Women Showing Off Hairy Pits on Social Media (PHOTOS)

Women's hairy armpits are the current wave in social media these days as women share selfies with hairy pits.

Xiao Meili, a prominent women's rights activist, headed a 2015 Armpit Hair Competition in China because she was tired of women being required to shave, BBC News reported.

"Girls are often anxious about their armpit hair as if it's a sign of being dirty or uncivilized," the 26-year-old feminist said. "But we should have the freedom to choose whether to accept what grows naturally on our bodies."

The month-long contest started on May 26 on Chinese social media site Weibo, where young women shared their pits pictures with the hashtag #WomensArmpitHairCompetition.

"Women's armpit hair is considered to be offensive, rude and ungraceful - how come it makes people so uncomfortable?" Xiao told Shanghaiist. "Women's underarm hair can be adorable, interesting, humorous, sexy, serious, connotative and ever-changing."

Aside from Xiao and other Chinese women, young women around the world, including celebrities, have been proudly posting armpit hair selfies with the hashtags #hairypits and #pithairdontcare.

Some celebrities who have posted hairy pits include Miley Cyrus and Madonna, while Julia Roberts, Britney Spears, Beyonce and others have also been seen with hairs on their armpits even on the red carpet.

Several international bloggers, celebs, and feminists are encouraging women to put the razors down and let their natural body hair grow.