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Hair Is Hair Is Hair
"My hair on my head is praised for being so long and beautiful, but my body hair is seen as 'disgusting.' Why? They both grow out of my skin.... If someone is offended or disgusted by my natural body hair, then in all honesty, I'm glad it repels them from my life."
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The New Sexy
"I haven't shaved regularly for about 15 years -- I was even a hairy bride nine years ago ... I love my body hair. Hairy pits and hairy legs are a shrugging off of a sad, unnecessary expectation of women's bodies, but they are also sexy ... [My husband] feels that all of my body, including my hair, is alluring."
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Make Yourself Visible
"Having body hair makes me feel sexy, confident, like I'm truly myself. When I was shaving, my skin was constantly irritated, and that made me feel uncomfortable ... [Now], even though I sometimes get looks of disgust from other women, I know I'm doing something right because I'm putting the image out there that it's OK to be a woman and have hair. To be visible."
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The Coolest Girl in the World
"Growing out my armpit hair is a big deal, because it's different. People aren't used to seeing girls with armpit hair. But I've had a lot of guys like it. They think I'm the coolest chick in the whole wide world, and I kinda am. Honestly, I am the coolest person I know right now. I mean, I have blue armpit hair."
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Unexpected Delight
"When I let my hair grow out, I was hoping my friends or my family would ask me about it -- why I did it, the meaning of it. But no one gave it the same importance that I did. One day I decided to show my armpit hair to my older brother, and he was actually so delighted that he called his girlfriend to tell her that she was allowed to grow hers out too."
