Is Pubic Hair In A Bikini Obscene?

[mecegirl]

And I'm not the only female who does. I'm not sure how common it is since so many women shave, but I do know women who shave their stomach because, as one put it 'It makes people uncomfortable'.

Which is a BS reason, because of how hairy many men are. My mum's husband is so hairy he looks like he's wearing a sweater from a distance. I just always point to him and tell people that I'll start shaving my legs and stomach and whatever if he starts doing so.

Hair trailing down a woman's stomach is fairly normal. It's part of the typical distribution of "androgrenic hair" in the female body. I had to look up the actual term, but I knew about this. I assume a good chunk of women do shave it, because you rarely see it in popular media unless it's played up specifically as "gross" or as a joke (usually, the joke being that it's "gross").

I wonder how many women had my experience with stomach hair. That they were never explicitly told that it was gross. But once they started shaving they really noticed the hair on their stomachs. It is generally pretty fine(and it doesn't even form a trail like the stomach hair on men's stomach can), but the sudden change from a little hair to no hair between the lower abdomen and where the bikini line starts is suddenly noticeable. Mostly because you start comparing yourself to the images of bikini clad women in the media, and you notice that their tummies are hairless as well. So there goes another five more minutes in the bathroom.

 

[mistahzig1]

To all the people saying that this isn't a double standard, and that male pubic hair is considered equally obscene - how about you take ten seconds to look it up? It's quite obvious that instagram doesn't have a problem with pubic hair on men. If you're going to pretend that sexism doesn't exist at least stick to topics where you can't be instantly refuted by a google search.

I tried looking for pics of a close-up of male pubic hair for the sake of showing pubic hair on instagram and couldn't find anything. Sorry I'm on my phone so it's hard to find some. if you have the time could you give me a tag to search for to see them so I can judge myself?

Thanks

 

[Casual Shinji]

How very 70's.

I would assume having pubes stick out from under your briefs is similar to wet T-shirt sorta material. In this case specifically it's genital related hair. I'm sure if she showed her pits or legs unshaven or posted a picture of her black fuzzy upper lip there wouldn't be much of a problem. But I'm not familiar with Instagrams policies.

 

[Fappy]

I think the double standard is kind of abolished. Most young guys shave downstairs, its just thing now. I personally shave because its a lot tidier

I think that if you go down on a woman (thats the polites way I could put it) you dont expect to get a mouthful of hair so it should be the same for a man

I don't think it has quite been abolished.

I think the general rule should be that if you expect your partner to be clean shaven or trimmed, then you should be willing to maintain the same level of grooming yourself. I don't accept the excuse that it's more difficult or more effort for men to shave.

It's the same hypocrisy as expecting your partner to be in fantastic shape while you sit at home and gorge yourself on junk food. XD

Yeah, that kind of hypocrisy is pretty damn pathetic. If I'm feeling lazy and have not tended the garden in awhile I am not going to get on my partner's case for being lax herself. I think many people are just way too entitled in the bedroom. You're not a special snowflake. No matter who you are, you should be expected to put at least as much effort into the endeavor as your partner is. It's just common courtesy.

 

[Scow2]

Wear a bikini that completely covers the pubic hair next time, then. Pubic hair is part of the genital area, and should not be shown in public or uncensored online.

If there's a gendered double-standard, it's that women are allowed to show off more of their bodies than a male - a guy needs to wear something that spans from the bottom of the hip to the top, while women don't. Males don't usually wear anything that threatens to expose pubic hair, either. A similar complaint would be if a well-endowed male were to complain that he's being persecuted for an image with his junk showing because a man who's smaller down there (Or took the time to tuck it away) can get away with showing the same area sans junk in the way.

That said, there are still sexist issues (Such as taboos about female breasts that are extremely unhealthy for society - a woman's chest is no more obscene than a male's). But genital exposure (Including pubic hair) is not one of them.

 

[manic_depressive13]

I tried looking for pics of a close-up of male pubic hair for the sake of showing pubic hair on instagram and couldn't find anything. Sorry I'm on my phone so it's hard to find some. if you have the time could you give me a tag to search for to see them so I can judge myself?

Thanks

The tag "pubes" brings up plenty of half-naked men baring plenty of bush. A few of these are close-ups of the pubic area. I would post some here but the ones that would be best for proving my point I think show the top of the shaft as well.

 

[mistahzig1]

I tried looking for pics of a close-up of male pubic hair for the sake of showing pubic hair on instagram and couldn't find anything. Sorry I'm on my phone so it's hard to find some. if you have the time could you give me a tag to search for to see them so I can judge myself?

Thanks

The tag "pubes" brings up plenty of half-naked men baring plenty of bush. A few of these are close-ups of the pubic area. I would post some here but the ones that would be best for proving my point I think show the top of the shaft as well.

ok thanks will look into it

 

[smokeyninjas]

I don't accept the excuse that it's more difficult or more effort for men to shave.

Probably because you don't have balls hanging down there which are definitely more complicated to shave then the rest of the area.
I'd say trimming was just as easy but not shaving i wouldn't ever try shaving them balls again its to scary, trim instead quick & easy.

 

[Colour Scientist]

I don't accept the excuse that it's more difficult or more effort for men to shave.

Probably because you don't have balls hanging down there which are definitely more complicated to shave then the rest of the area.
I'd say trimming was just as easy but not shaving i wouldn't ever try shaving them balls again its to scary, trim instead quick & easy.

Which is perfectly fine if you only expect your partner to do a quick and easy trim too.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

What kind of trimmer is he using?

No idea. run-of-the-mill trimmer I guess. Didn't stretch is sack enough maybe? I didn't ask too much questions ;oP

Tell him to use scissors if he can't handle a razor. Keeps it nice and tidy, but none of the itchiness from hairs growing back.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I don't accept the excuse that it's more difficult or more effort for men to shave.

Probably because you don't have balls hanging down there which are definitely more complicated to shave then the rest of the area.
I'd say trimming was just as easy but not shaving i wouldn't ever try shaving them balls again its to scary, trim instead quick & easy.

What you shaving with? A cut-throat razor? Cos shaving down there is far easier than shaving my face ever was. There's no pesky skull getting in the way for a start.

 

[smokeyninjas]

Which is perfectly fine if you only expect your partner to do a quick and easy trim too.

Totally be a hypocrite otherwise.

 

[TheIceQueen]

I don't accept the excuse that it's more difficult or more effort for men to shave.

Probably because you don't have balls hanging down there which are definitely more complicated to shave then the rest of the area.
I'd say trimming was just as easy but not shaving i wouldn't ever try shaving them balls again its to scary, trim instead quick & easy.

Either you're doing it really wrong or I'm doing it really right because I shave my junk regularly (we're talking, at least once a week) and I've not had a problem since the first time I shaved when I was fifteen - and I shaved it wrong then. It's so easy that I don't even need shaving cream to do it, unlike my face which does require it. And the balls aren't even the hardest part of shaving one's groin! Hah!

OT: It's not to my personal taste, but I wouldn't censor her. Still, a bit of a big deal to make out of this. Maybe it's just me, but I expect both girl and guy partners of mine to be well-shaven and groomed. I don't want to see your pubic hair no matter what giblets you've got down there.

 

[smokeyninjas]

I don't accept the excuse that it's more difficult or more effort for men to shave.

Probably because you don't have balls hanging down there which are definitely more complicated to shave then the rest of the area.
I'd say trimming was just as easy but not shaving i wouldn't ever try shaving them balls again its to scary, trim instead quick & easy.

What you shaving with? A cut-throat razor? Cos shaving down there is far easier than shaving my face ever was. There's no pesky skull getting in the way for a start.

Gillette fusion & while not all that dangerous this is still five really shape blades sliding across your balls which i just found naturally upsetting.
Personally i find that pesky skull is more of help then a hindrance but again i only trim as i also found them five little blades sliding across the adams apple unpleasant although not as bad as the balls.

 

[Story]

There is a double standard regarding women and body hair but frankly, I'd want men and women to shave their bush under the bottom of the swimsuit.

 

[smokeyninjas]

Probably because you don't have balls hanging down there which are definitely more complicated to shave then the rest of the area.
I'd say trimming was just as easy but not shaving i wouldn't ever try shaving them balls again its to scary, trim instead quick & easy.

Either you're doing it really wrong or I'm doing it really right because I shave my junk regularly (we're talking, at least once a week) and I've not had a problem since the first time I shaved when I was fifteen - and I shaved it wrong then. It's so easy that I don't even need shaving cream to do it, unlike my face which does require it. And the balls aren't even the hardest part of shaving one's groin! Hah!

Well i'm not doing it at all because i trim instead. I'm curious how you managed to shave it wrong the first time & what part you found harder? The one time i did shave the groin went without incident was just the balls felt more awkward to do & took longer.

 

[Batou667]

If there's a gendered double-standard, it's that women are allowed to show off more of their bodies than a male - a guy needs to wear something that spans from the bottom of the hip to the top, while women don't. Males don't usually wear anything that threatens to expose pubic hair, either. A similar complaint would be if a well-endowed male were to complain that he's being persecuted for an image with his junk showing because a man who's smaller down there (Or took the time to tuck it away) can get away with showing the same area sans junk in the way.

Like this?

Spoiler

The double-standard, if one exists, is that much of society seems to think that any criticism of a woman's body is a misogynistic attack, whereas telling a man to pull his damn pants up or put his belly away is fine. The blustery and spittle-projecting rant made by Ms Collins attempting to equate a website going "Fuck sake, put it away love" with some kind of overarching feminist issue that ties together body-shaming and rape culture was just pathetic: overblown, melodramatic clutching-at-straws. She beats us to the punch by admitting that her objection is the very definition of a First World Problem.

(It wasn't even much of a bush anyway, but hell, Instagram can enforce their rules how they like.)

 

[Jadak]

Well, aside from finding that particular picture rather unsightly because of the hair, as far as Instagram is concerned I would only agree with removing such things on the argument of such poor grooming making it difficult to properly judge if anything actually obscene might be peaking out somewhere.

As backwards as it it is, an even more revealing picture that involved a skimpier outfit could reasonably be deemed more appropriate if cleanly shaven. It's not that it's actually any more or less appropriate, it's just a matter of handling the review process. Cleanly shaven allows one to very quickly and at a glance determine suitability. A messy muff requires a much closer examination for adequate review, and thus might be more convenient to simply set a policy forbidding it.

Anyways, with that particular picture I can't really see the problem either way, it's not nearly close enough to borderline to merit even such a weak argument.

But, on the grounds of 'ew', I support the decision.