But choose it. Don’t do it because you’re terrified of what a stranger at the pool might think. Don’t do it because an ad told you your natural state is "gross." When I stopped shaving my legs, I expected to feel brave. Instead, I felt afraid. I wore pants for an entire summer. I hid.
4 minutes There is a sound you rarely hear in razor commercials: the sound of skin brushing against skin, naturally. You won’t see it in the perfume ads lining the subway, and you definitely won’t find it in the airbrushed pages of a fashion magazine. weare hairy
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More Than Just Fuzz: Why #WeAreHairy is a Movement, Not a Trend Instead, I felt afraid
isn’t about rejecting grooming. It isn’t about saying you must be hairy to be authentic. Shave, wax, trim, or dye it pink if you want.
To the man who feels pressured to be a "bear" but actually likes being smooth: You are also valid.
But slowly, something shifted. I looked down at my own ankles one day—real, human, hairy ankles—and I realized: This is mine. This is me.