This past month, campus feminists decided to participate in “No Shave November,” with the rousing endorsement of gender pioneer President Shirley Tilghman, who pledged to do the same. In a press release, campus feminists stated that “it’s unfair that women have a social obligation to shave their legs while men are often considered more attractive when they don’t shave.” Shirls took her participation to a new level, adding, “In fact, more than making an important gender political statement, participating in ‘No Shave November’ has yielded other benefits. In the past, people never knew when I was saying something important. Now, whenever I make a profound statement, I just stroke my beard and it’s perfectly clear.” Campus feminists are happy with their foray into what was formerly a male tradition, but don’t want the practice to be taken too far; many fear the possibility of “Decembeard” or “Januarypornstache.”
