Hairy woman does not shave

[quakerboy]

271. Interesting

I was taught in biology that hair was for temperature regulation and protection. Both of these functions seem to be fairly well duplicated, sometimes improved, by clothing. And that it occasionally takes on other functions, such as adding a sense, coloration for attracting a mate or camouflage, etc, but that the first two were its main function. And despite the link the other poster provided, everything I can find in my old a&p book, as well as in most places online, continue to indicate that those are its main functions.

I'm not big on shaving. Or nair. I tend to end up with way to many ingrown hairs for those to be pleasant options. But a good shearing is usually beneficial to my existence. Mainly to lower my naturally excellent heat retention abilities, but also to avoid trapping as much sweat. But implying that retaining hair is biologically important at this point in our culture seems misleading. In my mind it ranks up there with being afraid of tomatoes because they are from the nightshade family.