Dare to bare the hair: Women who stopped waxing their body hair speak up


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To wax or not to wax: that is the question on more and more women's minds as they navigate what makes them feel feminine and feminist enough. Photo: visualhunt.com

Women's body hair both in images and as a subject of feminist debate has been attracting increasing attention on social networks in recent times, notably in France where the hashtag "#Jegardemespoils" (which translates as "I'm keeping my body hair") has caused quite a stir over the last few days.

Sara, a 26-year-old journalism student, shares about giving up waxing, and longstanding beauty diktats on what is and feminine and what is not.

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