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I became acutely aware of mybody hairwhen I was in second grade.
I started plucking my unibrow that same year for the very same reason.
Her Latinidad could never be hairless, so she embraced becoming “la pelua,” hairy.
It’s rude and transphobic."
Getty Images. Design by Clara Hendler
Or more ‘manly’?
It’s rude and transphobic."
“Ive realized that there is nothing inherently unattractive or shameful about body hair.
Getty Images. Design by Clara Hendler.
Thompson learned to love her body hair by creating art that showcased it.
“I also started drawing body hair on women a lot.
The more I saw it, the more okay I felt with it.
Once Thompson embraced her body hair, she went all in.
I just went crazy and used to shave stripes and shapes and patterns into my leg hair.
It was really funny, Thompson says.
It only needs to be enough for you.”
It’s something deeply personal to her a choice she made to feel more comfortable in her own skin.
Instead, she views it as a way to make herself feel better in her own skin.
“At this point, I just feel like a hairless cat,” she jokes toAllure.
“It’s a laughable conversation in the sense that we all have body hair.
To each their own, if that empowers you, let it be.
If you don’t like something, fix it.
If not, learn to love it there’s no way around it.”
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