Everyone is entitled to a preference. But if hair was in Playboy I can pretty much guarentee women wouldn't be shaving it all off 'for themselves'. The whole shaved thing is definitely the influence of male preferences. Just like small labia. (There is of course a minority of men that like a thick bush of hair too.)
I have loads of friends who do it (to each their own) just pointing out that it is another 'grooming' method that women have now had to take on board as common place.
I know many men who 'wouldn't go there' with a natural bush, just like I know men who wouldn't be attracted to women with large labia. It's entirely a preference thing.
I couldn't actually shave mine (esp the lips) even if I wanted to as a nasty painful rash would result. Urgh. I do wax the edges every month though and it is agony. Sorry if it offends you but I def believe in misogny in porn/the media. Never before has the standards for perfection on women's bodies been higher.
I'm not trying to attack anyone on here. I appreciate and accept everyone has preferences and that's totally fine. Several exes admitted they'd prefer a shaved look too and that was fine.
All I'm saying is I believe those preferences have, for the most part, been influenced by the media. Perhaps not with you, or others on this site, but certianly a lot of men out there. As you said yourself, when hairy bits were 'in fashion' most men preferred them this way.
Same goes for the labia issue. And yes, I do think it's sad that I'm considering labiaplasty to suit a 'perfect ideal'. It's not the only reason (there's also the discomfort issue) but as I've already said, it's certainly not something I'm going to jump into right now.
And I personally doubt that most women can achieve a 'smooth finish' when shaving. When i did it the skin always seems a little rough down there to me. Like sandpaper. But that's just my preference. And a sociological theory which I happen to think was quite
interesting.
I'm not trying to upset anyone.
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