My logic was that a penis is the male vagina, to which I think we can all agree. But either way, they both see a ton of vaginas. Doctors fix vaginas, and waxers just pull off hair. Actually, I guess that’s not much like a doctor. They’re kind of like doctors, right? I mean, they wax vaginas all day for a living. It didn’t even occur to me not to expose myself.
I immediately pulled down my underwear and showed her what I was dealing with. Her reply was that it was a matter of personal preference and also depended on what was doing down there. I’ve never been cool, much into fashion, and I didn’t know the appropriate protocol. Secretly I was excited.Īs my shoulder and back waxing appointment was concluding, I didn’t think twice of asking the waxer what men should do with their down-there hair. I made an appointment, telling her I would try anything once. My girlfriend suggested I visit her esthetician. The thing about shaving my back is that it gets all prickly and irritated. I’m like a mildly retarded dog who never figured out it’s HIS tail. And when I try to spin around real quick in the bathroom to catch a glance, I just end up going around a few times and getting dizzy. I would shave the area every few weeks, but trying to reach your back is kind of a hassle. As a blonde person this isn’t the biggest deal in the world because the hair shows up lighter, but it still bothered me. What now is hidden may once again rear its ugly head.About five years ago when I was dating my future wife, I mentioned to her that I was a little embarrassed because I had a bit of shoulder and back hair. Well, it’s time to leave this world of ball exposing short-shorts and return to the present day where men’s upper thighs, unpredictable penises, and hairy gonads are kept safely under wraps. People tended to go commando in the Seventies –a lot more than they do now.
While things may have been better contained by the skin tight denim (versus loose terry-cloth or polyester), men tended to cut them oh, so very short. Trust me – nobody wants that.Īnd let us not forget the jean shorts, perhaps the biggest perpetrators of unwanted male exposure. Sooner or later, Seals & Croft will show up in a pair, and before too long, even Paul Williams. I use it as a cautionary tale: You may want male short-shorts to return, but understand that it’s not just good looking guys like Robbie Benson who will be wearing them. What’s changed in our culture that revealing shorts for women is seen as good (which it objectively is), while revealing shorts for men are verboten? Armchair sociologists needed.Ĭool points will be awarded for anyone that knows where this photograph comes from. Whereas, today there’s a huge difference – shorts for women/girls are markedly shorter. You’ll note from this 1979 Schwinn advert that short length was basically equal for men and women. Unfortunately, most men have physiques that could benefit from concealment. All clothing – not just shorts – were tight fitting and designed to leave very little to the imagination. Perhaps we’ve gotten a little prudish over the years.
Of course, people were pretty comfortable with their bodies back then. In Seventies shorts, however, you’d be lucky to wedge in your house key. You can basically store food for the winter in a hefty pair of cargo shorts. As godawful as modern day shorts are, the pocket space is plentiful. One more problem with these tight fitting short-shorts is that the pockets become useless. Jack Wagner, soap star (General Hospital)