Questioning The Bare Truth

I have found myself questioning a lot of things lately.

A beautiful woman I follow on IG and who I got to meet in person late last year has been openly discussing the comeback of the bush, and it’s sparked a lot of controversy - namely from men.

The common response is that it’s all personal preference. You want to have a hairy pussy, that’s your choice. You want to shave it or wax it - go for it. But then the comment - personally, I prefer a shaved pussy - comes out.

And it really got me thinking.

My initial thought was, I like waxing my pussy. I like how it feels, I like how it looks, and the only pussy’s I’ve ever been down on have also been hair-free. And I wondered how I would feel about eating a hairy pussy. It seemed that my “personal preference” was also a hair-free vulva, even though I am also of the opinion - you do you, boo. I found myself lumped into the same category as the men that were leaving comments on her posts, and it made me think - have I fallen prey to the patriarchal beauty standards without even realising it?

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