My little sister came to me and asked if I could show her how to shave her legs.
Me, her older brother who has shaved his legs three times in his entire life. Me, who doesn't understand and rejects hairless beauty standards. Me, who cut myself every time I touched a razor. Me, who has a horrible relationship with my little sister and we almost always scream at one another when we talk.
When my twin sister, who loves to talk about shaving her legs and how freeing it is, was right there.
Why does my little sister want to shave her legs all of a sudden? Because she's going to a pool party and doesn't want to be seen as "gross". She's fucking 12 for gods sake. Who the fuck told my little sister that having hair on her legs is gross?! It's not. It's natural. And it certainly isn't gross.
The beauty standards we put on little girls is disgusting. The "ideal body" doesn't exist and children are hurting themselves trying to achieve it. Why is it "normal" for little girls to take a sharp razor blade to their skin to remove body hair when guys are judged by how much hair they can grow? This is actually revolting for me to think about.
Fuck these unattainable beauty standard.
