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	<title>Comments on: In Defense of Pubic Hair and Autonomy</title>
	<link>http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/06/16/in-defense-of-pubic-hair-and-autonomy/359</link>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: F1rst Kiss</title>
		<link>http://beautyandthebreast.org/2008/06/16/in-defense-of-pubic-hair-and-autonomy/359#comment-1926</link>
		<dc:creator>F1rst Kiss</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RIGHT ON, Sister! If more women were as conscious of their natural beauty and as accepting of it as you are there could then be a most appreciated end to all the other forms of bodily "torture" and "uglification" of the female sex we in "western" societies have had to endure (both recently as well as 'culturally'), be it in the form of pubic hair removal, breast augmentation, "tramp stamps" &#38; other tattooings, even the ubiquitous overly restrictive and health-compromising impossibly designed "feminine footwear". 

I feel very much like a lone voice crying out in the wilderness, because most men in our society have either bought into these distorted ideas and ideals of beauty or are too afraid to speak up &#38; challenge them out of concern for being declared "uncool" or "behind the times" or "uncaring" about appearances. 

Your article hits very close to home, because I have often wondered if I might not be considered just a bit of a hypocrite myself, because as a man who has ALWAYS LOVED &#38; ADMIRED a full patch of growth between a woman's thighs I actually completely shave off all of my own pubic hair and have done so regularly for many years. But you reiterated what I've been trying to tell myself all this time... that I've been doing so not because I'm following or trying to start some new trend, but because I have my own very personal reasons for doing so -- which similarly extends to why I'm probably the only male in existence who is not a body builder who also shaves under his armpits (underarm hair being, most ironically, another natural feature I find especially attractive on a woman's body). 

How we lost sight of the pure "sexiness" of feminine pubic hair is a mystery I'll perhaps never figure out; how we've become a society of men &#38; women who treat this visible sign of sexual maturity as something "disgusting" or "revolting" will forever be the even greater mystery.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RIGHT ON, Sister! If more women were as conscious of their natural beauty and as accepting of it as you are there could then be a most appreciated end to all the other forms of bodily &#8220;torture&#8221; and &#8220;uglification&#8221; of the female sex we in &#8220;western&#8221; societies have had to endure (both recently as well as &#8216;culturally&#8217;), be it in the form of pubic hair removal, breast augmentation, &#8220;tramp stamps&#8221; &amp; other tattooings, even the ubiquitous overly restrictive and health-compromising impossibly designed &#8220;feminine footwear&#8221;. </p>
<p>I feel very much like a lone voice crying out in the wilderness, because most men in our society have either bought into these distorted ideas and ideals of beauty or are too afraid to speak up &amp; challenge them out of concern for being declared &#8220;uncool&#8221; or &#8220;behind the times&#8221; or &#8220;uncaring&#8221; about appearances. </p>
<p>Your article hits very close to home, because I have often wondered if I might not be considered just a bit of a hypocrite myself, because as a man who has ALWAYS LOVED &amp; ADMIRED a full patch of growth between a woman&#8217;s thighs I actually completely shave off all of my own pubic hair and have done so regularly for many years. But you reiterated what I&#8217;ve been trying to tell myself all this time&#8230; that I&#8217;ve been doing so not because I&#8217;m following or trying to start some new trend, but because I have my own very personal reasons for doing so &#8212; which similarly extends to why I&#8217;m probably the only male in existence who is not a body builder who also shaves under his armpits (underarm hair being, most ironically, another natural feature I find especially attractive on a woman&#8217;s body). </p>
<p>How we lost sight of the pure &#8220;sexiness&#8221; of feminine pubic hair is a mystery I&#8217;ll perhaps never figure out; how we&#8217;ve become a society of men &amp; women who treat this visible sign of sexual maturity as something &#8220;disgusting&#8221; or &#8220;revolting&#8221; will forever be the even greater mystery.</p>
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