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29 Sep

Motherland: This exhibition is a playful celebration of pubic

Motherland: This exhibition is a playful celebration of pubic
At the guts of Motherland, a recent exhibition in Paris which opened last night, is a playful and celebratory approach to the topic of pubic hair – women’s, particularly – that could be very much lacking in most cultural discussion. Across a series of images, models’ pubes are braided, dyed, bedazzled and styled. There’s cotton candy-coloured pubes tied into twin ponytails, pubes fashioned into flames, a rhinestone Marie from The Aristocats. They're daring images, but all the time fun, and done with a way of humour that brings the ladies in on the joke, slightly than making them the butt of it, as is so often the case with a subject still treated with discomfort, if not outright disgust, by...
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19 Sep

Razor brand Billie puts pubic hair front and centre

Razor brand Billie puts pubic hair front and centre
Body hair is natural. As natural on women because it is on men. And yet, in some way, even the slightest of traces of body hair on a lady can still appear to cause outrage. In April, for instance, a Nike campaign featuring Annahstasia Enuke was deemed “disgusting” by many on social media for its display of armpit hair. And last week, Rolling Stone’s cover of Halsey, which saw the singer along with her arms raised revealing a touch of stubble in her armpits, garnered as much criticism because it did praise.   Attempting to challenge this narrative and normalise body hair is (perhaps sarcastically) female-first razor brand Billie. Despite being a razor brand, Billie believes that shaving is a private selection...
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28 Feb

I waxed my pubic hair for my boyfriend

I waxed my pubic hair for my boyfriend
Is that anti-feminist? “Okay on the count of three,” says the lady between my thighs “one, two…” “Arggggghhhhhh” I scream. Within the sterile room, my knees are spread wide, my vagina on show. I squeeze Kit’s hand hard, digging my nails into his palms, but he doesn’t complain. As an alternative, he kisses me on the pinnacle: “you’re doing rather well.” I just want it to be over. “And again,” says the lady. “Owwwww! Holy Mother of F….” No, this shouldn't be a flashback of childbirth. This was last month at a waxing parlour where, for the primary time, I used to be getting my pubic hair ripped out at the basis. And it was Kit’s turn...
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23 Jan

Razor brand Billie puts pubic hair front and centre

Razor brand Billie puts pubic hair front and centre
Body hair is natural. As natural on women because it is on men. And yet, someway, even the slightest of traces of body hair on a lady can still appear to cause outrage. In April, for instance, a Nike campaign featuring Annahstasia Enuke was deemed “disgusting” by many on social media for its display of armpit hair. And last week, Rolling Stone’s cover of Halsey, which saw the singer together with her arms raised revealing a touch of stubble in her armpits, garnered as much criticism because it did praise.   Attempting to challenge this narrative and normalise body hair is (perhaps paradoxically) female-first razor brand Billie. Despite being a razor brand, Billie believes that shaving is a private selection and never...
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