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Bathtime with Floe :}Photo by Tobias English of
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Where would a woman have to come from to have that much body hair naturally?
Not trying to sound like an asshole, this photo is lovely, I am just genuinely curious.
Hi there! Thanks for the compliment. :) I was born in the US and am a pretty vast mixture of different ethnicities, mostly European. The biggest chunk (1/4) and the heritage I feel the most connected to is Italian. My grandfather’s side of the family comes from Bari and Calabria in Southern Italy. :) Honestly, through my Body Hair Aware project, I have learned that (as I suspected) male pattern body hair on women is far more common than most people know because most of the women who have it hide and/or remove it with regularity and rarely discuss it. You would be amazed by the number of women (from many different backgrounds and ethnicities) who have messaged me who also have a great deal of body hair - even chest hair. It’s something humanity has rejected for so long, many people don’t even know it exists. I find this and the psychology behind it vastly intriguing.I love you, Tango ♥
[ photo is a person laying in a bathtub, looking to the side and smiling. they have armpit hair, chest hair, leg hair, a happy trail and thick pubic hair. ]
and it is done. 16 days of beard, and my world still spins. femininity intact, fierceness solidified. #mermaidism #hairenvy #fatgirlvanity #mermaidqueenofneworleens
sneak peek
Hello, my name is Yvonne, I’m a college-aged cis-female who has a love for photography, and I have hirsutism. Basically, I grow thick hair where normally only males grow such hair, which includes my face. It’s made me feel insecure and “man-ish” for a lot of my life, so I took on this project. I did this to explore what the widely-accepted gender ideals are and how I might fit in them, mostly, so I can accept that I don’t.
If you’d like to see the other photos in better quality, check out the flickr set, and I’m always open to messages!
WOW you are absolutely gorgeous. This is such a wonderful project, and just- gyah you are so very lovely. :>
A+++ gold stars most wonderful human award goes to you, girl. it takes massive amounts of courage and self confidence to rise above the degradation women recieve over their body hair, and i will forever applaud anyone who can. also, you are beautiful.
♥
Great project, beautiful person, wonderful photos.
Got fuzzy legs? Let us see them!
I’m feeling the love for all the body hair tonight.
having body hair is awesome because it means i can offend men without even having to open my mouth
