Often incorporated into our daily or regular habits after adolescence, body hair becomes relatively mundane to us. We might notice it on occasion or sculpt it in particular ways, ignore it or pay it close attention. What is its relevance in the ways we treat and view one another, as well as our own bodies? How are certain types of body hair policed in some people and not others? This week, we revisit the topic to explore new avenues of discussion and thought.

Further Reading:

Total Beauty, "'Why I Stopped Shaving My Armpits' and Other Stories From Women With Body Hair"

Mic, "Women Are Talking About Their Pubic Hair -- And That's a Good Thing"

Our previous episode on this topic