Oh, my. Thje Great Goolie Wars of Ought Seven.

I can't really have an opinion, because I am very non-hairy. AFAIK, none of my girlfriends have had a Brazilian, but it's the midwest, yo. Bikini line waxes, sure, but no full monty.

I do remember one friend who by freshman year of high school had pubes like a freakin' Yeti (seriously, hairway down the inside of her thighs, and her mom let her start getting professional waxes at 14, just for maintenence.)

You know what skeeves me way more than the Goolie Wars? Thongs for pre-teens.

It's just a trend.

That's what I keep telling myself.

It's a trend from porn and soon they'll tire of it.

ita, my co-workers and I just had a quick discussion on teratomas, and concluded that "teratoma" should be sung to the tune of "Oklahoma!"

We also learned that if you image-google "tumor with teeth," the results are just as disturbing as image-googling "teratoma," but there are fewer images of babies when using the first phrase.

Oh, no, Jessica, you're supposed to be specially waxed before giving birth, you know.

Also, your husband is not supposed to be there in the labor room, in case he never wants to have sex with you again. (There was an article about this in the New York Times, I shit you not.)

And yet, I wax from time to time. Does this make me a hypocrite? I didn't get my first wax until my mid-20s.

Thongs for pre-teens.

I know they are sexy, but I just think of them as a way to avoid VPL. So I'm always startled when people think they're inappropriate for kids.

I never cared about VPL, and I guess it's a more 'adult' concern.

I wish it weren't, though. We go to such lengths (in theory) to pretend we're not wearing undies.

eta: Steph, yeah, that was a particularly distressing slant to the results of my image search.

And yet, I wax from time to time. Does this make me a hypocrite?

It only makes you a hypocrite if you did it in spite of a horrible infection that resulted from a previous wax.

Actually, that wouldn't make you a hypocrite, just crazy.

Otherwise, no, it doesn't make you a hypocrite. Just well-groomed.

Butt writing on pre-teens bugs me.

In the Wikipedia Teratoma article:

Use in basic research In light of the ethical issues surrounding the source of human stem cells, teratomas are being looked at as an alternative source for research since they lack the potential to grow into functional human beings.

That's pretty cool!

I think that the difference is that I make that choice without expecting others to make it too and without thinking I am "dirty" if I don't. Plus? I think hairy boy parts deserve a chance for waxing too. Dammit.

And yet, I wax from time to time. Does this make me a hypocrite?

I'd think the full monty wax would lose some of its charm if it were an always thing.