A recent article # Dilireba was complained about because of her thick hair. It was a hot search. It was really shocking. Netizens angrily asked: Are you okay?
On Hupu, a photo of Dilireba was enlarged and the hair on her chest was found. It was hotly debated by everyone. Regardless of whether the facts are true or not, some people with ill intentions used a "microscope" to magnify the natural physiology of girls. Question, is this polite? Respect people?
was later considered by netizens to be purely malicious p-pictures, and more netizens voiced "freedom for body hair" in response to this.
As the saying goes, the body's hair and skin are shaped by our parents. Hair grows naturally, and the choice is not ours. But I don’t know since when, it seems that women’s hair removal has become a matter of course. Some people even asked, “Girls also have leg hair?” In mainstream aesthetics, women are constantly being instilled with the idea that body hair is ugly and affects their appearance, making more and more women "body hair-shamed." Heavy body hair is considered a symbol of masculinity, while smoothness and whiteness are the characteristics that women should have.
But as everyone knows, in early aesthetics, armpit hair was a symbol of female sexiness. In the 1970s and 1980s, Chinese women were not taboo about armpit hair. At that time, female stars could be said to have "free body hair." From a health perspective, human hair is a kind of protection and buffer for the skin, and can even help perspire.
The reason why women need hair removal is because when razors were promoted overseas in the last century, the "body hair anxiety" marketing and consumption trap was imposed on women. After hundreds of years of brainwashing, body hair that originally grew naturally and healthily has become disturbing. Shame is as hard to accept as a physical defect.
found in a British study that women spend an average of 104 minutes a week managing body hair, and 40% said they feel uncomfortable in social situations, and 75% even said they were anxious enough to need to go to the hospital.
How many girls have been teased as "hairy monsters" in adolescence, and how many girls have had a moment of social death because their armpit hair was not shaved cleanly. Therefore, in order not to be embarrassed and to make others feel decent, we ourselves actively refuse to be "kiwi girls". But why has no one ever called men with heavy body hair "kiwi boys"? Even their leg hair is a symbol of masculinity?
In the movie " Love Novel ", Kong Hyo Jin plays an "armpit hair sister". From her short hair to her personality to never shaving her armpit hair, her image is independent and sexy. Although she is attractive to the male protagonist, she is not his ideal. The appearance of a girl. She sticks to her beliefs and doesn't care about the outside world's opinions and evaluations, so when the hero and heroine "face each other frankly" for the first time, the appearance of armpit hair made him messy.
"The Song of Armpit Hair" in "Love Novel"
However, Hee Jin did not feel inferior because of this. Instead, she said firmly, "If you have any objection to my armpit hair again, I will never sleep with you again." From Armpit Hair As an entry point, many of Xizhen's actions break the "perfect shackles" of ideal women one by one, which makes the male protagonist uncomfortable and also triggers the audience's thinking about female aesthetics.
Women's beauty should never be judged by others, and anxiety about body hair should not become a shackles to femininity. Just like freedom of weight and freedom of dressing, what should women be like? No one has the right to define what kind of women are beautiful except ourselves.
Abroad, the United States has the "Armpits4August" movement to encourage women not to shave their armpit hair, and many foreign female stars are also using practical actions to speak out for "body hair freedom."
"America's Sweetheart" Julia Roberts was a well-known actress among Hollywood actresses in the early 1990s. In addition to those classic and popular film works, she was rebellious, bold, and even a bit thorny in her character and style. Really impressive.
Julia has been consciously speaking out for women in the entertainment industry for a long time, fighting for the status and respect that female stars deserve. The most controversial incident was when she did not shave her armpits during a movie premiere, and was criticized by many media at the scene. It was "indecent" and aroused public opinion, but she didn't care about it: "Okay, I will remove my hair for the sake of appearance when I participate in public events in the future, but whether I remove it or not is my own business."
She is a true "rebel" when it comes to armpit hair. She also has a very firm attitude towards natural aging and plastic surgery: "Unfortunately, we live in a panic and deformed society. In this society, women simply do not dare to Think about what happens after you age. "My life is free of Botox, and my face will not be a place for plastic surgeons to show off their medical skills." Julia never needs anyone to guide her in life.
Lady Gaga also once dyed her armpit hair bright blue to show support. Many bloggers are supporting this series of support.
Madonna ’s daughter Lola has never been shy about her body hair. Even in fashion venues and on red carpets, her armpit hair and leg hair are always with her. She just wears them however she feels comfortable. "After I saw that popular girls had to behave well to get favored by boys, I knew I couldn't adapt to this life. So I decided to do the opposite. I refused to wear makeup, refused to have my hair done, and refused to shave. I refused armpits are hairy.”
This “willfulness” may also come from the influence of her mother, Madonna. Madonna has also published photos of her armpit hair and labeled them “art for freedom” (#artforfreedom). What seems like a "rebellious" move makes them exude self-confidence and bravery from the inside out, and it also affects many girls who do not want to be judged by men and change themselves.
It seems that except for hair and eyebrows, any exposure of body hair in other parts of the body can easily make people feel uncomfortable or even embarrassed. And this discomfort does not only exist in women. In some men, body hair shame also exists, but men The shame of body hair comes more from the pressure from the outside world or public opinion. Most men themselves do not think there is anything wrong with body hair.
During the live broadcast, Liu Genghong exposed his armpit hair, which led to the live broadcast being blocked. Later, he could only shave off his armpit hair and continue to lead people to do aerobics. Many male celebrities also avoid exposing their armpit and chest hair in front of the camera.
Regarding things that grow naturally on our bodies, body hair is the same as our hair. We all have the freedom to choose whether to cut it short or grow it long, shave it or have a concave shape. "Body hair freedom" does not convey that we should refuse to shave armpit hair. On the contrary, freedom lies in the fact that it is up to us to decide whether to shave or not to shave, to expose or not to expose. This kind of thing should not be the focus, let alone do too much. evaluate.
Face your true self, just like your appearance, aging, and weight. Only by accepting and tolerating your own subjective feelings and refusing to do things you don’t want to do can you enjoy true freedom. Perhaps this starts with enjoying the freedom of body hair.
Picture assistance: Ye Zi
Picture source: IG, Weibo
