I think Ani Difranco said it best....Feminism isnt about equality, its about reprieve. Meaning that equality is pointless for we are innately different. Its about recognizing and celebrating our differences and delivering women from universal discrimination and icky stereotypes. Does that make sense?

 

Yes (I'm not a feminist btw, I was just curious if there was a connection there for anyone!) I also don't see a point in trying to make two different things equal in every way. Respect all round is a better goal really.

 

I agree

 

i whole heartedly agree.

 

I think one of the biggest failings of the 70's 'burn-your-bra' feminist movement was the notion that in order to be afforded equal respect to men, women had to be like men - act like men, dress like men etc, etc. The message given out by this said only one thing: 'man' is where it's at, and female is second best. Even now the traditionally 'feminine' traits of nurture, compassion, emotion, negotiation, co-operation, gentleness etc (compared to aggression, ambition, achievement, etc which are typically 'male') are viewed as weak and wussie (re: real men don't eat quiche), and motherhood is still the most undervalued job in the world. The natural female body is shaved of its hair, chiselled of its curves, and an ideal is thrust upon us that the de-sexualised body of a pre-pubescent is the feminine ideal; unthreatening and utterly disempowered. Anorexia and body dismorphic disorders abound.

As a man, if you display any form of womanly behavior, demeanor, or appearance, you're ridiculed silly. And conversely, women who embrace their natural womanliness are either ridiculed and/or demonised, or made to feel downright ugly and unclean. Both to me say only one thing: there is something about womanhood (and the female body in particular) that society is threatened by, is deeply afraid of, and feels it must contain, limit and control.

This entire thread is like a library celebrating both natural womanhood and maleness. Of natural human bodies free of the daily-donned armour of Calvin Klein, Dior and L'Oreal; unsanitised, refusing to conform to society's controlling dictates, liberated and free. This is what this thread is about and long may it continue. :cheers2:

 

here here!!!

 

they dont wear pink either

 

:smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:

 

i think this is my favorite thread

 

does anyone else think those locks on the left look like wax was used?
cuz at the tips of them there are a few black spots.
he also kinda looks like me, just older.
and on that note, i may have take a few pictures.