Shaving body hairs is
a culturally diverse practice. I was raised with the belief that other than the
hair on the head, all other hairs were bad and dirty. And so shaving sticks,
razor blades, shaving cream and waxing kits have been a firm part of my life.
I used to get really
shocked when people in sleeveless shirts or blouses would raise their arms and
reveal unkempt forests of hair, especially in a crowded bus or at the gymn. I
would cringe my face at them and think many rude thoughts. Sometimes I stared
pointedly at the said forests of hair. If the hair was blonde or brunette and
straight it was really unslightly. If it was black and kinky with bushes of
knotted curly kaweke it was really disgusting.
Having travelled and
seen it all, I no longer get troubled about long bodily hairs. If someone wants
long long long under-arm hairs or elsewhere, it is their life - their
prerogative. However when I see long unkempt armpit hairs I still wonder about
the length and tidiness of the other bodily hairs tacked further away from the
public eye. And I wonder about how much money they budget for deodourants. This
is important trivia...
Stella Nyanzi
i believe the growth of hair is not buy accident but by design. aren't there some biological hair functions like that of thermodynamics?
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