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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: how did women shaving their legs/armpits come about and why did men not do it too?
gpt
Women shaving their legs came about during World War II when nylon was rationed. Before that women would wear nylon stockings. Razor companies also had the agenda of marketing their product to women since men were off fighting, Thus women were seeking the nylon look (smooth leg) and achieving it by using the razors and shaving cream that the companies were specifically marketing to them with the men gone.