--- title: Golden Globes 2017: Lola Kirke Got Death Threats Over Armpits description: Mozart in the Jungle Lola Kirke actress responded to Instagram death threats over her armpit hair at the 2017 Golden Globes. canonical: https://time.com/4630259/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpits/ author: Megan Lasher article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-10T18:36:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:04:20.741Z og:title: Lola Kirke Got Death Threats for Not Shaving Her Armpits og:description: Really? og:url: https://time.com/4630259/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpits/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84f625d9fc334d2d/6988b502524fc01811dfaad8/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: NBC's "74th Annual Golden Globe Awards" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lola Kirke Got Death Threats for Not Shaving Her Armpits twitter:description: Really? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84f625d9fc334d2d/6988b502524fc01811dfaad8/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Lola Kirke Got Death Threats for Not Shaving Her Armpits by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Jan 10, 2017 6:36 PM UTC  74th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS -- Pictured: Actress Lola Kirke arrives to the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017. 74th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS -- Pictured: Actress Lola Kirke arrives to the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017.Kevork Djansezian—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images via Getty Images by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Jan 10, 2017 6:36 PM UTC Add _Mozart in the Jungle_ actress Lola Kirke to the growing list of [celebrities making waves](http://motto.time.com/4628497/viola-davis-golden-globes-donald-trump/) in political discourse. The Amazon star and sister of [_Girls_ actress](http://motto.time.com/4514861/lena-dunham-girls-wrap/) Jemima Kirke didn’t mean to start a conversation about her armpit hair, but she recently responded to critics who [sent her death threats](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lola-kirke-armpits-golden-globes%5Fus%5F587396d4e4b043ad97e47a0f) for not shaving before the Golden Globes. “Thanks to all you beautiful people who didn’t send me death threats on account of my #awesome #hairyarmpits! You rule,” Kirke [wrote on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BPBmafzBdk8/?taken-by=lolakirke). It seems the bar for 2017 is set so low that _not_ sending death threats is a marker of a good person. Kirke’s Golden Globes look also attracted attention for the [pink “F\*ck Paul Ryan”](https://www.instagram.com/p/BO-x8uEhaA6/?taken-by=lolakirke) pin that blended in with her gown. “Paul Ryan is talking about [defunding Planned Parenthood](http://motto.time.com/4628553/lin-manuel-miranda-planned-parenthood-hamilton/). I think that, along with a number of other decisions that are being talked about being made by the new administration, is atrocious,” Kirke [told ELLE](http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/a41933/lola-kirke-golden-globes-interview/). “As a person with a platform, no matter what size it is, I think it’s important to share your views. My body my choice, your body your choice.” \[h/t [Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lola-kirke-armpits-golden-globes%5Fus%5F587396d4e4b043ad97e47a0f)\] Golden Globes 2017: Lola Kirke Got Death Threats Over Armpits ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4630259/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpits/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4630259/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpits/"},"headline":"Lola Kirke Got Death Threats for Not Shaving Her Armpits","datePublished":"2017-01-10T18:36:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:20.741Z","description":"Really?","url":"https://time.com/4630259/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpits/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84f625d9fc334d2d/6988b502524fc01811dfaad8/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Lasher","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84f625d9fc334d2d/6988b502524fc01811dfaad8/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NBC's \"74th Annual Golden Globe Awards\" - Arrivals","caption":"74th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS -- Pictured: Actress Lola Kirke arrives to the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017.","creditText":"Kevork Djansezian—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4630259/lola-kirke-golden-globes-armpits/","name":"Lola Kirke Got Death Threats for Not Shaving Her Armpits"}}]}] ```