For the HAIR issue of Angstfzine, I drew a hairy greenish girl among some leafy flowers, because I have some ramblings on female body hair I’d like to share.
My feelings about female body hair are that: it’s fine.
It’s not hideous, and it’s not beautiful. It’s just our bodies doing their natural thing, and that’s fine.
Personally? I don’t bother to shave in the same way I don’t bother wearing make up. I might spend a couple minutes plucking my eyebrows each month, or take a moment to dab concealer on the occasional spot. But any more than that? I just don’t feel like it.
I resent that I’m socially obligated to care about my hairiness. I resent that I’m expected to spend hours of my life primping and preening and squeezing myself to fit within the narrow parameters of what is socially approved of. I resent that corporations have pushed us to this point all so we’ll buy more razors and gels and waxes and things that we don’t need. I resent how ingrained it’s become in our collective psyche. I should have the freedom to not spend my money on razor blades.
Wear make-up if it makes you happy. Shave your body if you like how it looks. We have the right as human beings to make choices about our appearance, and I’m fine being hairy. It shouldn’t be a big deal.
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