Afua Hirsch Instagram – Why do we remove our body hair, and who decided we should do this?
Prepare to be enlightened. Rounding off this miniseries on Bodies, we bring you the hugely in demand journalist and bestselling author @afuahirsch.
Afua Hirsch is at the forefront of discussions about race, history, and culture in Britain today. Her latest book ‘Decolonising My Body: A Radical Exploration Of Rituals And Beauty’, was a revelation for me. It made me question the beauty standards I had always taken for granted, and it was so informative on non-western cultural perspectives on body, asking questions like: Why do Western cultures think body hair is bad? How do non-Western cultures treat puberty and aging? Can we change how we view our bodies from learning how our ancestors did it?
In this episode, as well as covering different cultural views on bodies, Afua talks through her view of her body as a young black girl and how that has changed, a life altering moment with Oprah, and why she personally wanted to unlearn and then relearn everything when it came to understanding her body.
Listen link in bio | Posted on 07/May/2024 12:59:51
