Like it or not, there are few sights more arresting than a woman with a
hairy armpit. The unfettered growth of female underarm and leg hair is
considered one of the ultimate social taboos, dismissed as the kind of eccentric behaviour that should only adopted by hippies.
But while as a society we are used to removing all our body hair, one woman has decided to challenge the notion that women must be hair-free to be happy.
Graduate student Emer O'Toole from Dublin decided to stop shaving for good 18 months ago when she came to the conclusion that too much pressure is put upon women to conform to what she calls 'artificial gender norms'.
Ms O'Toole mentioned a recent scandal in Dublin where salon owners were accused of offering 'virgin hair' waxes to 11 and 12 year-olds, claiming that such early action would ensure full adult hair never developed.
It is this kind of irresponsible behaviour that Ms O'Toole claims is adversely affecting young girls, adding to the already growing pressure they feel to remove all their hair from a young age.
After 18 months, Ms O'Toole says she is now almost entirely comfortable with her armpit and leg hair.
But while as a society we are used to removing all our body hair, one woman has decided to challenge the notion that women must be hair-free to be happy.
Graduate student Emer O'Toole from Dublin decided to stop shaving for good 18 months ago when she came to the conclusion that too much pressure is put upon women to conform to what she calls 'artificial gender norms'.
Ms O'Toole mentioned a recent scandal in Dublin where salon owners were accused of offering 'virgin hair' waxes to 11 and 12 year-olds, claiming that such early action would ensure full adult hair never developed.
It is this kind of irresponsible behaviour that Ms O'Toole claims is adversely affecting young girls, adding to the already growing pressure they feel to remove all their hair from a young age.
After 18 months, Ms O'Toole says she is now almost entirely comfortable with her armpit and leg hair.
(harojosko!!! akalain mong natagalan niya ang matinding jabar at kating taglay ng mahahabang buhok sa jiri-jiri...!! kung ako sa inyo, wag nyong susubukan ang ginawa ni Ms. O'Toole...pawang professional lamang ang nangangahas gumawa ng isang karumal-dumal ng gawain tulad ng ginawa niya. )
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