Is It Really Feminist to Have Armpit Hair?

DAILY BEAST: The vogue for growing one’s armpit hair is being embraced as a feminist statement. It also shows how inward-looking we’ve become.

Every summer the debate about axillary hair resurfaces: to shave or not to shave?
Celebrities frequently kick off the conversation: Girls star Jemima Kirkedisplayed healthy underarm growth at last week’s CFDA Fashion Awards, andPaper magazine’s July issue features a naked Miley Cyrus sprouting sensual wisps of armpit hair… (more)

EDITOR: If the French women don’t shave (at least they didn’t), why would Americans?

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