tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post6503842232716207626..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Pubic health bulletinDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-83427587191267417912015-04-27T15:30:17.275-04:002015-04-27T15:30:17.275-04:00Bunny: I know some men who have depilated their to...Bunny: I know some men who have depilated their torsos. I am not sure there is a causal relationship, or it may be a factor of those whom I know, but all of them are gay.<br /><br />One told me it shows off the cut body he has worked so hard to achieve.<br /><br />re "who gave them (women) that idea?" look for an industry that presents such effects as desirable, and you may find your answer.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-64947071141220279832015-04-27T08:51:07.528-04:002015-04-27T08:51:07.528-04:00Anon@ 8:20: I have the feeling that this blog is ...Anon@ 8:20: I have the feeling that this blog is not for you. <br /><br /> <br /> Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-1561954397948525122015-04-27T08:20:43.585-04:002015-04-27T08:20:43.585-04:00Who are YOU? Paris and this is the post you lead ...Who are YOU? Paris and this is the post you lead with? As a self proclaimed 'royal', are we supposed to care what you approve of? Frightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-67554420467708637552015-04-27T08:05:21.085-04:002015-04-27T08:05:21.085-04:00lagatta: The Bellabe-type spring tool works on the...lagatta: The Bellabe-type spring tool works on the upper lip and chin, but is not recommended for not brows. I've used them for years without problems.<br /><br />You •are• pulling hair out so, like plucking, threading or waxing, you will feel it, especially on the sensitive upper lip. <br /><br />Check them on eBay, they are cheaper there than Bellabe or via Amazon. If you don't like it, you have only spent less than $10. <br />Example:<br />http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Face-Free-Makeup-Facial-Hair-Spring-Bend-Remover-Removal-Facial-Hair-Tool-/251933230276?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa86404c4<br /><br />At a certain point bleaching only results in a visible, blonde 'stache.<br /><br />Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-73507154975484540622015-04-27T07:06:56.399-04:002015-04-27T07:06:56.399-04:00i am so glad you're back! your posts are alwa...i am so glad you're back! your posts are always interesting and thought provoking. i always look forward to reading them and then thinking about the issues you raise.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744581919342982881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-16122249936034182322015-04-26T23:00:42.389-04:002015-04-26T23:00:42.389-04:00I have no idea. Though like Frida Kahlo, with a he...I have no idea. Though like Frida Kahlo, with a head of thick curly black hair, I've always had a touch of a moustache. The problem is how to best strip it off, bleach it or whatever without causing other health problems. In some Mediterranean cultures this was seen as "sexy" without any insinuation of transexualism. <br />"Donna baffuta, sempre piaciuta". <br /><br />Never bothered me in the same way as the stray chin hairs do, as I see them as a sign of decrepitude. lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-10456078559544673482015-04-26T07:38:09.534-04:002015-04-26T07:38:09.534-04:00Anon@5:10: I cannot think of the reason for the ha...Anon@5:10: I cannot think of the reason for the hair on my upper lip, especially when it was not there (or hardly visible) till late middle age. Can you?<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-64246968645108975582015-04-26T05:10:48.294-04:002015-04-26T05:10:48.294-04:00Fascinating perspective and on that basis hair rem...Fascinating perspective and on that basis hair removal for legs, under arms, brows and upper lips must stop for the same reason -- hair is there for a reason and there it must stay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-13192144741410665782015-04-25T07:28:35.537-04:002015-04-25T07:28:35.537-04:00Anonymous @ 6:04::
I have as much right to expre...Anonymous @ 6:04:: <br /><br />I have as much right to express my dislike of this practice it as you do to engage in it. <br /><br />Of course I try to influence others- that has been my life's work. (Or should women write only fiction?) <br /><br />Empowerment means speaking out, influencing, working for change: agency. This blog and my associated work may represent opinions with which you do not agree, but I see it as more substantial "agent" behaviour than than stripping one's crotch bare.<br /><br />I resoundingly agree with your stance of making your own decisions without the approval of other woman (or men.) <br /><br />As for "harming no one but yourself", Dr Gunter, a well-credentialed •woman• gynecologist, states in her reply to comments on her blog that she treats infections caused by the practice daily.<br /><br />I have not, in this post or others, called women "victims" and actively avoid that label. I do see us as easily led by cultural messages that tap into our insecurity. (And I have lots of examples from my own life upon which to base that.) <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-72578092911020208352015-04-25T06:04:18.966-04:002015-04-25T06:04:18.966-04:00As someone else who has decided to go bare there, ...As someone else who has decided to go bare there, my personal choice harms no one and I wouldn't attempt to persuade a person either for or against. <br /><br />I don't wax though (eye brows are enough for me -- ouchy!)<br /><br />What I do find interesting is the notion that if a woman makes a choice other women disagree with, then she must be a victim of fashion, peer pressure, men or the media.<br /><br />This is simply not true. Women are empowered agents who can make their own decisions without the approval of other women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-26335097024220931572015-04-24T15:41:23.815-04:002015-04-24T15:41:23.815-04:00I totally agree with your sentiments. Now can we h...I totally agree with your sentiments. Now can we have a blogpost on why men do the same to their chests? I just don't get it. I know young men who think women think they look more attractive with no hair on their bodies. Who and what gave them that idea?Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-3994597645190675272015-04-24T07:42:15.231-04:002015-04-24T07:42:15.231-04:00Anon@10:04: For reasons Dr Gunter outlined, as wel...Anon@10:04: For reasons Dr Gunter outlined, as well other reasons I've given, I do not agree with you, but that is different from "judging". Still, ultimately one does judge, regarding what one is willing to do, and why. <br /><br />lagatta: As my friend the aesthetitian told me, it's not just young women getting the full treatment! for chin hairs I just love those spring hair removers like Bellabe. Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-45810423151578643932015-04-24T07:05:39.489-04:002015-04-24T07:05:39.489-04:00I clicked on this site by accident, thinking La Du...I clicked on this site by accident, thinking La Duchesse et Le Duc were still in Paris. <br /><br />It is odd, given that thinning pubic hair is a common sign of ageing, often around menopause. I've read reactions against this mandatory hairlessness, among younger women. <br /><br />I'm really more concerned with eliminating those sneaky chin hairs.lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-4049322924977386302015-04-23T22:04:05.350-04:002015-04-23T22:04:05.350-04:00As a full grown woman who enjoys being completely ...As a full grown woman who enjoys being completely smooth down there, I would caution you not to judge anyone who likes this. I'm not trying to look prepubescent. Many physical signs of sexual maturity distinguish me from girl children. Even the angle of one's smooth, bare genitals changes with puberty.<br /><br />I prefer to be bare because during my period, the odor of blood is much reduced. Without hair to retain scent, odor can't build up.<br /><br />The other big bonus for me is better sex. Without hair to sop up moisture, skin is slicker and more sensitive. Very sensitive.<br /><br />I'm lucky hair doesn't grow on my thighs or belly. When I want to wear extremely revealing lingerie bottoms, knowing I won't have coarse pubic hair poking out around the scraps of fabric makes me feel even sexier. It also encourages me to wear such things more often. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-46728899823081894612015-04-23T21:13:58.632-04:002015-04-23T21:13:58.632-04:00Thank you for this! It's a pet peeve of mine ...Thank you for this! It's a pet peeve of mine (I have several, I've realized!) I was especially irritated by the tv commercial for a women's razor which seemed to indicate we should shave our pubic hair into topiary shapes.<br /><br />I totally agree with the writer who questioned why we needed yet ANOTHER body part to feel inadequate about. I've expressed this strongly to my college age daughters...as far as I know, they don't overdo the grooming. I do have a sister-in-law in her mid-50s who, she told me, is "bare down there". I told her she was nuts!Jill Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-5565610722540439172015-04-23T20:25:32.668-04:002015-04-23T20:25:32.668-04:00I've never had anything but my eyebrows waxed,...I've never had anything but my eyebrows waxed, and that only once, though I'm thinking of having my suddenly more hairy cheeks and chin done at some point. This post made me think of my concern over baring my unpolished and (can you even imagine!) un-pedicured toes in a pair of sandals on an upcoming vacation. I guess I want to look like I made some effort to look "presentable", but I hate the idea of nail polish. Perhaps I'll compromise and just buff them to a nice shine...Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15262889573569791106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-77198350474349332512015-04-23T19:38:11.870-04:002015-04-23T19:38:11.870-04:00I have to laugh. I won't even get my legs wax...I have to laugh. I won't even get my legs waxed. Eyebrows and upper lip are as much as I can stand. And pubic hair becomes rather more scarce as we age anyway. Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310167742699434598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-58071508815266603692015-04-23T19:28:30.577-04:002015-04-23T19:28:30.577-04:00All of my younger (40 & under) friends spend c...All of my younger (40 & under) friends spend considerable amounts of time & money on waxing/lasering "down there." I am told that it is now considered "disgusting" to have pubic hair, tantamount to having furry legs, body odor, or foul breath. Thank you, p*rn industry. Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-29162727743992761432015-04-23T14:12:59.773-04:002015-04-23T14:12:59.773-04:00NOT depiction! Depilation!NOT depiction! Depilation!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756033682201519150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-75585753780365695602015-04-23T14:11:39.766-04:002015-04-23T14:11:39.766-04:00I agree with LPC. I have a friend who, when she b...I agree with LPC. I have a friend who, when she became single some years ago, became quite obsessed with being bare there--because she thought it was expected of her. When I suggested that no one who really liked her for herself and cared about her would care whether she was bare or not. She told me that I (long married) would not know what was expected. I kept my mouth shut thereafter. Some time later, I went with this friend on a trip to Santa Fe. While there, we booked massages at Ten Thousand Waves and decided to take a dip in the swimsuit optional pool beforehand. Afterwards, she mentioned that she was the ONLY woman in the pool who had no pubic hair and had felt a bit exposed. I said nothing. I have no idea if she is keeping up the depiction obsession. I most heartily agree that we don't need another area of our body which has to conform to some trend. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756033682201519150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-38891700878949040402015-04-23T14:04:08.968-04:002015-04-23T14:04:08.968-04:00I think the current obsession with depilation is a...I think the current obsession with depilation is a horror. Not to be blunt or anything;).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-83691666329837736532015-04-23T12:39:39.139-04:002015-04-23T12:39:39.139-04:00I had a bikini waxing done when I wore bikini'...I had a bikini waxing done when I wore bikini's and my gawd it hurt! I remember my Mother saying you have to suffer to be beautiful...those were the days when she slept in rollers....yikes we do put ourselves through some pretty nasty stuff don't we...and the bottom line is who do we do it for? <br />Ultilmately we should do it for ourselves and why would we want to take away so much of our femininity?<br />Oh and welcome back!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-61049634712566474542015-04-23T12:17:36.060-04:002015-04-23T12:17:36.060-04:00I wonder how women were manipulated into never bel...I wonder how women were manipulated into never believing themselves "good enough". If we change this or that, our lives will be better. If a man requires<br />the look of a prepubescent girl to be aroused, there is a different issue going on. We have different bodies and different degrees of "hairiness". We need to accept and love ourselves and be able to laugh at such things as "underarm beauty"Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-24618996110213625562015-04-23T09:58:52.443-04:002015-04-23T09:58:52.443-04:00Sing it, Sister! And welcome back -- clearly, your...Sing it, Sister! And welcome back -- clearly, your time away energized you.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-34786874646961453992015-04-23T09:28:30.691-04:002015-04-23T09:28:30.691-04:00Good to see your post pop up this morning, hope yo...Good to see your post pop up this morning, hope you enjoyed your time away. <br /><br />I'm with une femme - don't understand how this became the norm, it passed me by, that's for sure. Of course, it could be that we hear so much about these procedures in the media that we assume everyone is doing it. Maybe not as many as we think?LauraHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402103522466794364noreply@blogger.com