body hair
No, body hair is not unhygienic
February 21, 2024By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor “Eww, you have more hair than me,” said multiple teenage boys during my high school years. While looking back, such an opinion is probably the least of my worries, but the reactions of disgust toward my body hair have been burned into my psyche for years. It was always something — the arm hair, the peach fuzz, the “unibrow.” This isn’t an uncommon experience for many women, who have reported “bushy unibrows, thick leg hair, upper lip fuzz and coarse locks made them feel othered — and ugly — when they were 12.” An article…
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peluda, One Day at a Time, and how I came to appreciate my Latina body hair
November 28, 2020Editor's note: A previous version of this piece misspelled Frida Kahlo's last name, but has now been corrected. By: Michelle Young, News Editor My mom sometimes calls me peluda in Spanish. This can translate to “fuzzy” or “hairy.” It can…
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My Version of Feminine
January 29, 2017[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he last time I shaved my legs was on July 11, 2012. I can't pinpoint exactly why I stopped. I just didn't feel like doing it anymore. One week passed, then two, and before I knew it, months were going…
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