The argument ‘why is it there then?’ is still flawed, even if you are sHoCkEd by an argument by comparison.
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Yeah, the third post is "Local Tumblr User Doesn't Understand Reductio ad Absurdum; More at 11."
The user isn't saying leg hair is like cancer (like fucking obviously; how disingenuous would you be to even suggest that?). They're saying the argument of "it wouldn't grow there if it wasn't supposed to" is completely stupid – that it has little discriminative power to distinguish what's good and bad if you don't already know. It isn't even nearly limited to the absurdity of that contradictory example:
"Sorry, honey, but the dick cheese wouldn't be there if it wasn't supposed to."
It's a fine-ish retort to get a seven-year-old to chill out, but it's total bullshit when you don't already know leg hair on women is fine. Pointing out that "Gravity is real because most people think it is" is a bad argument by saying "Germs didn't exist because most people thought they didn't" doesn't mean I'm trying to say believing gravity is like disbelieving germ theory; I'm pointing out the argument doesn't hold water regardless of what the fallacy (in the OP's case, a pretty clear appeal to nature) was supporting.
TL;DR: Denying the means, not the conclusion.
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The more accurate question being asked is "Why is body hair supposed to grow on men, but not on women?"
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okay but the local man did make a smart argument by identifying the Appeal to Nature fallacy
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My Wife: "I'm just warning you, I haven't shaved in a few days."
Me: "Oh no! Anyway..."
"If I didn't want a sexy sasquatch, I wouldn't have married my best friend."
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I think "a few days" is the problem zone. It will be itchy and rough stubble by then (at least for me). After like a month it smooths back out. It could well be your wife telling you "this will be uncomfortable for both of us, at least wait a bit, or give me time to shave".
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As someone with hair loss: it also protects surprisingly well from bumps and scrapes, as well as being warmer than you'd think!
It also protects against mosquitoes
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He’s not comparing hair to cancer, he is demonstrating that just because something grows doesn’t mean it’s supposed to be there.
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The hair doesn't harm or otherwise negatively impact the organism's survival rate. The organism's immune system didn't evolve to prevent and kill hair cells as they arise.
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Hair helps prevent insect bites, but you have to be pretty hairy. So it is useful
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I'm 60, and I realized recently, maybe in the past five years, that I've lost all the hair on my legs. I was a bit confused, I remember having hair on my legs, so I looked at some old pictures. Yep, I used to have hairy legs. I like having smooth legs, it's nice. I still have all the hair on my head, so that's good, too. Small consolation for having one foot in the grave, I suppose.
I agree, obviously. With modern soap, hair is all but useless, and we should all be bald and glossy, the way nature attempts to deny us.
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I wonder how old people have to be to get the “more at 6” capper. I know I use it a lot so my kids get it, but I’d bet most don’t.
I legit heard a news anchor say “and what it could mean for your weekend” on the TV at a bar recently, so they’re keeping it alive.
Between that comparison and sonic the hedgehog I’ll gladly take a blue rodent eating chilli dogs.
Fun fact: hedgehogs aren't rodents, and are actually more closely related to tigers than to mice (by about 10 million years). Porcupines are rodents and echidnas are another thing entirely so spines developed on mammals a bunch of times.
It wasn't until my 30s when I grew out all the hair on my body for the first time. An entire lifetime of catering to the male gaze.
It was personally revolutionary to be honest.
I’m a trans man and I wasn’t able to feel comfortable wearing shorts without shaving until my early 30s either. The indoctrination is real!
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Body hair blocks UV and directly reduces the risk of cancer including reducing the risk of dinogatorrnoma.
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