Well, it's that point of the month where we've had some people drop out already. It's mostly been girls, and I'm not going to name any names, but they only lasted until yesterday (the 3rd)! This gets one thinking about some of the factors behind No Shave November. I've heard mainly two poor reasons why people a)quit early and b)don't start in the first place.
1st - "It will be too uncomfortable, it will itch too much"
-This is not a very good reason because there are tons of people who get itchy when they are growing their hair that itch, and they stick with it. Plus that itchy phase doesn't last very long.
2nd - "It's too gross, people will see my hair"
-This is the excuse most often used by the girls. It actually brings up a very good discussion. My response to this excuse is that November is pants month anyways, so it's not a big deal. So if girls can wear pants for the whole month, and not even have anyone see their leg hair, then they have even less to worry about then the guys. The guys have their facial hair out for public viewing every single minute of they day. And yet, it's much more "socially acceptable" for guys to be growing their facial hair than for girls to be growing their leg hair.
There's really only one excuse that I've found to be acceptable for not participating, and that is for work reasons.
If you are doing No Shave November still, good work, and if you've made it this far, it's only a few more weeks until you can shave.
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