Shaved Mons - Phenomenon

spectral_ev · Oct 9, 2009

Well, I'm a child of the sixties (meaning I'm kind of old now). In my day they said that facial hair on men was disgusting and unhygienic, but I like it when my husband grows a beard. It looks good on him. I never wasted time with guys like the 'dude' who is so disgusted with a natural woman's body.

If body hair turns you off, then do avoid getting close to people who forget to shave it or pull it out.

But try to be tolerant of people who let well enough alone.

JaneyW · Oct 9, 2009

Thanks for a funny thread. I too had noticed this trend over the past few years. Maybe shaving makes it easier to see all the lovely tattoos and piercings I have also been seeing?? :imbar

GilaRRT · Oct 9, 2009

Well, I'm a child of the sixties (meaning I'm kind of old now). In my day they said that facial hair on men was disgusting and unhygienic, but I like it when my husband grows a beard. It looks good on him. I never wasted time with guys like the 'dude' who is so disgusted with a natural woman's body.
If body hair turns you off, then do avoid getting close to people who forget to shave it or pull it out.
But try to be tolerant of people who let well enough alone.

Funny you mention this. My wife is a child of the sixties as well. Throughout my entire life, I was clean shaven mostly because of the military. Then, I grew a beard and longer hair to fit in better during my stay in Afghanistan. However, my wife was so impressed, I have yet to shave.

I stand by my prior post for all you guys who took offense. This concept should be purley cosmetic. Shaving for fun, experimentation, and because you personally like the look is simply cosmetics and other unnamed concepts . Shaving for any other reason is not healthy. However, I still believe this concept should be about simple cosmetics and nothing else.

nkochrn, RN · Oct 9, 2009

I have noticed this phenomenom and been part of it, although it does hitch like crazy growing back so i prefer to keep things trimmed up a little.

While I was 9 months pregnant it had more to do with the constant discharge I was having. It seemed like a lot better hygiene to keep it all trimmed up rather than a place for that to collect. That mighta been TMI. LOL

Batman24 · Oct 9, 2009

I'm a very fair skinned white woman and I swear I shaved it once and it looked like a Perdue plucked chicken. :lol:

runmommy1 · Oct 11, 2009

HAHAHAHAHAHAH!

dscrn · Oct 11, 2009

I will never look at a stuffer roaster quite the same!!

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Oct 11, 2009

1) It is not the 1970's anymore (less hippies)
2) I have never known of a dude that truly enjoys trekking through a jungle in some chick's bedroom

Gross, this is the exact attitude why many women shave. I use to work for an FNP who was a male so I had to sit in on his pelvic exams. A woman in her mid to late 30's apologized for not being shaved down there. The FNP explained that there is nothing wrong with not shaving down there, that men who request their women to be shaven down there like to have their women look like little girls without hair. I do not know how true this is, maybe for some; but ever sense then I could never go completely bare. Granted, I sport a clean bikini line myself, but God gave us hair down there.

You may not want to trekk through the jungle, but I think a dry barren desert is pretty ugly.

This is one of the more light-hearted discussions I have seen. I believe that the profusion of Mediaography and thong underwear has lead some people to think that bare is better. We remove hair from most of the rest of our bodies, why not there? Although I truly believe that children are hairless, and adults, male and female are supposed to have hair - - secondary sex characteristics, anyone?

:yeahthat:

Chrissy24RN · Oct 21, 2009

This is a funny post! I especially like the Purdue Chicken post!

Seriously though, I am and LD RN and there has been more and more shaving/waxing and

I think it is a trend but after talking with pt's...also good reason.

Scheduled C/S...you are getting shaved...at least around the incision which is very low. Wouldn't you

rather do it yourself? I shave my pt's all the time before C/S and they do tend to have some small bleeding

(even though we use clippers....razors are not allowed anymore) which is now an open portal of possible

infection on the mothers lower abdomen/upper groin area. Even if it does not bleed at all, you are still

opening tiny little areas of the skin. Better to shave a few days before and let it heal up!

I think this should go for lady partsl delivery too because you never know if you may end up with C/S too.

Anyway, just thought I would share!

JentheOBRN · Oct 22, 2009

Thanks for a funny thread. I too had noticed this trend over the past few years. Maybe shaving makes it easier to see all the lovely tattoos and piercings I have also been seeing?? :imbar

OMG that is too true!!! I am seeing soooo many tattoos and piercings as well as the "shaved look." I really don't care....but its got to be better than the women who never shave anywhere ever (as is their right of course) and I have to trek in there to do peri-care on a fresh section :)

I just love listening to the moans and groans of those that have multiple tattoos and piercings when they find out they have to get an IV started....I give them a lot of teasing when they do....I'm a mean nurse..... :jester:

Jen

spectral_ev · Oct 22, 2009

If you went back to the 19th century, when women actually wore those 'victoria's secret' camisoles and petticoats, most of the body was not considered available for public viewing and judgment.

as it became acceptable to uncover the body, prudery took another form-- declaring that the natural woman's body is obscene unless it's shaved, liposuctioned, whatever.

now it is such a radical thing to say that i think i'm fine just as nature made me, that I hardly dare to say it-- fearing I'll be called ugly and perverse.

but there's only one man I allow to get that close to me, and as long as we are happy I don't need to please anyone else.

and of course, I keep my clothes on when in public. Absolutely women should do as they please, and shave if they like. but in our culture, to not shave is an offense to the current standard of femininity.