Emily Ratajkowski has solidified herself as a feminist voice in the modeling industry, and her latest shoot is no exception. Ratajkowski has certainly seen a lot of this throughout her career. In the essay, she notes that when she was arrested while protesting the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, people chose to focus on the clothes she was wearing rather than what she was fighting for. But why? Why, as a culture, do we insist on separating smart and serious from sexy? Today I was arrested protesting the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a man who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault. Men who hurt women can no longer be placed in positions of power. I demand a government that acknowledges, respects and supports women as much as it does men. She later describes how growing out her armpit hair has been empowering. Tap the link in bio to read more.
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Woman Showing Her Armpit Hair
But more and more women are ditching the razors when it comes to their armpits, in favour of going au naturel. Model Gigi Hadid was the latest celeb to jump on the hairy armpit bandwagon , showing off her fuzz in a shoot for the Love Advent Calendar. Comedian and feminist writer Kate Smurthwaite is a staunch advocate of embracing the natural look. Worse still, when life suddenly gets busy you end up with stubble. Men, it seems, are easy.
Your account is not active. We have sent an email to the address you provided with an activation link. Check your inbox, and click on the link to activate your account. Throughout our history, there have been countless beauty trends. Just these couple last years gave us the squiggle brow, glittery butts, fur nails, faux freckles, and unicorn everything.
From the first bloom of adolescence, when those initial bits of hair in funny places begin to sprout, women are already conditioned that yes, this means becoming a woman but yes, you must remove this hair. This hair is unnatural for a woman to have; unfeminine, unhygienic, unclean, unsexy, and unattractive. A lot of un's on the go there. Well, what about adding another word to the mix — unreasonable.
