Appearing in Pubic

By Rothwell

pubic hair is ripe with mystery. is it a sublime glory or a sign of a slut?
attitudes change over time and with geography. some religions require pubic hair to be removed, some artists omitted it when painting nudes, some scientists have used it to assess sex drive. at different times, in different places, pubic hair has been an object of disgust, a source of pleasure; sexy or a turn off; a milestone of maturity; a sign of debauchery; a modest covering or an obscenity and, more recently, a fashion statement.
why have we got pubic hair? where does it come from? what, if any, is the point of it? what are the advantages and disadvantages?
some people are so intent on removing it that they bear the pain of waxing, the embarrassing itch of shaving, the constant need for vigilance in case a stray hair creeps outside the bikini line.
others revel in its luxuriant growth. some take it for granted. what is normal? what is natural?
the aim of this small book is to try to answer some of these questions and, perhaps, to raise even more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rothwell
• Release date: Feb 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301681556

Rothwell

Rothwell is a writer and Witham is a cartoonist. This is their first collaboration but it is unlikely to be the last. They do not do facebook and they don't twitter or blog

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APPEARING IN PUBIC

by Rothwell

Cartoons by Witham

Published by Sonja Hunt at Smashwords

Copyright 2013 Sonja Hunt

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When I was only three I sang my first aria in pubic.

(Opera singer’s autobiography)

What is it about pubic hair?

Attitudes to pubic hair change with generations and cultures. Some religions forbid it, some artists didn’t include it when painting nudes, some scientists have used it to assess sex drive. At different times, in different places, pubic hair has been an object of disgust, a source of pleasure; sexy or a turn off; a milestone of maturity; a sign of debauchery; a modest covering or an obscenity and, more recently, a fashion statement.

Apart from websites and magazine articles dealing with waxing, shaving or dyeing very little has been written about this hair even though most of us, if not everyone, has it.

Why have we got pubic hair? Where does it come from? What, if any, is the point of it?

Some people are so intent on removing it that they bear the pain of waxing, the embarrassing itch of shaving, the constant need for vigilance in case a stray hair creeps outside the bikini line.

Others revel in its luxuriant growth. Some take it for granted.

So pubic hair is ripe with mystery. Is it a sublime glory or a sign of a slut?

The aim of this small book is to try to answer these questions and perhaps to raise even more.

What’s in a name?

Short and curlies is not always true. Pubic hair can be straight and grows longer as we age, before it starts to disappear!

Hair pie surely comes from oral sex. It’s all a matter of taste!

Bush as in ‘a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’. This word is falling into disrepute due to a certain president.

Now I understand why they say SHORT & Curly

Fuzz is also British slang for the police and features in jokes beginning ‘Have you ever been picked up by the Fuzz’?

Jungle of love, rubyfruit jungle: someone must have got lost down there.

Thatch, badger, muff, rug so warm and cozy

Nature’s veil is poetic but suggests we have something to hide.

Dickfro is the lower down equivalent of the male Afro.

Crotch whiskers is the lower down equivalent of the beard.

Buckwheat for a lusty young man and his vigorous crop.

Maybe you can think of some more?

Found in translation

The German and the Dutch for pubic hair is schamhaar or shame hair but then the German for