I use i"rook." I used to use gyp as a noun all the time, but have never been sure if it is really considered a derogatory term.

That was a frightening discussion, JZ. Truly.

Between the assertions that nude goolie was tantamount to pedophila (dude, they look QUITE DIFFERENT even without fuzz) and the people who acted like you might as well not brush your teeth as not remove every piece of hair beneath your eyebrows...

I'm sure by the time Matilda is old enough we'll just use bluetooth cerebral cortex implants for sexual gratification anyway.

Heh. I want to ask those women about their boyfriends' hairy balls and the bag-of-filth connection.

It was just creepy and arrogant and utterly bergoggling, and a ton of over-30 women immediately posted asking about ball maintenance, which apparently is taken care of with bathing, because, you know, the balls are just so naturally tidy or whatever. And, of course, hairy balls look just fine. Nothing wrong with grown-up hair Down There as long as you're a guy, but if you're a gal it's just sloppy and icky.

I really kind of wanted to hunt them all down and punch them in the face, but Hec gave me his Fetishes and Cultural Expectations 101 lecture and talked me down. Though I still kinda feel someone ought to punch them all in the face.

I really kind of wanted to hunt them all down and punch them in the face, but Hec gave me his Fetishes and Cultural Expectations 101 lecture and talked me down. Though I still kinda feel someone ought to punch them all in the face.

Yes, this. Too many high school girls talk about waxing like a natural aspect of their beauty routine, and it freaks me the heck out. I do have to remember, though, that I am now working in LA. Not exactly the best gauge for...well, anything, really.

Too busy to post much.

I keep having to re-calculate my age, as I have a birthday coming up, and I can't seem to remember my age correctly. So whenever it's in context (uh, am I over 30?) I have to do the math and then I think huh, I keep forgetting I'm 31. And that I'm turning 32. And ...wait, did I do the math right, that sounds wrong. Huh.

I have no idea why these ages seem wrong. It's not denial, or shock or anything. They just seem wrong, mathematically.

I have that same reaction to being 32, sarameg.

And if any under-30 Buffista wants to pipe up and reassure me that these in fact were a bunch of nutbars and that most sane under-30s don't in fact equate nude goolies with handwashing and flossing, I'd be much reassured.

I'm not your typical under-30, but DUDE. I don't consider a nude goolie to be daily hygiene. Are these the same people who believe in The Rules?

have never been sure if it is really considered a derogatory term.

Is there debate about that?

I got into a strange argument the other day with a woman who swears up and down that she's the ungirliest woman you'd ever meet. Totally waxed down yonder. I pointed out that was a femme thing to do, and she railed against the very idea. It's not feminine to remove body hair. It's just what you have to do.

Plus, of course, it hurts, and it's totally ungirly to volunteer for pain to make yourself more attractive.

Are these the same people who believe in The Rules?

I think they're the same people who get those obscene sweet-16 parties filmed by MTV, who then grow up into those horrible Bridezillas. (Yes, I have been watching too much TV lately.)

Hec gave me his Fetishes and Cultural Expectations 101 lecture and talked me down

Fetishes and cultural expectations are all well and fine; I just don't care for the double standard. One gender's hairy private parts are not inherently ickier OR cleaner than the others.