Bare - Down there, ?

I used to chat with a Muslim woman online, and she told me that for Muslim women it is a 'rule' for want of a better word, to be clean shaven.
(The men too, I think)

I was thinking about Ruskin too "alchemilla". The problem seems to be that there are not enough pictures of "normal" naked bodies, so in Ruskin's time there were only classical images and statues for him to get an understanding of the female body. Nowadays there is only porn for young men to see female bodies.
I think if we were all less prudish about nudity in general, there would be a better understanding of what normal bodies look like.

Funnily enough, my now ex-husband suddenly started shaving his nuts and surrounding area, while cultivating one of those stupid little beards where bits are missing. I couldn't stop laughing, but luckily he didn't expect the same from me!

Yes my thought was not to go shaving ones pubic area or have it waxed. The skin in our genital areas are near the sources of infections.

I once had a wax when I went on holiday for a bikini line.
I finished up with very sore skin. My skin was very sore particularly in a very hot sweaty Greece.
Never again.
Stop with just shortening it with small scissors

Well you learn something new everyday. I once had my legs or should I say part of my legs, waxed it was so painful that after her doing just 3 strips I leapt up shouting no more. Went home and shaved the rest off. So I wouldn't think of having my bits waxed, embarrassing and painful, no thanks. Though I do have my face and eyebrows waxed.

Brazilian or landing strip that’s mostly what young women have?

I'd rather have a fly past these days.

What an eye opener this post is for me, I didn't know about all this shaving nor about the influence of porn. What a sheltered life I must lead! I was shaved before my first child was born, very uncomfortable when the hair started to re-grow. How innocent most of my generation were when young.

Not having too much hair down below is quite nice, I think, I feel cleaner but the men have to do it too.

A decade or so ago the other half used to shave me - for both our pleasure - and, believe me, we both used to love the end result. However, as anyone who has ever shaved will know, it itches like a mother**** when its growing back. Ladies - never allow a man (or woman) to talk you into this if you aren't comfortable with it, but you don't know what you are missing if you've never tried it. Men shaving their bits, on the other hand, plucked chicken springs to mind

TMI, Saetana?

I feel a bit queasy, Saetana. not envy

Body hair has a purpose. If we remove it we are presumably reducing the protection it provides.
I miss my lush triangle!!

Oh I say!

missadventure I'd rather have a fly past these days brilliant. Nearly spat my coffee out hear!hear!

Many people, men, in particular, seem perfectly happy about looking at porn sites, but seem to view normal nakedness as disgusting.

There has been a furore on Facebook about Blackpool Sandcastle having a private naturist night. I couldn't believe the way people were ranting about it being 'unhygienic' and that they wouldn't use the place again after the slides had been 'polluted' by naked people. A large proportion of the complainants were men.

As for children being allowed to take part, and see all this rampant nakedness, and be naked themselves...well...you can imagine all the posts about paedophiles, child pornography, and contaminating the poor childrens' minds.

it's no wonder that teenagers have strange ideas about what a normal human body looks like, when the consensus seems to be that everyday nakedness is evil.

Of you dry shave down below with a battery razor there is no discomfort when it grows. ?

I had a bikini wax once... I’d need an epidural before
doing it again!

You're damn right harrigran but I fear the trouble is that many youngsters lack the confidence to go against this trend - or any trend. When you're young you tend to follow the herd. Would we be any different if we were still in our twenties? Possibly not, until we saw the light.

I miss my lush triangle!!
PECS; So would Taswegians if shaved off from Australia!

misadventure
‘flypast’ Heehee!
My thoughts exactly - I laughed until the tears ran down my legs!