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A Man of the 70s

02:53, 2008-Jul-3 .. 6 comments .. Link

In a recent Alternet article, Seeking the Hairless Porn Star Ideal, the author laments the increasing ubiquity of women with hairless pubic regions. The article was prompted by a bad experience after having a Brazilian wax.

As one who has long lamented this growing trend, I felt moved to comment:

A Man of the 70s

I became sexually active in the mid-70s, when no women would ever think of removing every bit of their pubic hair. The most women did then was trim it up a bit if they had random hairs that poked out of their panties or bathing suits. Otherwise, they came as nature intended. I didn't have any problem with it, nor did any other man I know.

I never encountered a bald one until the mid to late 90s. I didn't like it then, and the passage of time hasn't improved my opinion this phenomenon.

I want a woman to look like a grown woman, not a prepubescent girl. In my opinion, it's kind of creepy to see a woman who imitates the appearance of a little girl by maintaining a hairless pubic area.

Seeing a woman with a five o'clock shadow between her legs or who has an angry red rash there also doesn't do much to arouse me.

I hear guys nowadays say they prefer the hairless look because they prefer a woman to be "clean".

I don't know where people get the idea that hair = dirty. I have to deal with a similar misconception as a long haired male -- "clean cut" being a synonym for "short hair".

In the instance of female pubic hair, there's no problem if the woman bathes regularly, and I've seen no indication that women who go au naturel bathe any less frequently than their hairless sisters. So, it's not really a cleanliness issue.

I don't have a problem with a bit of trimming to keep it from showing when wearing a bathing suit, but removing every speck of hair is obsessive-compulsive and going overboard.

It's a trend that I hope eventually falls by the wayside.

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04:05, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by mothman
I've always been a fan of the bald look.

Couldn't really tell you why... though I can assure you it's not because I have any kind of fascination with prepubescents, no more than my admiration of clean-shaven/waxed female legs means I have a fetish for prepubescents.

Having said that.... the "5 o'clock" shadow, stubbly, rashy-red thing is a good point... that's definitely not a good look. lol

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04:12, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by texican
I read that article, too. I'm not a big fan of the bald look. On the flip-side, I'm not too keen on overgrown shrubbery, either.

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05:01, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by itsmylife
Back in my single days (between marriages) I tried the patch thing, but just couldn't go bald. The worst part is when it starts to grow back in!

I don't understant the bald look either. I don't want to look like I'm 9 years old again!

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07:34, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by Chandramoon
oh it's painful believe me and I only tried it once! I leave it natural now with just a little tidy up every now and then is all that's required and I've never had any complaints *giggle*

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09:28, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by littleMissConfused
I had just the little patch, but it itched, so I went bald. Now it stays smooth because it itches to bad to let it grow out. In my case it also save a bit of time in pre-op!

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06:53, 2008-Jul-4 .. Posted by Aielman
I prefer shaved from a half inch above the clitoris down and very short or bald above.

I have a couple of reasons for wanting it shaved below...neither one really has much to do with how it looks.

First of all, hair holds in moisture and thus odor. After a full day it can get pretty rank down there, especially if the person is active, which is the main reason why I keep my hair very short down there with a body groomer just as a courtesy.

Second of all, I don't like hair in my mouth...and I don't like having to constantly stop to pull back hair to get at what I'm licking...and I love going down on a woman. So if she wants to spend much time with me, it will be shaved/waxed/depilated.

As far as above the slit goes, asthetically a wildly overgrown mop of hair just looks unkempt to me...much the same way as a guy who doesn't clean up the edges of his beard does. So I prefer it trimmed.