[QUOTE] [B]Sweden’s online community has been whipped into a frenzy – and it’s all due to one woman’s hairy armpit which appeared for mere seconds on a live television broadcast of the Melodifestivalen finals on Saturday.[/B]
The incident took place shortly after Swedish singer Loreen had been announced as the artist who would represent Sweden at the [URL="http://www.thelocal.se/tag/eurovision"]Eurovision[/URL] Song Contest finals later this spring.
Seconds later, cameras from Sveriges Television (SVT) swept over the audience and showed fans' arm waving jubilance, panning past one female fan whose clearly visible underarm hair appeared momentarily on live TV and in the living rooms of an estimated 4.1 million Swedish television viewers.
One avid Facebook user in Sweden managed to take a screenshot of the woman, which he posted online – an image which then spread like wildfire across the site.
Within hours, thousands of people had “liked” the image, and hundreds had shared the image on their own Facebook pages, with an overwhelming number of crass and bullying comments attached.
Daily Aftonbladet even ran a story “Sweden’s most famous unshaved armpit” which sparked people’s interest even further, and prompted Lina Ehrin to come forward as the armpit’s owner.
Ehrin, a 32-year-old librarian from [URL="http://www.thelocal.se/tag/ludvika"]Ludvika[/URL], central Sweden, can’t understand the fuss.
“This is absurd, very absurd,” she told The Local.
“I mean, there are wars going on in the world, yet crazy people are sitting here commenting on this.”
However, the bullying has not succeeded in fazing Ehrin, who claims she is too old to be affected by people who sit at home and write comments.
“Everything is so fast on the internet, people don’t think they can hurt people but then can. I’m fine, but I’m also glad I’m older, if I were 15 I would be really hurt right now,” she said.
“I can’t believe a little bit of hair on a woman is such a big thing, especially not after it was International Women’s Day last week,” she said.
One of Sweden’s most prominent bloggers, Hanna Fridén, a self-described feminist, took issue with the reaction of the Swedish public.
“Most people aim to bully. With words like that she is disgusting. Retarded. Should be ashamed. That she was embarrassing. Some aimed to defend her, but the majority bullied," wrote Fridén on her blog.
“It's disgusting when people write these things, just because she’s going against the standard appearance. She has chosen not to shave under her arms and people are incredibly provoked by it.”
“The fact that the image includes her face makes it even worse. She has not chosen this. It’s extremely problematic and bullying.”
Since the online storm, the original posting and all its comments have been removed from the internet.
Meanwhile, a pro-hair group continues to soar in popularity, with armpit-hair enthusiasts having started their own Facebook event to stand up for non-shaving and share images of themselves proudly showing their own hirsute pits.
In the description of the group, “Ta håret tillbaka!” ('Reclaim the hair), administrators have expressed the positive body image goal of the group.
“We decide ourselves how our bodies look. Fight against net-hate and net-bullying. Love conquers hate,” they write.
The online event organized by the hair-happy Facebookers has already attracted 6,000 people, with many more thousands invited.
When told of this, Ehrin chuckles.
“Well, that’s nice to hear. Maybe we can turn it into a positive thing. Maybe this will get people in Sweden to think,” she told The Local.
“It’s 2012 for goodness sake”.
Oliver Gee ([EMAIL="news@thelocal.se"]news@thelocal.se[/EMAIL])
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I for one do not approve women with hairy armpits!
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[quote]Meanwhile, a pro-hair group continues to soar in popularity, with armpit-hair enthusiasts having started their own Facebook event to stand up for non-shaving and share images of themselves proudly showing their own hirsute pits.
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what is an armpit-hair enthusiast
Guess Swedish men are more feminine than the women :v:
[QUOTE=Van-man;35119691]Guess Swedish men are more feminine than the women :v:[/QUOTE]
Yes. That's why Swedish men are gayish.
[QUOTE=Van-man;35119691]Guess Swedish men are more feminine than the women :v:[/QUOTE]
yeah, the men here look better than the girls. some of them even wears more makeup
or, the people who watch that program are fucking retarded and has to be like everyone else
It's the internet retards coming out from the woodworks, what the heck are you supposed to expect?
Swedish men are girly? I know where I want to be.
NopeNopeNopeNope..
...we're an odd species.
I noticed the main woman in the swedish version of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo had armpit hair during one of the sex scenes. Ruined the whole movie for me.
Eeew
Why do people make such a fuss about women and body hair?
In other news the French government is ready to grant asylum to the Swedish lady.
Loreen doesn't deserve to win Melodifestivalen. In my opinion, Björn Ranelid should have won.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFzRigSk_o0[/media]
Obviously she's close to her Viking roots.
Or part french.
Swedish men are so feminine because we kicked their asses so hard.
Natural = Bad guys
Just keep telling yourself that.
Armpit hair is gross on both dudes and girls
most women i know shave
silly feminists
[QUOTE=Jimmyshimmy;35122017]Armpit hair is gross on both dudes and girls[/QUOTE]
On women it is.
On men,not really.
[QUOTE=Garik;35121954]Swedish men are so feminine because we kicked their asses so hard.[/QUOTE]
Who the fuck is we?
A woman's armpit hair showed?
This is worse than Janet Jackson's nipple!
[QUOTE=fulgrim;35121659]Why do people make such a fuss about women and body hair?[/QUOTE]
Because if a woman doesn't look like she's a supermodel, clearly she's a horrible human being who needs to put on a burka and become a shut-in.
[I]Clearly.[/I] How dare they not exist solely for the pleasure of teenage boys on the internet? :downs:
Wait... Eurovision?
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Hairy armpits are alright.
On both males and females.
[QUOTE=fulgrim;35121659]Why do people make such a fuss about women and body hair?[/QUOTE]
because women are treated as objects that need to be upkept so they can get married and squeeze out kids
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;35123293]Hairy armpits are alright.
On both males and females.[/QUOTE]
[i]The things I've seen.[/i]
There's this one girl I know with (large amounts of) armpit hair and back hair, that shit is just wrong.
[QUOTE=geogzm;35123375][i]The things I've seen.[/i]
There's this one girl I know with (large amounts of) armpit hair and back hair, that shit is just wrong.[/QUOTE]
ew humans are gross everybody should look like porn stars to appease my childish and unrealistic standards
I guess it's because I'm American but I honestly prefer my women without hairy armpits. Well different strokes for different folks; I can respect culture.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;35123293]Hairy armpits are alright.
On both males and females.[/QUOTE]
You filthy Frenchy!
[QUOTE=Sanius;35123409]ew humans are gross everybody should look like porn stars to appease my childish and unrealistic standards[/QUOTE]
Shaving armpit hair is considered "pornstar-ish" and unrealistic?
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