Waxing and Feminist

Here are some pics of the hair I pulled out when I waxed. I don't think that waxing the legs hurts at all, in fact I kind of like the feeling. Waxing the bikini line stings a little and as far as waxing the whole VAGINE, getting a Brazilian - NO WAY. I would probably faint from the pain and get about 100 ingrown hairs as a result. Can you be a feminist and still wax, shave, like pink and be a dancer (stripper)? I think so. I am definitely a feminist. But I also like to keep the hair on my various body parts shaved or trimmed, except for the hair on my head, I like to keep that long. Even before I had any knowledge about stripping I shaved and trimmed.
Not to keep some guy happy but because I like it like that and I think it is cleaner from a hygiene standpoint. Even on guys, I don't like it when a guy has a huge growth of sweaty armpit hair or a large moist bush down there. Trim that! And that is my opinion. Some people would never shave or trim, they think the hairier the better or that we have hair on our bodies for a reason.
Being a feminist has nothing to do with shaving your VAGINE, if that is what YOU want to do. Sometimes I let my hair grow out a bit. Because I want to, I like to take a break from the shaving once in a while. Being a feminist is believing and demanding the same rights and opportunities as men in society. Yes, there are differences between men and women, from a physical aspect. But come on with that crap that some places get away with, not letting women have any or limited rights. That is bullshit! Get with the times already!
Can you be a dancer and a feminist? Well, I have some moral struggle with that at times. Do I think that strip clubs really bring anything important or valuable to society? Probably not so much. We could probably get rid of all the strip clubs and keep on existing well without them. They did in Iceland.
On the other hand, I think that I do my job without letting anyone talk down to me, degrade me or treat me in any way I am not comfortable with. I am definitely not afraid to speak up, talk back or put idiots in their place. Because once in a while my path crosses with some douchebag and I have to deal with him and sometimes it's a her, accordingly. You can dance and carry yourself with pride and respect yourself, absolutely. I have no huge hangups with nudity, I am totally comfortable with nude beaches, hot springs etc. It is what you choose to do and how you act in any given situation that matters. I work topless and naked but I won't go home with you or let you touch me wherever you want to. Why? Because I don't want to and I also do not bend the rules we have at work. There are women that work in "respectable" fields that do things that I would never even consider doing from a moral aspect. I don't even think that I need to give any examples, you can probably think of some things yourselves.
I also love it when I can change people's stereotypes about dancers. You know......dumb, uneducated, drunk, druggie, slutty etc. Those things do not apply to me whatsoever and I am proud to say that. A dancer and a feminist, it works for me.

And let me add something. When I say slutty I do not mean to do any slut shaming. Hey, if you sleep around with a lot of guys or girls and are happy, go for it and good for you. As a feminist I think men and women should be able to sleep around and have sex without any slut shaming or stigma attached to it. What I meant is that dancers often are looked at as sluts, many times from other women that do not understand or have some kind of negative stereotype attached to dancers. I am more a relationship kind of girl......no relationship, no sex, I take that stuff kind of seriously. But if other people want to sleep around, whatever go for it. Whatever floats your boat.