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Thursday, October 01, 2020

I'm guessing he doesn't get invited to many parties

NPR interviewed an author who quit showering in 2016 and hasn't looked back since. James Hamblin is a physician and health reporter, according to NPR. One of the most interesting aspects of the interview is that Hamblin claims hygiene is a social construct, largely dictated by privilege. 

When NPR asks him "How did your identity as a cisgendered white male influence your reporting on this subject?", he replies with the following.