A woman has left her brother-in-law shocked by shutting him down after he called her leg hair ‘gross’.
The woman took to Reddit and explained that her sister and her husband visited her parents’ house for dinner.
“I was watching my nieces while dinner was getting ready, we sat down and I happened to sit next to brother in law,” she began.
“I was wearing a skirt and it was accidentally lifted above my knee, my brother-in-law looked down at my leg and made (a) face then loudly said ‘Oh shoot! This is gross, you should’ve shaved, that hair isn’t supposed to be there.’
“Everyone stared, I told him ‘if it’s not supposed to be there then why does it grow there, can you explain?’
“He was like ‘it’s just not supposed to be there,’ I point at his moustache and say ‘well, guess the same thing can be said about your little moustache then, huh?’ He looks at me eyes wide open, and awkward silence takes over though some laughed.”
The woman said he got up and went to the bathroom while she and her other siblings laughed.
“My sister followed and I could hear him having a breakdown asking her if there was something wrong with his moustache,” she continued.
Despite his brother-in-law’s remarks, she was told to say sorry to him.
“I later got scolded by my sister saying I stepped over the line and disrespected someone who’s older than me, who’s her husband and demanded I apologize to him for insulting him and ruining dinner,” she went on.
“My sister said the reason my brother in law got so offended was because he considers his moustache as a symbol of his ‘manhood’ and so I insulted his ‘manhood’ not just made a ‘backhanded comment.’
“She said I psychologically harmed him and should apologize for it but I’m not sure if this fixes anything except how he feels about his mustachy moustache.”
People on Reddit were quick to share their thoughts on the matter, with one person commenting: “Anyone who says leg hair ‘isn’t supposed to be there’ as a method of shaming women into complying with ridiculous beauty standards is always, always the [a**hole]. I bet his moustache looks ridiculous.”
Another wrote: “Damn if he’s so sensitive about his moustache he really shouldn’t be commenting on other people’s appearances.”
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