primitives discuss body hair trimming

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022329519

Oh my.

Redfairen (361 posts)    Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:28 PM

ER visits due to pubic hair grooming on the rise in both men and women

If you're going to trim the hair down there, have a care, a new study suggests. Emergency room visits due to pubic hair grooming mishaps have exploded in recent years, say University of California San Diego researchers, who found a five-fold increase in reported injuries from 2002-2010.
 
A total of 11,704 people landed in the E.R. after waxing, shaving or trimming sessions went awry — and it's a pretty even split between women (56.7%) and men (43.3%).
 
Nonelectric razors were responsible for 83% of injuries, followed by scissors (22%) and hot wax (1.4%). Laceration was the most common injury, and most ended up being minor.
 
Among the tips to be gleaned from mishaps detailed in the study: Pay attention to where you're placing that razor. Invest in a non-slip bath mat. And don't shave while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
 
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/ouch-pubic-hair-care-sends-er-study-article-1.1257037

Big campfire, so only a sampling of primitive comments brought over.

MineralMan (50,529 posts)   Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:29 PM

1. A Perfect Post for The DU Lounge.

The folly of people never ends.

immoderate (16,122 posts)    Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:15 PM

53. Do people in the Lounge trim their pubes more than we do?

Or do you just think they're more likely to be careless?

Comrade Grumpy (2,282 posts)   Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:34 PM

4. Avoid problems, go natural.

davsand (12,081 posts)    Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:50 PM

19. Don't laugh! Only here would I tell this story!

Years ago I wanted to try leg waxing. I'd been reading about how wonderful it was to be able to go for up to a month without needing to shave and it seemed like a good idea at the time...
 
All excited at how cosmopolitan I was, I bought a leg waxing kit and proceeded to slather a big wad of that wax down the shin of one leg. I ripped that sucker off and took the entire top layer of skin off along with all the hair. Left me with a big raw-meat looking stripe up my shin. Hurt like a bitch.
 
In my infinite wisdom, I decided I needed liquid pain killer so I went out to my favorite watering hole for Happy Hour. Several adult beverages later, and somewhat judgment impaired, I found myself back at home in the bathroom looking at that stupid waxing kit. I decided that I'd surely done something wrong the first time, so I applied a big slop of that wax down the other shin and proceeded to rip that puppy off. Hurt just as bad--in spite of all the liquid pain killer--and it still ripped off the top layer of skin.
 
I had matching raw stripes up each shin, and a hangover the next day. Took forever for it to heal up, and I was too embarrassed to wear shorts out of the house.
 
You can only be that stupid when you are young or drunk--or both!

^^^maybe the brain-damaged primitive should do that to his face, to get rid of the carbuncles, warts, and skin-tags on it.

Warpy (66,923 posts)    Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:43 PM

28. Ingrown hairs can ruin their day, too

so even if they're doing it right, there can be consequences.

Personally, I find the pre pubescent look a little creepy. I'm glad I got old before that fad came in.

LanternWaste (15,648 posts)    Fri Feb 8, 2013, 02:17 PM

73. Do we apply that thought consistently...

"I find the pre pubescent look a little creepy..."

Do we apply that thought consistently to all hair? Or merely in areas surrounding naughty bits thus illustrating our bias?

Warpy (66,923 posts)    Fri Feb 8, 2013, 04:51 PM

74. Uh, yeah.

For one brief, shining moment in the 60s, we got to be natural women. It was great.
 
Then "Deep Throat" came out and we were expected to shave everything, and I do mean everything but the tops of our heads.

trumad (33,749 posts)    Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:58 PM

32. I nipped a nutsack one time...ouch

I know---TMI

<<<always figured the truemud primitive did stupid grotesque deviant stuff like this.

DainBramaged (36,880 posts)    Thu Feb 7, 2013, 09:20 PM

56. And we need to know this why?

Alas, the oblate spheroid never showed up at this campfire.

[tac]

Hopefully the DU men will use a straight razor and help cleanse the gene pool. 

[diesel driver]

The only time I had to shave "down there" was for surgery prep. 

That was 25 years ago.

[RobJohnson]

This is a great thread for DUmmies to earn Valentines hearts. 

[JohnnyReb]

The only time I had to shave "down there" was for surgery prep. 

That was 25 years ago.

They only did one side of me.....talk about looking weird.

[franksolich]

The only time I had to shave "down there" was for surgery prep. 

That was 25 years ago.

I think it's stupid, cretinish, when people do that (other than for the practical reason you mentioned).

I don't remember the reason, but hair exists down there for a very good reason, and so best to leave it alone.

[USA4ME]

trumad

32. I nipped a nutsack one time...ouch

I know---TMI

Liar.  The trumad primitive has proven time and time again he doesn't have any balls.

.

[BlueStateSaint]

Liar.  The trumad primitive has proven time and time again he doesn't have any balls.

.

Now now--just because he doesn't have his testicles doesn't mean that the scrotum was taken, too . . .

[Gina]

I shaved this morning. 

[USA4ME]

I shaved this morning. 

Me Too!

.

[JohnnyReb]

All t6ogether now lets sing, "Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow......"

[BannedFromDU]

Liar.  The trumad primitive has proven time and time again he doesn't have any balls.

.

He never said it was HIS nutsack.

[Karin]

^^^  Well, I hope it was, because that sounds pretty damn painful. 

Alas, Thankfully, the oblate spheroid never showed up at this campfire.

[BlueStateSaint]

I shaved this morning. 

 

[JohnnyReb]

One in the bush is worth ....uh....I mean two in the hand is......uh.....awh hell never mind.

[delilahmused]

How could you screw up waxing that badly? Twice.

Cindie

[ColonelCarrots]

This is why you don't use weed whackers.

[hillneck]

Now you know this is all lies, because the DUmmies are "NOT" real big on personal hygiene.   

[kraven]

Ewww, body hair is so gross, at least on a chick. I shave every single day and wax occasionally, too. I have never had the problems the dummies claim to have had. I learned how to use a razor at like 11, it is just part of the normal morning routine. No drama at all to it.

[ChuckJ]

I'm still trying to understand this 43.3% statistic for males.

First of all I find it hard to believe that many men shave and/or trim down there.

Second, I just wonder how so many can have accidents. Is their 'running gear' so small that they can't hold it out of the way while they are doing their business?

[JohnnyReb]

I'm still trying to understand this 43.3% statistic for males.

First of all I find it hard to believe that many men shave and/or trim down there.

Second, I just wonder how so many can have accidents. Is their 'running gear' so small that they can't hold it out of the way while they are doing their business?

You are talking about DUmmie menz, you know......if it's the size of a hair from non use......oooops.

[Big Dog]

trumad

32. I nipped a nutsack one time

Only once? I suspect DUmmy trumad makes a habit of nipping nutsacks.

BannedFromDU

He never said it was HIS nutsack.

Exactly.

[GOBUCKS]

I'm still trying to understand this 43.3% statistic for males.
First of all I find it hard to believe that many men shave and/or trim down there.

They mean 43.3% of homos. But remember, we're talking about democrat men here: