Julia Jentsch's underarms
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FridaLouise — 18 years ago(December 19, 2007 07:53 AM)
That is because its a stupid question.
I didnt even notice that in the movie.
I am kind of disgusted by people like you. I would never shave my armpits because of some stupid ideal. I am 16 years old and I live in Sweden. I would never shave my armpits to please someone else. People should realize that women have hair on other places than the head
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el_diablo2003 — 18 years ago(December 23, 2007 09:44 PM)
No need to get upset. I didn't notice Jule's body hair at all in the film, but she has (and you probably have as well) very light colored body hair. Not to be presumptuous, but since you mention you are Swedish I'm guessing I'm right. I have a friend who has a very fair complexion and light body hair. She doesn't shave either, and it's not a big deal. You can hardly tell, except in direct sunlight. I, on the other hand, have really dark and coarse hair and if I don't remove it, I'll be the first to admit it looks pretty gross. I bet if you were dark, you'd do it too. Every girl and her luck, I suppose.
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CologneKev89 — 18 years ago(December 29, 2007 05:49 PM)
pretty funny how people from america see europe..
Im an 18-years old boy from Cologne, Germany and every Boy and Girl in my age shave their underarms and the girls shave their leggs, too.
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cpuller-642-329716 — 15 years ago(April 25, 2010 05:49 AM)
Im an 18-years old boy from Cologne, Germany and every Boy and Girl in my age shave their underarms and the girls shave their leggs, too.
Furthermore older women do it, too.
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andri-file — 10 years ago(July 01, 2015 07:24 AM)
Actually you shave them because they start to smell bad pretty quickly, no matter how often you bathe. Anyway since you live in Sweden, the average temperatures there might make shaving less obligatory. Saying that, no one is forcing you to not smell bad
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wutschwlllm — 18 years ago(May 24, 2007 12:45 PM)
I live in Austria and although I do not pay particular attention to things like that, I still believe that most females (also younger ones)
do not
shave their underarms. However, most of them do shave their armpits and legs. I do not believe it is that different in Germany.
Was this part of her role?
Or did Jentsch just happen not to shave her underarms at that time?
I don't know if Julia Jentsch does not shave her underarms, but it definitely fits her role. If she played a character who is more concerned with her looks (which I would call superficial), it would probably not fit the character.
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candyshapedratpoison — 18 years ago(May 28, 2007 09:07 AM)
i don't think it was part of the role. i live in germany, and every girl i know, including myself, shaves her legs/armpits. but nobody i know shaves their underarms. maybe some do, but it's a minority, i think. it's just not as "important".
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jg1972 — 18 years ago(June 08, 2007 09:57 PM)
Many respondents to my questions have noted that Germans, Austrians, etc. shave their legs and their "armpits" but not their "underarms." I think that there has been a misunderstanding.
"Underarm" is another expression for "armpit" ("Achsel" auf deutsch). "Underarm," in American English, does not mean the underside of one's arm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axilla
Sorry for the confusion.
Nonetheless, you have answered my question. It seems likely that this was for the role and that Julia Jentsch does shave her armpits (Achseln). -
vicky_lc2001 — 12 years ago(February 12, 2014 10:40 AM)
I'm confused by people's definition of 'armpits' vs 'underarms' - in my country we call armpits 'underarms' - we don't refer to it as an armpit. So what's an underarm in your definition?
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Kent_Kainer — 11 years ago(February 22, 2015 07:14 AM)
The lower arm. Everything below your elbow hands not included. But I think underarm is not commonly used for this, however itd be the literal German translation thats why it may confuse.
I badly sunburnt one of my underarms as child but not my armpits. ^^
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hppg — 18 years ago(June 24, 2007 05:22 AM)
Hmmm, I normally notice things like that, but I guess I missed it in this case. I would go with others, and say it must have been something for the role, although I'm not quite sure why, but I guess they just decided it was part of her character. Or it was just shadow on her armpits which looked like hair. It seems shaving there is common in most places now.
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jg1972 — 18 years ago(January 27, 2008 10:47 PM)
Seeing as she's an activist, I'd see it as part of her role.
Thanks for replying to my question. You're probably right, but I think it is interesting that the director even thought of such a small detail.
As to those commenting on how women who don't shave are
non-hygienic, is it any less hygienic that men don't
shave their bodies bald?
Ha ha! Good point. (Keep in mind that even though I started this thread with the original question about Julia Jentsch's armpits, I never suggested that it was unhygienic. I would think that bathing is more important than shaving in terms of hygiene. The rest is aesthetic opinion.)