This one is sure to strike a chord with all those ‘hairy’ women who have often hidden behind full-sleeved or floor-length dresses not out of modesty -mind you- but out of sheer embarrassment of having un-waxed or un-shaven arms and legs.
The hashtag #LesPrincessesOntDesPoils which translates into ‘Princesses have hair’ is trending on French Twitter with countless women sharing images of themselves in their ‘hairy’ avatar.
Launched by a 16-year old teen in Belgium, Adele Labo reportedly terms it as her own movement against body shaming and enormous bullying which she suffered at school for refusing to shave her legs.
Adele firmly believes that women should have the choice to treat their bodies in any manner they like, and not be forced to kowtow to peer pressure on what constitutes reigning societal standards of feminine beauty.
#LesPrincessesOntDesPoils used the pretty filter because pretty and hairy aren't mutually exclusive pic.twitter.com/FYa429IsCs
— Olivia Cassano (@liv_css) July 13, 2016
French girls are taking body hair selfies as an FU to stigma #lesprincessesontdespoils https://t.co/FdJzMnedcB pic.twitter.com/3fEKNJDUaM
— Céline Montaudy (@celinefrancesca) July 13, 2016
I signed up to twitter so I could contribute to this hashtag! Love #LesPrincessesOntDesPoils pic.twitter.com/9WEgRCbgG2
— Ellen Ellis (@heymissee) July 13, 2016
Love the art of Ayqa Khan focusing on the normality of women's body hair#LesPrincessesOntDesPoils@womensart1 pic.twitter.com/slfyQJpoKE
— WomenCanSee (@WomenCanSee) July 13, 2016
#LesPrincessesOntDesPoils my body my choice pic.twitter.com/u2wr7a2xXN
— bakbak (@gaypastapant) July 12, 2016
@adelelabo #lesprincessesontdespoils wow such cuisse pic.twitter.com/vt5OcrnKW6
— Jean-Stalkeuse (@lafi_zizou) July 11, 2016
#LesPrincessesOntDesPoils et les princes aussi. (et un appareil photo de mauvaise qualité) pic.twitter.com/IvzlxWzKxY
— Wati BB (@Mira_Phi) July 11, 2016
#lesprincessesontdespoils et les bras plus bronzés que les jambes @adelelabo pic.twitter.com/Sm3Nktpn0a
— Manon (@Alexceptional_) July 11, 2016
@adelelabo #lesprincessesontdespoils je suis enfin contente de les montrer (ils sont blonds ça va) pic.twitter.com/FY1zbx2xwI
— dobby (@Gloubs_) July 11, 2016
@adelelabo cadeau #lesprincessesontdespoils pic.twitter.com/sp4X3BRMId
— hérisson ailé (@emma_wfn) July 11, 2016
@adelelabo #lesprincessesontdespoils pic.twitter.com/b3YPWUdkaJ
— Toma (@Bandanaandcie) July 11, 2016
#lesprincessesontdespoils elles aussi pic.twitter.com/oS1gfsi5uD
— Léouh le Caribou (@MeckeyL) July 11, 2016