Hair and feminism: Emer O'Toole

Concordia University professor Emer O'Toole spoke to the Gazette Thursday, October 15, 2015 about feminism, a day before she was set to speak at a Concordia conference on gender and typicality. O'Toole wrote a book called Girls Will Be Girls and gained notoriety for promoting the idea that women don't have to shave and that girls shouldn't be taught that there's anything wrong with their changing bodies. (Dave Sidaway / MONTREAL GAZETTE)

[ECasey]

I'm so blessed to have been in 2 of her classes. Beautiful mind and such a depth of knowledge.

[mfriedrich]

Nobody is telling women that their puberty changes are gross and disgusting and that male changes are all wonderful and perfect.
Where do you people come up with these ridiculous claims?

You can keep your hair long or cut it short.
You can shave your under arms and private areas. Whatever floats your boat.

But in terms of sexual attraction and preferred sexual attributes, women prefer men with short hair, muscles, v-taper shoulders to the waist, deep voices and masculine traits.
Men are attracted to women with feminine features, fertility signals like wide hip to waist ratio, and breast development. Men are also more sexually attracted to women with long hair because it is a health cue.

Women: men with strength, physique, confidence.
Men: women with Youth, health (fertility) and beauty.

Biological facts about human sexual attraction and evolution simply don't care about our feelings.

[sunlitabsence]

More hyperactive oppression detection from middle class fainting couch feminism,