Why do we shave our legs?

Western society compels all women to sexualize themselves by shaving their own legs. Society is manipulating us to subject ourselves to the male gaze. For me, for many years, I was intimidated by men and abided by societal expectations . Then I went to college and a couple things happened. I studied the male gaze, and gender inequality. I also tried LSD, which ended up helping me, healing my trauma, far more than any thing, person, or experience in the past. This helped broaden my mind. At some point, I decided to stop minimizing my natural self for others and I stopped shaving my legs.