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Reader Feedback on "Shocking Fuzz"

I tend to believe that its the pole dancer syndrome that is at the heart of why women are now modeling the pure Barbie look. Women don't seem to care about the the timely trespass of that not invisible change that the venus bush encapsulates. The mystery of when you are old enough to sprout the grass on the proverbial knoll, there would be anxious hands eager to sow it. It was an adventure, a time of passing and feeling, smelling and tasting of the raw, natural feminine beauty of the triangular haystack. Boys became men, and women vaunted their thick bush as being more woman than those who were sparse, like the heavy breasts of a full figured women standing next to Olive Oyl. Men are simply pussies today. They have no idea, no history, no romance to the equation. Pave the street and put up street lights so they'll never get lost, or ever feel the soft awakening of parting the trail, or having shadow throw soft darkness that closes the composition. And speaking of that vernacular, how can we now describe these shaven gloss coats? The extreme razor worshippers who remove every follicle and then wax themselves shiny now have the appearance that only a high priced call girl or out call stripper would be proud to fashion. Alas, are all women dancers or hookers? Or do they just want to look like it? Surely Pussy is now obsolete, so in addition of losing the thrill of the hunt, a universal standard of identification is lost forever. OH, I get it, its a Mexican Hairless Pussy, now that will gain huge momentum, and that will no doubt be twittered by dinner.. PS. One more thing. Like the emperor who was naked, most of the women who remove everything better look at their parts closely. The few that I have seen look like the last thing they had sex with was a cherry bomb. Too many parts flying around.. Spare me. When I want to get that close, I'll find it through the forest.. its softer down there.
--MS
10/02

I'm very surprised that the author did not mention how enjoyable oral sex can be when the area is shaved, and the lips and clit are exposed. (Other commenters have already pointed out how great oral sex can be with the area shaved.) The article seemed to focus more on politics and aesthetics rather than sex. I had the impression that Nerve was supposed to contain edgy, sexy writing. This article feels Victorian and anthropological.
--rb
12/06

Hi, I enjoyed reading your article. It made a lot of sense. I hooked in to the Net because I was truly surprised at the fad to no hair and wondered WHY? I do not want to make love to a pre-pubescence female. I want a WOMEN who is proud of her sexuality. Malcolm
--KMWH
06/07

The argument that hair is unhygienic makes no sense. If this is so, then we should all shave our heads. The fact is that women shaving their nether regions is now fashionable, and God knows, fashion rules. One of my fondest memories as a teenager (late 60's), is making out with my girlfriend in the back seat while parked near the lake, rock music playing softly on the radio. The absolute best feeling in the world, was whenever my hand slid down her belly beneath her skirt, and felt the silky roughness of her pubic hair. As we kissed and probed, and she became moist and passionate, the slipperyness of her juices in the midst of her hair was intoxicating; my God, nothing ever felt so good. She had a full, dark bush that was, quite simply, beautiful. She was never unhygienic. Not once, ever. 40 years later, I can close my eyes and still feel her hair, still experince the rush, and still hear our music.
--MS
01/19

I loved this article and I adore hair on a womans body.There is nothing more erotic or sensual
--EV
05/17

I love Armpits shaved hairy, or with stubble and have a ton of pics and videos on our free forum. http://www.girlpits.com
--gp
10/20

Most Indian women leave their pubic hairs natural and unwaxed. At the most they trim it with scissors. Many Indian females in India also leave their armpits natural.
--AK
02/20

Really good article on pubes, LIz. I'm one of the straight males who do bare it all, and I thought you handled that angle with class. Cheers, Jeff
--JPR
11/27

Really liked the article--helps to know that others are doing this.
--JO
01/02

Excellent article. Thanks for giving a sane and funny overview of something that seems weird, if only in its quick-changing character, to a lot of us. Maybe I'm still erotically stuck in my teens, but all this shaving stuff seems just a bit, well, odd to me. So my question is, if bush is ever more exposed, what are the cool trends in decorating and dying it? Mini-dreads? Hair extensions? Little beads? Personally I think I may try bright green. Let's see what my S.O. says. . .
--RhW
11/14

Hi there Liza,just read your article on shocking fuzz, i think it is a great article,it must have taken quite a bit of research.I think women shoud'nt shave its a natural nice spot to be in the thick of it all,its dam sexy especially when its poping out of sexy nickers ,what fun. all the best great article Euroboy.
--f
08/15

Here's a good example of the institutionalization of genital grooming: http://www.menessentials.com/tips/shaving_privates.html
--HM
06/29

pubic hair has always fascinated me and it distresses me to see so many women (and men) discard it. it may well be a form of exhibitionism, but it seems more like a fear of the natural to me. and maturity. there's nothing quite so exciting as a hairy crotch, curly pubes, especially dark ones. i have an especial taste for the pubes of true redheads. something about those carroty red strands veiling those pretty pink pussy lips, really turns me on. i hate it when i see a picture of an obviously true redhead who's shaved it all off. coming of age in the sixties, amongst the hippies and other bohemian types, i grew to love the untrimmed pubes and even unshaved pits i saw around me. i've never gotten over it. and never will. mystery? maybe. i don't know, but i do love the realness of a hairy female crotch! real women ARE hairy. depilation is an avoidance and a weird fetish as far as i'm concerned. let'em grow! -kowboy
--j.s.
01/26

Perhaps one reason we actually do grow pubic hair (and therefore should not shave ALL of it off) is to minimize friction when getting busy. I can't imagine having all my hair shaved off and then fucking someone who still had hair down there -- wouldn't it give you Indian burns? -- but even worse would be total skin on skin. Ouch.
--ALC
01/11

I love to be smooth as a man. ***************************** Thanks for this interesting article about shaving the pubes. A few remarks to this article: - PLAYBOY now shows in the August 2001 issue a women (the centerfold-lady Jennifer) who is shaving her pussy. This is a milestone in history for PLAYBOY I think. After all the years and years of "fullybushes" PLAYBOY hits the 21th century, and it is good so. - I strictly disagree with Pam Winter, men who would have shaven women are pedophile. Otherwise, women who likes shaven men are also pedophile ? Such a rubbish. - We, as a shaven couple likes to have oralsex and it is disgusting to have hair between the teeth when we lick each other. And the smooth skin is a high sexually feeling. - It becomes more and more common here in Europe in the nudistscene to shave the pubic. It is true, that shaver are modern exhibitionists, then most shaver likes to show off at the nudebeach. (me too) - I own a group and forum for shavers at yahoo and have, after only 18 weeks, more then 2000 members worldwide - Shaving the pubies is increaseing very fast, all over the World. - Put in the word "shaving" in any searchmachine in the internet and you get tons of picture, forums and clubs. - our slogan will be: KISS - keep it smooth shaven smooth greetings shaverxxx@yahoo.com
--shav
07/11

great!
--K
07/11

Your article on shaving was very informative, but I took another direction. I find my own hair removal technique to be far more sensual and with no side affects. I had a mole which was causing me a problem along the elastic line, so sought help from a doctor. He recommended the mole for removal. On the day of the "surgery" a nurse arrived with razor in hand and proceeded to give me the Yul Brenner look. Boy, was I embarrassed! The mole removal led to me avoiding panties for several days, until it was adequately on the road to healing. During that time I found it orgasmically very stimulating. I suddenly discovered the experience of not wearing panties and allowing the breeze to blow over the surface. When I finally got around to wearing panties again I noticed that the better quality nylon slid back and forth over my clit. The nylon bikini I was wearing was sliding back and forth as I walked from my car to the office a block away. I had a tremendous orgams and had to stop briefly at a newspaper rack. It was all I could do staying on my feet. I enjoyed the pleasure so much I continued to shave, but I was concerned that one slip of a razor could cause a problem. I dug around in my bathroom and located an Epilady I had attempted in years past to use on my legs. I began using it on my pubic area. It stung somewhat at first, but not nearly as much as plucking my eyebrows. To my amazement I did not have to repeat the hair removal for more than five weeks. My 50 year old husband could not have been more pleased with the result as well. Our love making went from an okay 2 times a week to twice and three times a day. He usually concentrates on having his own climax, but it he gas gotten totally turned on with his tongue on my smooth mound. I can't get him to stop sometimes. He asked if he could take over the duties of hair removal. I graciously agreed. What followed his first "chore" was the most unbelievable orgasm I've experienced in my life. I begged to get even by shaving his cock and balls and he gave in. He was concerned that shaving could nick something vital, so agreed to the Epilady. He immediately noticed the flow of air over his equipment and sensitivity was awesome. We've both died and gone to heaven!! Our love making has never been better. I have been using the Epilady now for more than a year and my husband for ten months and we have yet to experience nicks, razor burn, stubble or ingrown hair. The hair regrows from the follicle and grows in very soft and fine, like new baby's hair. I'd be interested in knowing if others have found this to be as satisfying as we have. Rae
--RK
06/23

There is an interesting aspect to this shaving phenomenon that is obviously increasing daily in that if someone was to do a demographic, my bet is that it is occuring most largely among women 40 and under and being encouraged by men in that same age group and there's a reason for this. With the advent of flesh magazines following in the wake of Playboy, a law was passed forbidding photos of women in certain physical positions that revealed too much of their intimate anatomy. This pertained to magazines readily available at a news-stand or such, not the XXX in adult stores. As a way around that law, publishers induced models to shave a part of their anatomy at first to at least provide a sense of their private structure and when these photos did not produce any additional censoring it went the next step or all the way so to speak. These people I refer in the 40 or below age bracket are largely unaware of this development. In today's world it is a very common practice and these younger people have matured perhaps thinking it was always practiced. So the curiosity of shaving was actually triggered by just "inside-the-law" pornographers and I find it amusing that today's younger women, strident and rightly so in their feminism are inadvertently playing right into the hands of those they claim degrade and debase femininity. In the words of Yogi Berra, if you doubt my contention here, "you could look it up!" I personally am a man who enjoys the totality of a mature woman and I believe that hair is very attractive. The very women who shave spend probably millions upon millions annually to style,curl,tint and otherwise make the hair on their head as attractive as possible. Why then would pubic hair, regardless of color or growth be unattractive. Doesn't seem to make sense. Of course pubic hair adds to the mystery of it all if you think about it. It's the difference between romancing someone at a dimly lighted cafe or grabbing something at a neon-lighted fast-food spot. In other cultures, many third world, the defoliation of women's pubic regions was done as a form of humiliation. As a novelty it sure can be fun, but steadily, no-way not for this guy anyway. Recently I had an experience which I'll share. I had been inactive for a long time by choice, not do to illness or incarceration of any type. A woman considerably younger, came on to me with a great deal of verve and literally surprised the dickens out of me and of course it was extremely flattering. It was not something I expected at all. She was most attractive and as one might say, well packaged. The first time we became intimate, touch only, not sight and nothing further at that time, I was excited as all get-out looking forward to what I was going to feel and comb with my fingers and what to my wondering digits did I encounter? A partially trimmed mons that felt like I was touching the tips of a brillo pad and then smooth flesh. It made me feel like a pedophile and it was a turn-off. We later carried our intimacy to completion and I shared with her my thoughts about such maintenance and she admitted the idea came to her by seeing a previous boy friend's flesh magazine and at his insistence. She elected to stop the practice. Another event that caused her to do so was finding that her 14 year-old daughter had started the practice as well after finding Mom's hair residue in the tub drain. To those fellows who say you don't get hair caught in your teeth, I'm compelled to ask just what is your target area and what role are your teeth playing in focusing in on it! Lastly I'll make this observation, I have always felt that the shaving of under-arm hair by females was done so because that growth was symbolic of hair elsewhere on her body. It is culturally expected that women follow this procedure in the warm weather months because of fashions but I'll admit in the off season, I'm one chap who finds it erotic, stimulating and exciting as could be as have European writers of erotica through the ages. A very famous vaudevillian known to anyone reading this missive, used to remark about when women began shaving under their arms after the turn of century, particularly those in theatre at that time and he always observed, " the reason had not as much to do with hygiene as it did preventing we males from getting a preview of what was down below!" This very comment was made on the Johnny Carson Show years back. Well for what little they're worth, those are my thoughts interspersed with facts. Ladies whatever you elect to do, remember what you've got is the closest to heaven on earth for any straight male but keep in mind in doing it you are if not saluting, certainly winking at those pornographers of not so long ago.
--AB
06/21

Its becoming accepted as a new esthetic to remove hair, some of us have for years but its only now that it is becoming ok to discuss it and its widespread, like you say, its a grooming routine.
--HB
05/16

For God's sake, nothing is worse that going down on a girl and getting pubes in your mouth that seem to stay there for 3 days. The less hair, better oral.
--JTR
02/04

I can hardly believe it - an entire article about pubic hair and its removal and not a single mention of the discomfort and hassle of the process. Nubs? Why no mention of nubs or rashes or inflammation?
--BK
01/14

Not a word about heightened sensitivity? I shaved out of curiosity, but I'll never go back. All that coarse hair, covering up my tender, warm skin? It feels SO much more delicious naked!
--Liz
12/15

There is a site for men who love women with lush pubic hair growth...I count myself among them. Most unfortunate that the smells that linger in the hair are also lost in the shaving and pruning. Another theory of Freud"s: Some men who dislike pubic hair are afraid that a penis lies beneath the bush. Are women giving in to mysogony by shaving? Think again. Welcome comments. Balt
--bj
12/08

I love this piece. My girlfriend and I have had debates over the past months on shaving or not. She has done it a few times (completely bare) and really gets off on it for a few days, but is bothered by the consitent upkeep. It's one thing that I think everyone one should try at least twice.
--E.B.
12/06

One thing you forgot to mention, while deconstructing the myriad reasons, cultural, political and social, for shaving pubic hair: it feels good. It feels great. I won't even go into the men as pederasts business, since my experience has been that women as well are into bare, and for a heap of other reasons (didn't I just say I wouldn't go into this? Sorry.). Basically, there is nothing like the feeling of a tongue on your bare mons, or your bare lips, particularly right near the clit. Nothing like it. Nothing like the touch of a fingertip on freshly shaved skin whose nerves are insomniac and wild and get more so when exposed. Sex, if it feels good enough, makes you forget about politics, etc for a while. Having a shaved pussy feels that good too.
--JM
11/23

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--TERR
11/19

I find a shaved pussy with just a tad of hair very sexy!! Its so exciting to see all the goods and all the changes the pussy goes through during sex I think most men enjoy a good looksee not a big bush of fur!!!!As I take a peek now at my own pussy yes yes nice and trimed clipped close clit exposed I think most men would not object!!!!
--bjz
11/16

Great story. I'm keeping my pubes though.
--FL
11/12

I enjoyed the article. I like both hairy and hairless women but the silly in between bit I find a turn off.
--I G
11/09

What a good article, setting off all kinds of alrams for people and lengthy, interesting responses. I've gotta throw mine in, too...I have a lot of BUSH, but it wasn't always happy for me...When it first grew in, i plucked it out...then I shaved it, only to find the itchy-scratchy afterwards to be another horror...and I swear, it caused even more hair to grow.To me, it was another wag of mother nature saying "don't fuck with me." Since then, because of my adolescent shaving, I've viewed the bared porno coochie as a turn-off, as something pedophil-IAC (NOT to say that engaging in =pedoPHILE---what a reaction to THAT your article produced!!!There IS a difference--IAC being the reference to younger, pre adol-bodies, PHILE actually pursuing pre-adol. bodies) Fortunately, there are articles like this that evoke responses to widen my own perspective (although shaved coochie is still not my thing, unless it's part of a "scene").As to the mouth of fur responses people have, I've never understood that in the same way I've never understood the reference to cunt as "fishy." I mean, if it's your lover's cunt and the hair in the throat is annoying, keep a glass of water by the bed, smoke a cigarette, I don't know...love a grrrll, love her cunt, all of it, shaved, not shaved, whatever! (Is hair nearly as mouth-overcoming as a dick, anyway?)Then again, I've been known to look at the shower after my lover leaves and see the hairs as kind of treasures, evidence that they've been there.It all boils down to "whatever gets your goat and rides it," but I'm also with the respondee who wrote "THINK" about it. I'm sorry I've rambled here, kind of stream-of-thought, but I have to prepare for a discussion of this article later with some friends, mixed shavers and not among us.VERY INTERESTING!
--KEG
11/03

Pussy hair..... ambrosia and the symbol of the pubic... if it is not ther, how do you know you are close? The touch of it, the coarseness... rubbing against it, combing it, carressing the curls are all part of lovemaking. The "triangle of desire" without the triangle or dressing. Give me the real thing... not a ruined, shaven mockery of the palace of pleasure!
--LKM
10/27

So you're a paedophile if you like shaved bodies? Surely all depillation stems from the desire to look younger. The ancient Greeks and Romans shaved their beards with sharp stones in an effort to recreate a youthful look. Humans are vain creatures who are alone in being aware of encroaching time and the inevitability of death. To try to regain youth, or at least prolong it, is a powerful urge (consider Cher and Michael Jackson). We are virtually all guilty of vanity in one respect or another and our desire to look younger or to see something younger in our partners is merely a part of self flattery.
--pmg
10/22

The best thing about a shaved pussy is you don't get hair in your teeth.
--ddh
10/22

As a woman who has removed hair from the pubic are for many years I would just like to say that it is a preference of being groomed in the area and there is nothing more unntural in this for me now than shaving my armpits. I prefer it for many reasons it feels good and I prefer it for reasons of hygene and comfort and I think it looks better too.
--HB
10/21

Informative and provocative essay. I like hair, regard it as a primary sexual characteristic, and think shaving or trimming amounts to self-mutilation, the recent trend toward which I blame on the horrible fashion in swim suits that look kind of like diapers and which I believe were introduced by women-hating fashion designers.
--mlt
10/19

Well research and interesting article. Who knows how long this "sex" trend will last!
--bl
10/18

Something I find astonishing is the objection to female public hair based on smell. Call me odd but the smell (it's earthy and animal, not prissy like a flower, therefor "smell" is most appropriate) and taste of a lover are and always have been the most erotic parts of any encounter I've had. Given the olfactory triggers and receptors built into human sexuality, this is only natural. What I find objectionable are the artificial odours and flavours to which people subscribe thanks to their susceptibility to the advertising lobby. The only things that stink about luxurious public hair are douches and perfumes which some prefer to the real thing. Give me a lover's post-coital smell on my face and beard any day over some con job dreamed up by Calvin Klein.
--RMS
10/18

I for one (a male) find shaving to be a very clean and erotic feeling. I have yet to share this new "me" with any lovely lady, but cannot wait to see her reaction and to see how it feels to me. I will probably never grow the bush back, even though the maintenance is required daily....like a beard...one never knows WHEN opportunity might strike, now does one?
--LPL
10/17

Picture yourself driving through a neighborhood and you see two similar homes next to one another. One home has impeccably landscaped gardens, the grass is trimmed and the 'bushes' are finely shaped. The other home's gardens are overgrown, the grass is long, weed infested and generally unkempt. Which house are you attracted to? I suppose it depends on taste, but I know where my taste lies.
--nvh
10/15

"A man who likes a woman who shaves everything off is a pedophile," Pam Winter, self-proclaimed hairy female blares, and yet I challenge the reader to consider which sex is more obsessed with its mate��s hair. Compare the two statements: ��I can��t stand a man with a hairy back,�� and, ��I can��t abide a woman with a hairy crotch.�� Which sounds more familiar? I am a dark man with thick hair and a beard but I don��t accuse women who prefer Leonardo DiCaprio to myself of being pedophiles. Perhaps their taste is impaired, but they are not criminals. It would be the equivalent of me calling Pam Winter an ugly, lazy bitch because she refuses to defoliate herself. I simply wouldn��t say that ;-) Robert Bess, Roanoke, VA
--RWB
10/15

Great article. Being a woman I have debated the pros and cons myself. being ttimmed a little is ok, easier to clean the area anyway. but i dislike the artifical look of bald or brazilain styles. its fake, but to each woman her own. the guys have a point on cunil. but i love my hair. i dye it to mach my head. its a cute cunny why not show it off! you forget we can have fun with the hair down there too folks! hell the colonial(the white wig folk) in france . women, would powder perfume and braid thier pubes! longer the better!
--ivy
10/15

I think that your article is wonderfully enlightening, however I diagree on at least one point. I think anyone who has tryed to perform oral sex on a woman with a very thick George W. has been disgusted. The combination of the mouthfuls of hair getting in your mouth along with the fact that hair traps SMELL is enough for me to advocate a woman at least TRIMMING her hair. I also tend to prefer highly groomed bushes (not necessarily completely shorn). I think that the shapes that are made combined with the fact that the woman pays so much attention to her personal hygiene is VERY on-turning. Lastly, it's a bit of a stretch to assume that all people who like bare female crotches are pedophiles. No more than people who like leather are into screwing cows, anyway.
--RG
10/14

Thanks for such a great essay! Regardless of whether women shave their pubes or not, the key issue here is that they THINK about why they do or do not do it. Just as with anything else, THINKING is a must! People who say they shave "just because" or that it doesn't mean anything are clueless! There are many reasons that one might choose to shave or not to shave body hair, but because there is this misguided (not to mention misogynistic and homophobic) notion that women are unclean and that body hair is somehow unsightly or not "feminine," any woman who chooses to shave because her hair "gets in the way" or because she's worried that her lover might -- god forbid -- get a mouthful of hair, needs to think about whether she really is making up her own mind!
--jc
10/13

Another reason for cutting back or shaving that I didn't notice you mention is the likelyhood for cunnilingus to be performed by ones partner. It would be an obvious invitation, if one did not have to get a mouthful of hair or have to part the way with toungue.
--lk
10/10

Man, whatever floats your boat. Pubic hair preference is a personal issue. The notion that men who prefer "bald" women, want little girls is shear nonsense! An old girlfriend of mine went bald 'cause she liked an unobstructed view during coitus. I've had to adjust to my girlfriend's decision to stop shaving due to bumps & irritation. I'll miss our "trim sessions" & the prickly-ness that acompanies re-growth (talk about extra-pleasure). Just as long as there isn't a "bloomer" resurgence among women, I've no problem with "bush" (except Jeb & George).
--ST
10/08

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--DTD
10/06

1. aesthetic and sexual appeal of both shaved and hirsute pubes are distinct and present. the need to make a case for or against seems redundant. 2. hair isn't the last bit of exhibitionism left. exhibitionism is conceived entirely in the mind. exposing bodyparts is the crudest way to do it!
--jg
10/05

Hey it's not such a big deal. If you like it bare then shave, if you prefer a bush then by all means, keep it, but don't assume that people who do, are closet pedophiles or just following a trend. I've been shaving for much longer than it's been trendy, and it never was at anyone else's request. It was a decision I made, to please myself. Contrary to want you seem to think, some of us do have a mind of our own.
--NIK
10/04

I'm shaven. I simply must shave. My regular 'do' is sparse and quite unattractive, like that bald guy who combs over from one direction.. :-) Seriously, I can feel my boyfriend's bushyness all over my pussy and its sexy,... and he can get at my flesh so much easier, and I've been told i'm tastier that way. Men CANNOT shave, I disapprove. I love the wiriness of it, the free-spiritedness of men's bushes...gosh, I gotta see HIS NOW now that I've written about it!!!
--N
10/04

I'm a male, 31 years old, and I have been shaving off all my pubic hair since I was 16. For the last 15 years, it still adds to the excitement, since the "excess bagage" around my genitals has disappeared. I highly recomend everyone to try it; daily maintainence is the only drawback. Having gone to nude beaches, I do see that I am no longer p[art of the minority--it is cathing on. I am sure celebrities are doing it as well. I see a day where pubic shaving will be much more accepted and common amonsgt everyone, regadless of sex, race, religion. It is a matter of cleanliness.
--rc
10/03

i notice some of the men who came of age during the long hair era.....still have hair drooping down to their ass.......vanity.....vanity.....self deceit ! why do women get fooled into thinking that looking like an anorexia nervose terminal case makes them beautiful ........ when i was a little boy it was before brassiers (?) came along and even to little boy the womanly movement in the chest area was enthusiastically noticed.........hair is part of the human mystique male of female i agree with you........male or female hair should be styled pleasantly. i gave up trying to have long hair.......because my forehead started heading for my butt......i do still have a full beard and mustache (?) as a means of being well trimmed my self.
--idh
10/03

haha. interesting - although i'm sure you're not as interested in the female commntary...
--jlf
10/03

I remember taking an old girlfriend home one night after a few months of not seeing each other and being pleasantly surprissed to discover that the thatch (and I really mean thatch!)was shaved off. I can't even remember what exactly she said about it, that it looked good and felt good. For m the thrill was the tactile acknowledgement that she thought about herself sexually. I think it's the same with thigh high stockings and other ways of appearance that say yea I like this too. Maybe I've just dated too many Catholics girls who made it seem as if they were doing me a favor by having sex as it was something they wre not concerned with.
--BZ
10/02

I am a straight mail, 30 years old, and I agree whole heartedly with your assessment of pubic hair featured in the last paragraph of this article. Pubic hair is the Golden Gateway to the sexual encounter. Sex is good, and intense when tension is built steadily throughout the sexual encounter. Barriers, (such as pubes and underwear) serve very naturally to create anticipation, and heighten the pay off when that first finger finally sinks deep into that soft, warm wetness, that so luciously counters the tactile sensation that precedes it. Taking the hair away, is like turning that anticipatory aspect of sex, into a water-slide where you don't even have to wait in line to get the thrill of the slippery ride to the splash. My take on this issue is undoubtedly skewed by the environment in which I became to be a sexual being. I grew up in the Bible Belt, in the 70's & 80's. Girls who "went all the way", were invariably labled "sluts" and socially prodded into a self-fullfilling prophescy that often saw them become sixteen-year-old mothers with redneck seventeen-year-old husbands enrolled in truck driving school. Therefore, the majority of the girls with whom I experienced those encounters that aggregate into an adult sexual appetite, were implicit in their resistence to my advances. The first time I was allowed to touch a bare breast, it came after so many failed attempts to do so, that its magical softness seemed to exceed any expectation I may have ever had about it. Nothing could ever rival the joy I felt the first time a girl placed my hand on her belly, and allowed me to move my hand slowly downward. The process of getting to the destination of which I'd dreamed for so long, made the reward so exciting that I bearly keep from jumping up and down like a bigger nerd than I already was. First I unbuttoned her jeans. This allowed my hand to venture just to the upper edge of soft, cotton underwear. I carfully traced this delicate boundry with a single finger, getting more excited as it wandered into the "V" of her leg. Then that finger met that fabulous electric fur, and I knew the world would never be the same. I progressed this way, slowly, tugging gently at this wonderful erotic that was being so graciously shared with me. My pubic play seemed to work for my female friend as well. She moaned and smiled as I would rake four fingers up from just above (what I later learned was) her clit, gently stretching and fluffing her fab fur. I remain convinced that it was this foreplay that made her keep her eyes closed, and pretend that she didn't notice, as I withdrew my hand, slowly unzipped her jeans, and revisited, this time with a different objective. (that's how "good girls" avoided being sluts -- they never said "yes") Today, some sixteen years later, I still enjoy this same ritual immensely, even though the permission issues are long since passed. I like to kneel before my lover's secret garden, and stroke, groom, and style until I've unearthed that precious family jewel. Concealment is sexy. Cleanliness is sexy. Pubic hair is sexy.
--js
10/02

let it go and grow hair and natural body parts are all part of the game work with the hand thats delt love that and no one will care
--pvr
10/01

Straight. Not at all bothered that shaving may be seen as a "gay thing". Electrified by the feel of finger or tounge gliding uninterupted across the skin of my shaved scrotum. The benefits (whether aesthetic or simply in terms of sensitivity) outweight any hand wringing attempt to put it in a sociological context. I'll take tactile over "natural" any time...
--M
10/01

Liza, don't wring your hands about pubic shaving. We who do it (including my wife and I, both in our 40s) enjoy it, and it doesn't make us weirdos. It makes sex much more intense and fun, and we're cleaner the rest of the time. . . As for "styles" in history, I think you miss the point. For generations, the genitals were somewhat shameful parts of the body. In the 1950s, one would never dream of displaying them, celebrating them, enjoying their appearance, or watching them during sex. Well, these are repressive attitudes, and we've spent the last 30 or 40 years evolving away from those repressive attitudes. A natural part of that evolution is the notion that when we present ourselves to our sexual partners, we groom ourselves for good looks. Just as I brush my teeth and clean my body all over for sex, my wife and I shave our genitals to make them attractive for sex. (When we use fingers and tongue to stimulate each other, the smooth skin feels heavenly!) The notion of grooming the genitals for sex was too radical a notion for 1970's Playboy magazine (and its readers of that era), which is why they didn't shave back then. But as people got used to the idea that sex wasn't shameful, and that the genitals were a gift from God to be enjoyed, it only made sense to do everything we could to maximize that enjoyment. -- Mxylptik@aol.com
--M
10/01

"Pubic hair anxiety",a "hygiene craze", a "fear of natural bodies" sure, but I'm willing to bet that the majority of people that shave do it for the simple reason that it enhances physical sensitivity.
--cf
10/01

Interesting article, but why make such a to-do? It's fun to shave completely once in a while, and much easier for me to reach orgasm (female, 27). I equate it to "spring cleaning." I don't care either way what my lover thinks, but I am really impressed if he is willing to let me shave him. So some of us have pedophilic tendencies? Does this mean that I am way out of line when turned on by a thin man clad in a pair of tighty whities (which I associate with prepubescence)? Oh well.
--MH
10/01

good bush is quite tasty
--ff
10/01

Personally, I like a well trimmed or mostly shaved bush. I enjoy giving my wife a close shave (and so does she... until it itches when it grows back). I find shaved pubes much more inviting for oral sex because I know I won't end up with pubic hair stuck to the back of my throat. I was actually a little disappointed that Shocking Fuzz didn't make that connection.
--BD
10/01

A real turn-on from my point of view (straight male, 28): Woman w/pubic hair shaved, underarm hair intact. (What does this say about me? I think that's the sign of a gutsy chick.) Haven't found anyone who fits the bill ... yet.
--DI
09/30

Shaving is just one more current cutural trend. Although the 'natural' look may have been in vogue through out the 1970s, lets remember that men wearing full beards was also in style at that time. Personally, I like the shaved look. I feel that it goes along with the clean, sleek style that is popular today. For those who feel differntly, just give it another 10 or 15 years and it will probably shift back the other way.
--WH
09/30

Pubic hair removal is rapidly becoming more popular. Here's a non-pornographic site which provides information about "Smoothism" (pubic hair removal to enhance the sexual experience) which is the newest 'beyond-smoothies' trend. http://www.smoothguide.demon.nl
--HRS
09/30

Terrific article. I have always been interested in the customs of other cultures but thought only the Egyptians were into pubic hair removal. It's about time the people of this country are waking up to the pleasures of pubic shaving. I have been doing it since my teen years (I am 38, male) and it still gives me a rise every single day! Although I do feel it makes my penis look bigger, I do it for the heightened physical sensation and because I think it looks good. I prefer women who shave also because of the way it looks, and for what it exposes. The female sex organ is a thing of beauty which should not be covered in any way.
--EC
09/30

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