Whimsically Frustrated with the Beauty Standard

I was thinking, as I got out of the shower the other day, how strange it is that feminine beauty standard is so utterly hairless. I don't bother with shaving personally, but it's taken me a long time to get totally comfortable with the fact that I have hair EVERYWHERE. We should have a picture book for this, to visually adjust people to the fact that women actually do have hair, and present this fact in a simple, whimsical context:

I HAVE HAIR THERE

Everyone knows that hair grows on your head

Every girl’s different: blonde, black, brown, or red

But your hair grows in other places too,

Places the media doesn’t mention to you.

From our ankles on up, our legs grow hair

On our calves and our thighs, it’s everywhere,

You can try to shave it, but it will persist

It’s on our arms, from shoulder to wrist

It grows in clumps under each human arm

Even for girls! It’s not cause for alarm.

Maybe you think it diminishes charm

But it’s only hair; it does no harm

You might think this isn’t feminine

But every girl’s like this, so think again.

Some girls have more while other girls have less

But nobody’s born totally hairless.

Does it seem strange to have hairs in your nose?

What about a few stray hairs on your toes?

Growing on your belly, breasts, and bottom?

Hairs grow all over…you bet we’ve got them!

I share more DNA with a chimpanzee

Than any photo-shopped celebrity

So why should a little hair bother me

When I’m basically a hairless monkey?

A line of hair can run down from our navel

And sometimes moles sprout little hairs as well

A little peach fuzz ends up on our face

And even lip hair isn’t out of place!

Whether I shave or not, my body’s fine

Nothing’s wrong with this natural design

And if you think my hair is out of line

That is your problem, definitely not mine!

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