The Handlebar Pubestache Revolution

By Rosina Rubylips

All I know is, I like my bush. There, I said it. My bush is mighty—a wild, curly brown force of nature.

I have heard all the arguments the pro-shaving community has to offer, and I remain un-swayed. The last time I checked I was a grown-ass woman and proud to be so. Why would I go through the absolute fucking hassle it is to maintain any kind of semblance of pubic smoothness so I can look like I have the ‘gina of a 12 year old girl?

In my humble opinion the most valid reason for going bush-less is for the benefit of a sexual partner. But guess who doesn’t have one of those? This girl. My bush is mine alone, to do with as I please. And I please to let it sing with all the voices of the mountain (though I draw the line at letting it paint with all the colors of the wind).

Maintaining a full, glorious ladybush is like having a pet. Sure, you’ve got to give it it’s independence, let it be free to do its own thing. But with great bush comes great responsibility. You’ve got to show your bush some love. Keep it clean, treat it to the occasional deep-conditioning treatment. And, for god’s sake, pet it every once in a while! It won’t bite. If you feel like your bush is getting a little too out of control, don’t be afraid to get out the clippers and set some boundries. Cultivating a relationship with your bush can be a liberating experience.

My thing is this: I feel like my ladyfro is there to keep my ‘gina safe—a cushiony CareBear cloud of love to protect my most precious of ladyplaces. The least I could do is make friends with it.

I realize I am in the minority on this one. Completely shaving or leaving some kind of patch seems to be all the rage in pube couture. And though that’s not my particular bag, far be it for me to make judgements about another woman’s pubestyle choices.

That said...I am totally creeped out by “landing strip” pubes. The landing strip is the child-molester mustache of pubic hair. Ladies, if we are going to shave off our luscious, god-given ladyfros, let us at the very least do it with some fucking style.

You know what our vagina’s really need? Two words. Handlebar. Pubestach.

Seriously.

A vulva with a handlebar pubestache is surely a cunt to be reckoned with. Seasoned and wise. Rugged but keepin’ it just this side of classy. A real badass. Personally, I’d give up my glorious bush for nothing less.

So, join me, ladies! Let’s do something nice for our pussies. Let’s get the Handlebar Pubestache Revolution started!

POSTED IN: SEX
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:12 (GMT+00)
10 Responses
1.

I'm not sure if I'm physically capable of producing a fine looking handlebar pubestache, but I love the idea, LOL.

I participated in a huge discussion about pubes today (as you do) and what killed me was that so many men AND women believe that having pubic hair is "unhygienic" or "unclean" and that you should shave it all off because it's "cleaner".

Last time I checked you had hair for a reason. Trim it, shave it, whatever...but don't tell me just because I don't have the mons pubis of a 12-year-old that I'm unclean! Christ! We're humans, we're essentially animals that are built to be walking around NAKED. If we were all naked and natural, your pubes are mean to protect your goods. That's what they're for. Obvs, we wear underwear and stuff now, but hair is not the enemy, people!

Cate
Tue, 19-Aug-2008 15:25 GMT
2.

The Handlebar Pubestache would make Playboy a lot more interesting!

I can't believe there are actually women who truly believe pubic hair is unhygienic. What they really mean to say is: Pubic hair isn't trendy. Porn pussies are in.

Colette
Tue, 19-Aug-2008 16:15 GMT
3.

I'm not entirely sure that producing an actual handlebar pubestache is a physical possibility for me either, short of taking a flat iron to my pubes, which just seems wrong on so many levels. But I try to never say never. :)

The "unhygienic" argument is the pro-shaving argument I hate the most. I too can't believe women still actually believe that. It's not like we're walking around in the lice-infested Dark Ages. Keeping your pubic hair clean and hygienic is as easy as keeping any other part of you clean and hygienic.

rosina rubylips
Tue, 19-Aug-2008 16:42 GMT
4.

The next merkin I make will be a handlebar pubestache. Anyone else want one? I actually laughed out loud at all the colors of the wind pube boundary. You might cringe at flat ironing, but I'm totally doing it tonight!!!

Ginger Curls
Tue, 19-Aug-2008 19:29 GMT
5.

Um, in defense of pubic hair maintenance, I will say this:
1) Dealing with your period is easier when you have less hair
2) Sex is more fun, because you are way more sensitive. As a wise friend of mine once said, how are they going to find something they can't even see?

However, I do think the weird compulsory ritual waxing has become amongst women in their 20s to be fucked up and weird. And any dude that expects you to be perfectly waxed at all times is lame.

maria
Tue, 19-Aug-2008 20:07 GMT
6.

Maria -

Very true! You can totes feel more when you've trimmed back. I agree with that, definitely! (But I still will not wax my shit off. No. Way.) Yeah, any guy that will EXPECT you to get a freakin' Hollywood is an asswipe.

Cate
Tue, 19-Aug-2008 20:23 GMT
7.

I am both a proponent of waxing for the reasons maria specified, and a believer that you should feel fine about yourself if your bush grows back in and you decide to leave it there.

However, I will say that this article seems to lump all hair removal methods into "shaving" and that is a bit misleading with the negativity bent, since waxing is much less treacherous, IMHO.

megan
Tue, 19-Aug-2008 20:38 GMT
8.

Ginger-

Let me know how the flat ironing goes! I feel like if I tried I would just end up frying off my pubes and burning my poor defenseless vulva instead. And I would LOVE a handlebar pubestache merkin!!!

Maria-

I am a little biased on that front because a) my periods are short and not particularly heavy and b) I'm not having any sex. "As a wise friend of mine once said, how are they going to find something they can't even see?" One of my best friends actually told me the exact same thing and I def see the point. I can't pretend like if I was having sex I wouldn't probably be sporting a hedge instead of a forest. :)

Megan-

You know, I didn't really realize that I only talked about shaving until you pointed it out. I guess it's because the hair-removal method of choice for all the girls I know (that I've talked to about it, anyway) is shaving. And now that I think about it, I find that kind of weird. I wonder if it's some kind of regional thing?

rosina rubylips
Tue, 19-Aug-2008 21:38 GMT
9.

Rosina,
As an almost 60 something, pussy positive, sex educator, I just read your well-written article with delight. You made me (and my therapist male partner to whom I read it) laugh out loud. Thank you! :-) This is the one time I've ever been willing to say, Go, "Bush! "

Susan
Fri, 22-Aug-2008 05:12 GMT
10.

Hi! So yesterday evening a female friend was in the midst of trying to get me to grow my beard longer and in the midst of that it occurred to me that a lady with a handlebar pubestache would be the single greatest thing ever! I rushed to the Internets to see if anyone had done this but I'm saddened to see that this was written a little over two years ago and nothing else has popped up since (that I could find).

Alas. Maybe one day.

Chris S.
Mon, 27-Dec-2010 15:50 GMT

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