70s bush envy

The vulva army are awakened every time someone calls their general fanny region their vagina, and over they march to chastise and tut.

There is absolutely no ‘should’ about any of this. Yes, the more hirsute among us have a lot of hair in the whole area. Beauty therapists who do intimate waxing are very used to waxing the area near the bumhole as well as the labia. It is not uncommon to have hair that goes all the way under, as far as I understand.

None of that is your concern. You need to trust that people know how to keep themselves clean. (Or perhaps you think men should all keep their bum cracks hair free too?)

Personally, I think shaved anything feels sweaty and slimy - vulva/pubis, chest, armpits, face

I really, really dislike the feel of completely smooth skin. A poster upthread mentioned dolphins and I have often likened freshly shaved legs to dolphin skin (which is one of the reasons I very rarely shave my legs- only if strangers are going to see them basically). It sets my teeth on edge. Others upthread have talked about sensory aversions and this is mine.

@JKRIsRight To whoever said having a bush isn't hygienic do you bathe? Kindly sod off.

Of course I bathe! I shower every day. But you don't bathe after every wee/poo/pad change, do you? I don't have pubes near my bumhole and I haven't got so much that pee or blood gets on them. What about those people who do, surely it gets on the hair and wouldn't be washed off until the next shower? That's not hygienic at all to be walking around like that.

Like I said, I honestly didn't realise that some women had that much pubic hair, mostly because I don't make a habit of looking at other women's genitalia.

Personally, I think shaved anything feels sweaty and slimy - vulva/pubis, chest, armpits, face - I prefer a bit of texture (face stubble at the soft length, not a full beard though, although the rest un-trimmed as it is too spiky otherwise. A spiky chest is almost worse than a smooth one).

Actually I'll revise that, pulling a pair of trousers on after a fresh leg shave is great (next day, with stubble not so much), and just removing the hair on the bottom half of my vulva leaves some lovely velvety soft skin (trimming gets spiky).

Armpits are definitely better hairy - mine are so soft and strokable, like little hamsters!

Discussions with colleagues at work (yes, work is weird) suggests that most men at the moment prefer fully bald, and frankly, I'm not prepared to do that just to get a bloke. I'll stick single thanks rather than cause myself that much discomfort/hassle

I used to shave which I preferred but there was the issue of ingrown hair, also now I have dc I just don't feel like I care or have the time to do it.
Every couple months I get my steel nail scissors and just give it a trim on the loo.. I've cut myself a couple times doing it though so have to be bloody careful.

To whoever said having a bush isn't hygienic do you bathe? Kindly sod off.

Not clueless about my own anatomy - it's just colloquial speech.

And as for men not 'mislabeling' their genitalia... really? I don't see men talking about their glans, penile shaft and scrotum... no they call it their knob.

I agree, someone actually called me sad above for saying I love it when describing my epilator hahahaha. Apparently it's less embarrassing to be so judgemental and bitchy than it is to have public hair these days. Always the same women who have a judgement on everything and look down on people who wear makeup as having muck on their face, botox is a hideous waste of money and total vanity and we should all just be the exact same abd have no pleasure in grooming or you're accused of finding certain habits appealing to your personal preference of being a total porn star aspiring anti feminist tragedy😂

What about other religions and cultures as islam
, they have been removing pubic hair for centuries

@Sparklybutold as for the same sex thing. As a woman who likes women, I prefer there to be something there for myself and for them. Partly because of what another poster said of it looking prepubescent without. Shave it short or have it long enough to plait. Just not bald and pink.

Of course I don't speak for all lesbian and bi women. And when I've had my (usually straight) friends ask, they're shocked. But I tell them I like to keep my nose warm. 🤣

I am older than most here, wear jeans constantly and have an under-active thyroid. So not well furnished anymore. That's fine by me.

I never understood why people would say it was unclean to have full pubes either until I saw those naked Madonna pictures from the 70s. Mine are nothing like that and I genuinely had no idea that some people had that much hair, it went right up to her bum for goodness sake! Surely that would be a hygiene issue with periods and poo etc and should be trimmed or shaved.

I don't shave because I don't have that much that I need to but people with that much hair should probably do something about it.

100% this. Bonkers that grown women talk of shaving their vagina! 😂

I dont understand the anger at going hair free. Men also do it! It is better for sex imo, I wouldn't like a man to have a full rug of pubes either.

''The “it’s not a vagina, it’s a vulva” comment is also becoming extremely tedious. Everyone calls it a vagina in real life 🙄''

People only call the external genitalia of a female 'a vagina' if they are clueless about basic anatomy.

Men wouldn't be as likely to mis-label their own genitalia.

This ! 💯

😂

''Where's Shepherd's Bush?
^^
~ Round the corner from the shepherd's goolies''

An oldie I heard at school {London}

Used to have a fine bush before cancer & radiotherapy. I miss it.

Still got mine (although not quite 70’s)! No pubic hair is too like a prepubescent child’s body to me.

I do think it’s important that women know the correct terms for their genitals, yes. It’s not the most pressing feminist issue sure, but it is important enough for me to have made sure my DD knows.

Oh god I hate these threads as much as the ones about make up, lip fillers and Botox.
WHO CARES what other women do with their public hair. I literally couldn’t give a shit what other women do. Just another thread for a certain group of mumsnetters to be bitchy and judgmental.

The “it’s not a vagina, it’s a vulva” comment is also becoming extremely tedious. Everyone calls it a vagina in real life 🙄

@Waitingfordoggo

Very strange thing to find depressing.
I find it depressing that women get so hung up on other peoples pubic hair. There are far greater issues that we face as women and this still gets peddled as a fucking feminist issue. It's patronising, petty, and actually quite snobbish.

Really old people Don’t have hair either majority. Do they look like children.. or do they look like old people with no pubes 🥱

tagged the wrong comment 😂😂 my apologies

Ppl get hella uncomfy when you point this out huh? It's not saying that's WHY men like it or WHY women do it (it's porn, we all know it's porn) but the fact is, only children & the very elderly are hairless 🤷🏼‍♀️