During both of the Bush’s admins, despite the anti-porn campaign, porn spiked as did the North American addiction to fake beauty and hairless sex.
The question is - why hairless? Cleaner access to the pinnicle and no pubes in your teeth? Maybe, but ultimately a nicely trimmed bush isn’t such an impediment to pleasure. A big furry bush, however, is a bit more arduous to get through in order to reach a destination. Some will argue sensitivity - more exposure to air is cooler and heightened. It could be the porn industry - definitely an argument there and I’m willing to discuss it with vigour over a few Manhattans.
In ‘1000 Dessous - A History of Lingerie’ by Gilles Neret (a fantastic Taschen coffee table or night side table book) we see gals’ pubic hair decreasing in volume over each decade.
The 1930s to the 60s seemed tame compared to now in the world of lingerie and naked bottoms. We didn’t see much hair because the styles consisted of a combo of items - stay ups, girdles, lots of straps to play with, and fuller bottomed garments. These gals look so happy about being in these garments!
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In the 70s and 80s, bikinis popped in popularity and pubic hair inevitably started peeking out and peaking through the sheer fabrics. Women were suddenly more exposed than ever before - the furry, uninhibited, natural years. Photorealist painter, John Kacere, did some fantastic work circa the 70s depicting hair through garments of the day:
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The 90s brought Papa Bush to the White House, and a lot of waxing ensued. The triangle became the landing strip during this decade and we started waxing the full leg, bikini, and beyond. In the mid 90s, laser hair removal officially was passed from the doc’s office to the estheticians’ massage tables, and the rest is history. I guess it was really during Bill Clinton’s admin that the phenomenon of hairlessness really took hold.
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Baby Bush took the House under siege for 8 years from 2001 - we were stripped bare. ‘Brazilians’ became rampant and even guys have been shaving their balls ever since. All in the name of porn-like sex? Or the ‘see-I’m-clean’ scene? Or 'swimsuits are shrinking, so destroy my hair follicles, please'. (Not a lot of swimsuit days for Canucks, so this doesn’t explain a brazilian in the middle of a Canadian winter.) Or the ever increasing desire to see more and more raw?
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Unlike the mostly unwanted, mostly hairless cat, the Devon Rex, or dog, the Chinese Crested who actually has kept some hair, a shaved pussy is now coveted and admired by the vast majority. There are folks out there who enjoy life au natural, but it would seem that the majority has succumbed to an idea that stripped bare is more attractive.
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Could we all go back to appreciating nature for a while?
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Or are we forever held hostage by a hyper-clean, super porny society?
Maybe the next decade or two our hair will start to grow back. We may see a turn toward sensuality instead of bare sex for fuck’s sake. Maybe there will be an increase in pubic hair in reality and in print, as well as a decrease in breasts shaped like targets that explode on impact. Click here for our current news!
Here’s hoping and aiming for the target to be a bit more demure...
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29 August 2011 at 6:57 pm Having been through most of the eras you've described I have to say that the smooth, naked pussy is my ultimate. I'm not sure fashion could make me change my mind. It just feels so good against my smooth shaved face.
29 August 2011 at 7:15 pm My gawd Charlie - I can't argue with you. Just drinkin' our Manhattans and smiling like Cheshire Cats. Meow.
29 August 2011 at 7:29 pm You know, I'm just thinking about it and I can't think of a bigger turn off that unshaven armpits. Legs for that matter as well. This may have something to do with the clean pussy as well. I have often wondered why women like hairy men.
29 August 2011 at 7:30 pm I can honestly say that, in this case, I have no idea what you are talking about.
29 August 2011 at 11:16 pm I just had a nice private email by Anonymous Confidential, "I like woman fur, it holds the real scent of a woman. It enables the seeking and finding of sweet treasures in it's tender tendrils." Fans of Fur still exist - Thank you A.C.!
30 August 2011 at 12:34 am Here, here for diversity. That sounded as sweet as my slippery skin on skin. Life is about love … or is it the other way around?
30 August 2011 at 10:54 am WARNING OVERSHARE - Joey look away I like mine and keep it trimmed, being a natural ginger I think it looks different than your average cat and makes me look a bit special. I did the South American style for a while but didn't feel as sexy.
30 August 2011 at 1:02 pm J-Mo - Ginger! Nice. Keep it real; a different cat is such a great thing! : )
02 September 2011 at 4:52 am Joey - you might as well look away for this one, too. I do not understand the hairless movement at all. Legs? Fine. Underarms? Fine. But when I shave my lady bits it grows back and itches and is a real pain...too much of a pain for one night of lovely cheeks against lip smoothness like Charlie enjoys. So I shave rarely...and when I am with a lover who I don't see every day so he won't see me grabbing my crotch and writhing (not in a good way) when it grows back. My compromise is to trim very closely so access is easier. I like may partner to do the same; just trim the dangly bits. I must say, though...I love nuzzling up to a hairy chest.
03 September 2011 at 1:52 pm Ruby --- a close trim is nice, I concur. And, some men have lovely, soft chest and arm hair which is a treat. Back fuzz is okay, but I'm not a fan of a lot of back hair --- off with waxing, I say. Oh, and I think underarm hair bushels are not attractive; it lends to too much trapped odour...
07 September 2011 at 5:28 am a close trim is nice...
10 September 2011 at 5:37 am Yet another useful article , that allow us to understand a little bit more about sexuality. Keep up the very good work!
12 January 2012 at 7:14 am Crappy!!!
21 January 2012 at 2:54 pm I will definitely recommend this to my friends