Are we still scared of women’s armpit hair in 2026?

Despite decades of body positivity, women’s body hair still provokes strong reactions – we speak to young women about why hairy pits still feel like a statement

Are we still scared of women’s armpit hair in 2026?
Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg

“To all the people in the comments who think this is a lot of hair, DM me amp; I’ll send you a pic of my bush,” Adults actress Amita Rao retorted recently on her Instagram Story. The photo in question, taken from a Hollywood Reporter shoot, shows Rao with one arm raised, her underarm hair fully visible. Predictably, thehellip;

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