Shaving, waxing, threading, lasering. There are too many ways to remove body hair - so Thea and Asina try to unpack why we treat our body hair the way we do. In this week's episode, the hosts give a historical rundown of body hair removal, talk about gender performance (and Judith Butler), and apply an intersectional lens to the subject.
Shamed for body hair growing up, Desi women now challenging racist standards
Hairy And Proud: Body Hair Removal Through A Feminist Lens
The Hairless Ideal: Women and Their Body Hair - Susan A. Basow, 1991
The new feminist armpit hair revolution: half-statement, half-ornament | Life and style | The Guardian
DREADED "OTHERNESS": Heteronormative Patrolling in Women's Body Hair Rebellions
Can the Feminist Body Hair Movement be Intersectional? - Girls' Globe
A History Of Body Hair Removal And Distorted Body Image
Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory (Butler)