I went swimming at the Athletic Student Fitness Center with a few close friends; these are the friends I consider my “significant others” (Johnson 2010) with respect to their influence on my everyday life. In the society we live in today, a girl is habitually expected to shave her legs, especially in a college-like atmosphere, where peer relations are dominating (Adler and Adler 1998). This is regardless of her relationship status, cultural and socio-economic background, the amount of close connections she has, her height, her weight, etc.; a wildly accepted notion that if she acquires a female body, her legs must be smooth at all times. If she does not abide by these rules, she is jeopardizing the image that she retains of her “self”, and the image that others retain of
I went swimming at the Athletic Student Fitness Center with a few close friends; these are the friends I consider my “significant others” (Johnson 2010) with respect to their influence on my everyday life. In the society we live in today, a girl is habitually expected to shave her legs, especially in a college-like atmosphere, where peer relations are dominating (Adler and Adler 1998). This is regardless of her relationship status, cultural and socio-economic background, the amount of close connections she has, her height, her weight, etc.; a wildly accepted notion that if she acquires a female body, her legs must be smooth at all times. If she does not abide by these rules, she is jeopardizing the image that she retains of her “self”, and the image that others retain of