Things I hope for in 2012: an end to stupid pubic hair politics on Tumblr
Can we please be done with stupid debates on Tumblr about pubic hair? So incredibly stupid.
First and foremost: there is no political statement to be had. None. Sorry. The notion that removing one’s pubic hair is some modern side-effect of pervasive pornography (and thus, having it is counter-culture or whatever) is bullshit. You can tell, because if the complete removal of pubic hair was a totally post-70’s construct, we wouldn’t need to invent a word like ‘merkin’ in the 1600’s. Granted removal of pubic hair was probably a hygiene issue (helps cut down on lice) in terms of its utility in antiquity. Still. People have been removing their pubic hair for pretty much as long as we’ve had the ability to do so; for hygiene, for aesthetics, for whatever.
Point the second: the idea that those who favor the removal of pubic hair are latent pedophiles is bullshit. There is simply no data to support this; it’s not been a commonly-held scientific belief since the 1800’s (when phrenology was believed to be a thing). So if everyone could please stop it with the “UR A PEDO LOL” bullshit. Unless unfounded arguments are your thing; in which case may I suggest Christianity? They’re huge on that.
Let’s break this down.
What you do to your pubic hair is your business. Even if you’re in the business of letting people see it.
If anyone makes you feel bad for what you do to your pubic hair, they’re an asshole.
If you make anyone feel bad for what they do to their pubic hair, you’re an asshole.
If you ask someone their preference and you give them shit over their answer, you’re an asshole.
It’s just hair. It grows back. (I wish the same could be said for the hair on the top of my head.) Shave it, grow it back, style it like a fucking topiary.
There. We are now completely done with pubic hair debates on tumblr. let us never speak of this again.