At the 2018 Grammy Awards, Cardi B delivered a super energetic performance of her song with Bruno Mars, "Finesse," while wearing a retro, primary-color, two-piece outfit from Moschino and a bucket hat. But unfortunately, haters tried to diminish her powerful moment by criticizing her for something completely normal: namely, the fact that she has hair on her stomach.
When Moschino posted photos of the 25-year-old artist's look to its Instagram, some trolls responded with critical comments including "Y’all see her happy trail though 😂 she needa shave that stomach"; "She need to shave that stomach"; and "She better shave her stomach hair before modeling." Sigh. One more time for the people in the back: Some people have body hair that they choose not to remove — and that is perfectly fine and beautiful. Thankfully, there were also lots of positive comments from people who thought Cardi completely crushed the whole night.
Internet trolls aside, shaming women for their hair is something we're gradually doing less (or at least calling out more). Showing off body hair is becoming mainstream, and celebrities including Paris Jackson, Kiersey Clemons, and Bella Thorne have all rocked their natural hair in different ways without apology. Even Bekah Martinez, a contestant on this season's The Bachelor — the first ever to have a pixie cut — knows there's nothing wrong with having armpit hair. So let's stop telling women where they should or should not have hair, OK? And Cardi B, please keep doing you and pay the hair-shamers no mind.
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