Gay pubes
There is nothing more disappointing than taking a new guy home for the first time and ripping his clothes off, only to find that he has “manscaped” himself to look like some sort of dude-shaped topiary. When I bring residence a man, I need to see a masculine wreath of pubes around his dick, not a shaved walrus. Tragically, it’s becoming harder and harder to find a guy whose chest stubble won’t give you a rug burn or whose bare nutsack doesn’t look enjoy a dismembered turkey waddle. Guys, this has to stop.
The social scientists over at Cosmopolitan recently published a study claiming that 95 percent of men now trim or shave their body hair in one way or another, a practice that has taken on the cringeworthy title of manscaping. I hate it and want it to expire. Presumably, many other accurate lovers of the male form feel the similar way. Body hair is one of the secondary sex characteristics of organism a man, so why would anyone want to eradicate it altogether?
As much as it pains me to admit it, us gays are probably at fault. During the 90s, the gay aesthetic was dominated by the plucked and preened bodybuilder look. This, of course, spread to advertising (remember the bill
The Pubic Hair Guide for Men
As humans, we use a large portion of our lives shaving. We spend an even larger portion of our lives dreading, avoiding, or attempting to shave our pubic hair. For men in particular, the practice of intimate grooming is one that's kind of confusing, a catch-22 of too hairy or not hairy enough. Question number one: why the hell accomplish we even shave down there in the first place?
It's likely that you have your fair distribute of questions about your hair below the belt, questions that you've never even deigned to Google, let alone ask a professional.
The following FAQ attempts to answer everything you didn’t know and didn’t realize you needed to know about your pubic hair. You've been warned: once you've got the info, you can't un-know these things. Godspeed.
Battle of the Ball Hair
Why is pubic hair curly?
We talked to a lot of doctors, dermatologists, hair specialist, urologists, and pubic hair enthusiasts trying to find the acknowledge. Most of them had no idea, and a few had educated guesses.
Marc Glashofer, a dermatologist and fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, claims that the texture of pubic hair tends to be thicker and more coarse
The Manscaping Guide to Fit, Well-Groomed Pubic Hair
There’s no right or wrong way to handle your pubic hair. Stats show that men are split right down the middle when it comes to pube grooming, so it’s really all about personal preference.
Some men go completely pube-less, while others just maintain it trimmed. Some men don’t pay any attention to it beyond keeping it clean — and either way, it’s totally okay!
Remember that not everyone’s pubic hair is created equal. Your bush is going to look alternative than one online or in the locker room — like the repose of your hair, genes and overall health perform a role in hair growth and quality.
If your partner or someone shut to you is pressuring you to do something to your pubes you’re uncomfortable with, let them know. It’s your body, and no one besides your doctor (and only when something is threatening your health!) should ever tell you what to do with them.
Grow ‘em proud, trim ‘em down — it’s up to you!
Tim Jewell is a writer, editor, and linguist based in Chino Hills, CA. His work has appeared in publications by many leading health and media companies, including Healthline and The Walt Disney Company.
I need help understanding a recently observed trend. As a physician, I spot lots of naked bodies. For several years I’ve noticed that, generally speaking, many straight patients (men and women) in their 20s have trimmed and/or coifed pubic hair. A lot of the men tell me that their girlfriends prefer it that way; some have said, “It makes me undergo cooler and cleaner.” Occasionally I have to manage folliculitis (an infection/inflammation at the base of the hair follicles) caused by overaggressive shaving. Recently I have noticed many of my 14- to 16-year-old male patients have completely trimmed off their pubic hair. What gives? When I was that age, I anxiously awaited a full set.
Chasing Understanding by Inquiring Columnist
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