The culture around women shaving is so dumb. So dumb, in fact, I don’t shave anything other than my armpits. And I only shave my armpits because I don’t like how the hair feels when sweat accumulates.
If I ever get a gf and she doesn’t like my fuzzy legs and magnificent bush, then she ain’t the girl for me.
Body hair is deeply stigmatized. Bodies and bodily functions are stigmatized.
It’s the same reason why sanitary pad commercials use clear blue liquid for absorptive demonstrations and not body temperature strawberry preserves. Or heaven forfend actual uterine lining…
Smiling happy women reclining in a bath, shaving off foam to reveal glossy perfect legs, is shorthand for the reality of what actually happens.
Body hair is stigmatised, but bodies in general are not; bodily functions are taboo which is not the same thing.
In modern Western society people don’t really think that women are “unclean” for having their period, no more than they think anyone is a bad person for pooping. (Notably this has not been true in all times and cultures). But talking about periods and shitting is nevertheless taboo and not considered polite. I think it’s an important distinction to realise, because you can try to push back against stigma, but pushing back against taboo is harder (and often pointless).
Speaking for myself I no more want to see actual uterine lining in an advert than I want to see an actual turd - they’re both fairly gross. Advertisers generally want to associate their products with positive feelings, not disgust.
So it should be fine to hang dong, as long as it’s shaved 🤔
Dong is also taboo, so it’s not “fine”, but also not disgusting, same with pussy.
Like, there’s a reason why Western societies don’t approve of people just wandering the streets naked. It’s not because anyone thinks there’s something inherently wrong with being naked - pretty much everyone is naked at some point after all. Just that there are certain situations where it’s not considered appropriate.
I hate how hair on a woman has become shameful for the past few decades. When I first saw my now-wife, it was with “hairy” legs because she was done with dating. Hairy like you can see a bit of hair, not like thick or dark. When I asked her out, she came on our date shaved.
She doesn’t care now that we were married. But even she mentions that back then a lot of guys called it out as a problem for her.
Razors want you to see what you could look like, floor cleaner wants you to fear what your floor could look like.
Funny how toothpaste commercials can go either way.
Toothpaste is bi
-carbonate of soda.
A+
Thats a good ass shower thought
That’s because advertising is as fake as a Hollywood movie. Never believe an ad.
And toilet paper – clean asses.
Benzin – clean roads.
Drugs – cemeteries.
Alcohol – liver.I need to see a toilet paper ad that shows asses!
Don’t they get around the obvious issues with this by using cartoon animal butts?
Yes, and by using blue water, too. If the commercials are to be believed, we’re anthropomorphic bears that occasionally jet azure fountains from our butts.
Wait. You aren’t?!?
The ones with the bears
You want political toilet paper?
If they make toilet paper and bidets woke and MAGA wanna own the libs by shitting in diapers like their leaders, sure!
Yeah I don’t care about softness and ply count.
Show me wiping in-between the cheeks!
And feminine hygiene products use Andorian blood.
