As many of you are aware, this month is “No Shave November”. In case you didn’t know, during “No Shave November” men and women alike pack away their razors for the entire month and let their hair grow free. It seems pretty great, right? And it is! I mean, honestly, who wants to spend all that time shaving their legs, facial hair, or wherever you usually do (I’ll leave that to your imagination)? I have better things to do than spending twenty minutes doing what I’ve got to do every week.

My only problem is that with a month of gorilla legs comes a month of criticism. When people see you sporting your ever-fashionable armpit tufts, they’re bound to start talking, and it’s pretty annoying, honestly. When guys have hairy legs and facial hair, it’s normal, but when I want to stay warm for the winter, y’all have to go running your mouths, talking about it like I just burned down an orphanage. It’s not a crime to have hair, so why do you even care? That rhyme wasn’t intentional but it’s lame enough to stay.

There is honestly no justifiable reason to get mad when females participate in “No Shave November”. I’ve heard guys say some pretty stupid things about it. “Haha, ‘No Shave November’? More like ‘My Boyfriend Ain’t Gon Touch Me For The Whole Month, November’,” followed by loud obnoxious laughter and a series of grunts to confirm their masculinity. If your boyfriend “ain’t gon’ touch you” just because your legs aren’t as smooth as he’d like, you need to give him a talk, because you deal with his nasty man legs all year, and if he can’t do the same for a month, send that boy’s sexist booty out the door. “No Shave November” was created to raise awareness for prostate cancer, so if all other reasoning fails, just hit your man with that, and watch him feel guilty for bashing you for being a wonderful person.

Also, not shaving for thirty whole days has it’s benefits. November is probably one of the busiest months of the semester. It’s the month before winter break, our first semester finals are coming up, and pretty much everyone needs some sleep, so why not save some time by participating in such a wonderful  tradition? It’s also getting cold outside and I know I’m not the only one who doesn’t want to freeze to death. That extra hair might just keep you a little bit warmer, so everybody chill out. Men won’t have to wear scarves because of their beautiful beards, and us ladies won’t need an extra pair of tights under our jeans.There are also some financial benefits on top of everything. You don’t have to buy shaving cream or new razors for the whole month, and as a girl with plenty of leg hair to go around, I know that stuff isn’t exactly cheap.

So what I’m trying to say is, when November comes around, don’t be scared to participate, especially you, girls. Let your hair grow freely and fly in the breeze.