In a world where smooth is style, Lives a girl, unlike the file. Theresa is her chosen name, Defying norms, she plays no game. Her hair in curls, arms and legs, Like tangled threads on spider webs. No sleek and shine, but strength and might, Her fury, like a meteorite. Her pride is deep, it’s …
In the heart of the Serengeti plain, Lives a girl, Adara, not seen as vain. Her body a canvas, covered in hair, An unusual trait, none can compare. The elder Jengo, wisdom in her eyes, Saw in her a blessing, a divine surprise. “She’s touched by the gods,” Jengo did decree, A fortune-bringer, as everyone …
Upon a stage where smooth is lauded, A heroine stands, her pride unclouded, Her body, a canvas, extravagantly shrouded, In a robe of hair, she’s lovingly enshrouded. Her arms, her legs, in fur they’re dressed, Against the norms, she stands, unbowed, unpressed, Her pride, a beacon, radiantly expressed, In her uniqueness, she’s divinely blessed. From …
Dancing in Her Fur – A Ballad of the Proudly Hirsute Girl Read More »
In a world often smooth, she stands apart, With a mane like a lion, and a lion’s heart, She wears her hair like a royal art, A hairy maiden, playing her part. Her arms, her legs, a furry display, In a world of waxing, she chooses to stay, Yet her pride, it seems, has lost …
Hairs and Heirs: The Tale of the Arrogant Hirsute Queen Read More »
I am Teena. Growing up, I always knew that my body hair was different from that of my peers. While my friends could easily wear short sleeves and shorts, I felt self-conscious about my super hairy arms and legs. My arms had more hair than most men’s legs, and I could only imagine how hairy …
If you grew up with a little (okay, a lot) of hair on your arms like I did, you probably experienced some bullying, self-consciousness, and a lot of finding out how to deal with it. Being a hairy woman has its drawbacks, but hey, at least we’re not alone, right? Our cleaner, less hirsute equivalents …
“You look like a monkey with your hairy arms.” “Jeez, you’ve got a unibrow.” “Your brows give you a boyish appearance.” These are just a few of the lovely things I learned as a girl with thick, dark hair growing up. We are all indoctrinated with such ideas about body hair as children: hair on …
Throughout my life, I have enjoyed the metabolism that most folk can only dream off. With each day bringing forth new opportunity for choice pickings of delectable ‘Junk’, my daily fancies of cakes, chips and pies often succumbed to the playful envy of others. But however many laughs in admiration, and praise that I received …