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Episode 44: Social Implications of Body Hair

This week we welcome Tim Jurney to discuss ideas surrounding body hair. Scientific research has not concluded its every purpose on the body, though several hypotheses have been put forth. Nonetheless, people and cultures around the globe have made statements of approval or dissatisfaction with gendered and socioeconomic motivations. How do we consider body hair on others and on ourselves? Are our views ever independent of the societies in which we live?

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Episode 44: Social Implications of Body Hair Kip Clark and Tim Jurney

Further Reading:

Elle, "History of Hair Removal"

The Guardian, "Pubic hair has a job to do - stop shaving and leave it alone"

Everyday Feminism, "4 Reasons Why We Should Stop Stigmatizing Women's Body Hair"