Jul 15, 2019
3 min read
Body hair, beauty standards, and biculturalism
“Eww, no.”
That was my high-school friend’s response when she was asked whether she likes chest hair on a guy.
I sat there, an awkward 17-year old, feeling like my shirt was hiding my chest, which — sure enough — had just started to sprout thick curls. Maybe this is why humans started wearing clothes, I thought. To spare us the embarrassment of moments like…
