By Tonia
After several wonderful, youthful hippie years of not shaving my legs, I eventually gave in and commenced
leg and armpit shearing. I've been doing it now for over 35 years. Ugh.
Recently I started hearing women talk about getting rid of their PUBIC hair. I was
fascinated – well, ‘obsessed’ is probably a better description. I began taking
informal surveys wherever I went, “What do you think of pubic hair?” “What do
others think of your pubic hair?” “What do you do with your pubic hair?” (I really need to separate my personal life from my academic life.)
I found out
that women have all kinds of hairdos down there - some by shaving and some by
waxing. I was intrigued by waxing. There's bikini; there's Hollywood; there's Brazilian. Now, I’m not anti-bush but I was especially curious about the
Brazilian wax. You know, the ultimate “no hair left behind” technique. At first
I thought only strippers and porn stars ripped out all their pubic hair by the
roots but then I found out that BABY BOOMER women are the ones who most
frequent the Brazilian wax bars … I mean, SALONS … wax salons.
Holy crap. I’m a Baby Boomer woman.
I’d never
waxed anything in my life so I knew I had to try it. I went to a recommended
salon and met She-na, Warrior Woman
against all Willful Body Hair. Perky and friendly, she had me lay back on the
table with my legs positioned froggy style. A bit awkward but, hey, I’ve had
babies; I’ve been exposed. Then RIP! RIP! RIP! If I hadn’t felt the warmth of
the wax I would have sworn she used duct tape. Then she told me to turn over.
Turn over?? Wait a minute! I wasn’t expecting THAT pose! Then she told me to
spread my cheeks. I’ve spread a lot of things in my life (love … joy … margarine) but
I have never purposely spread my butt cheeks. But I obeyed. RIP!
Girlfriends’
party idea? Well, if you’re brave, go together and try it! Bring liquor .... lots of it.
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