![]() This is exactly what the hairy legs movement is trying to fix: Having body hair is only gross because we’ve been taught it’s gross. And of course there’s no health code they are breaking and perhaps their hair may even provide a little sun protection? The most common response from outsiders to the movement is: “GROSS.” And yet participants say they feel feminine, clean, happy, proud of their bodies - anything but gross. (Yeah, that happened.) It’s become second nature to me and I’ll admit that I do love the feel of sliding into bed with freshly shaven legs. I put the conditioner in my hair and then assume the death-defying-flamingo pose and shave while I go over my grocery list in my head or yell at my kids to stop bringing food into the bathroom and demanding I make them a snack. ![]() ![]() Now as a grown woman however, I don’t even think about it. That bloody bathtub still haunts my dreams. I’ll spare you the details but I didn’t realize you had to shave with the blades horizontal to your skin. So one day, like many other girls, I “borrowed” my mom’s pink Bic and went to town. I was teased mercilessly for my early sprouting, made even more visible by my naturally black hair and pale skin. Photo credit: The Hairy Legs Club via TumblrĪs a girl who started shaving her legs in fourth grade (no my mom didn’t know), this is a message that resonates with me. “I guess I post mine now because I like them - I like the way they look and that they remind me I’m not obligated to do anything I don’t want with my body.” “When I first stopped shaving my legs, it took a while for me to feel confident about it and seeing pictures of other women doing the same helped me get used to it,” one blogger told the Daily Mail. Groups like The Hairy Legs Club on Tumblr and the Very Hairy Legs blog are encouraging women to embrace their natural beauty and not be ashamed of their body hair. Well now a new movement is saying no more “non-essential grooming” including shaving legs and pits and thousands of women are responding by posting pics of themselves au naturel.
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