Having Body Hair Does Not Make A Woman “Unkempt”

The Sydney Morning Herald today has an article discussing the Brazilian wax, declaring it to be “here to stay.” While the article doesn’t offer any new information, I found the 100+ comments to be rather fascinating. Specifically, the apparently overwhelming enthusiasm of male commenters towards waxing – and some serious negativity towards female body hair. Some examples: “Brazilians are literally the best thing that has ever happened to the world. Read More …

Body Hair: The Battle That Feminism Lost?

This month’s feature article at For The Girls is about body hair and hair removal. In reading various articles on the topic I saw it described as “the battle that feminism lost” and I found myself musing about the current state of play when it comes to women and their furry bits. Fact is, depilation has never been more fashionable. I saw statistics suggesting that 99% of women have removed Read More …