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Jenna Williams, Free Your Pits crew.

My friend and I took part in No-Shave November or Movember, whatever you want to call it, in support of prostate cancer. But honestly. we also did it–just to see if we could do it. When I googled, “women and movember,” I found a lot of angry articles. I didn’t realize Movember only encourages men to grow their hair. They call us…”mo sistas.” They tell us to rally the men in our lives
or fundraise. No Shave November is much more accepting of the lady hair. Anyway, so we found this picture of a beard growing over the course of a month (apparently a Movember illustration) and my best friend mirrored her own take on Movember with a beautiful bush. Here is what she created.1424549_10205703045760442_7402472124278652055_n

It was tough the first couple of weeks. One of our other friends also did it but caved when she went on a date with a dude. I was determined to do it and to finish strong. On the last day of November, I posted a picture of myself to all of my social media. Now, I’m not one of those people who is only friends with my current, like-minded peers. I’m friends with assholes from high school, republicans from my hometown, my religious friends from college, and a very small smattering of people who think the same way I do.
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I posted the picture, fearing the comment section; and, surprisingly, it was all positive. Mostly from girls, but nevertheless, it was awesome that people were proud or excited or inspired. Even though I definitely got unfriended by more than a few people that day, I think I got the #freeyourpits message across.
Since November, I’ve kept all my body hair. My best friend (the artist) has shaved hers but misses it. And our other friend wants to try again! At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who shaves and who doesn’t. It’s all about choice…and respect of that choice. Thank you for spreading this message. It’s awesome to see I’m not alone and feel empowered about my personal choices. It’s so much more than a hairy armpit. It’s freedom, choice, power, money, breaking of norms.
Much love and respect,
Jenna Williams

Thanks, Jenna for contributing and sharing your pit story with the Free Your Pits Movement!

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