This article recounts the author's personal journey navigating societal pressures regarding body hair, particularly during her adolescence and young adulthood. She highlights the double standards faced by women in sports and the impact of male gaze on her choices. Despite societal norms and the judgment she faced, the author ultimately chose to embrace her natural self and challenges the outdated beauty standards surrounding body hair.
Staring down at my body, I knew something was different compared to the other girls at school. I was only 10, going on 11, yet hairs poked out from the smooth skin on my legs. Soon, more hair sprouted in places I didn’t expect. At least not at that age. In school, I took to changing into my PE kit away from the girls in my class. ‘Why does no one else seem to have this hair all over their body?’ I wondered, pulling my tights off as I contorted my body to hide my legs.
I tried trimming to — in society’s words — ‘tidy myself up’, but it just wasn’t enjoyable nor did it leave me feeling comfortable in my skin. More importantly, I knew I wasn’t doing it for me, I was doing it for the approval of others. Around the same time, I picked up my first book on feminism which gave me the push I needed to embrace my natural self. It wasn’t easy, especially combined with the judgement I already faced at school due to my sexuality.
Body Positivity Social Commentary BODY HAIR FEMINISM SOCIETAL PRESSURE DOUBLE STANDARDS BEAUTY STANDARDS
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