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And one of those impositions is bathing! If we don't regularly bathe, the community smells like unwashed buttholes and sweaty balls.
Some people would get used to it, but I wouldn't, because I get overstimulated by being assailed by too many different sensorial experiences at the same time. It's not even these specific smells that are bad, per se, I just prefer to smell nothing when I'm in public because it's already stressful enough (although the factor of "this smell comes from a person" does make it more stressful). So, I happen to like this imposition. Getting rid of it would make it hard for me to be in crowds.
People wearing perfume also bother me, but society has decided those smells are okay, so I'm out of luck.
Cool, how about instead of maintaining a stigma around body odour, we understand different peoples' needs and sensibilities? As much as you and others have a tendency towards overstimulation with smells, (which you can mitigate wearing a facemask), many others have different bodies and skins which smell more, smell less, and are more or less sensitive to different products designed to neutralize and contain smells.
I fully agree against the use of strongly scented perfumes in enclosed spaces, but you're mixing it up with normal bodily functions.
Again, I'm not arguing for a shower ban. Big part of the reason why you're sensitive in particular to body odour is social conditioning, and IG you hadn't been conditioned against it you'd likely find it much more tolerable.