It was a humid mid-May afternoon, so naturally, we were all overheating. Before I continue, let me establish a few things about my male friend. The male best friend that I am referencing is not some misogynistic, sexist, sociopath. D for the rest of this piece. Continuing with my story, on that sunny afternoon due to the discomforting heat, my friend took off her cardigan, revealing her arms with hair on them. This comment struck me for a few different reasons which I further unpacked after the initial shock, revealing quite a few hairy truths about the role hair plays in traditional gender roles and many of our insecurities.
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A Narrative on Coming to Terms with my Hairy Reality
W omen, throw down your razors: Januhairy is here. This month-long body-hair amnesty is the new Veganuary. Which is the new Dry January. And even Brexit got one of those.
When I was a child my thick hair was a stunner. As the daughter of a dark Latin man and a blonde Eastern European woman, I hit the genetic jackpot and was blessed with a head full of brown springy curls, regularly collecting compliments from adult women who lamented their thinner locks. Then I entered the double digits and my pending preteen puberty hit me like a ton of bricks.