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Originally Posted by mitcham
Do I detect a note of desperation creeping in? Because the WNBR thread is hardly representative of the true picture! Consider this:- Earth mothers, eco-warriors, left-over hippies, right-on feminists, etc. - a grouping that includes a lot of bike riders (I'm not criticising or condemning them for riding bikes, they've as much right to their preferences as I do to mine!) But they often shun any kind of cosmetic practice - for many of them, it's not "coming back" because it "never went away!" - and this tends to distort the picture. No - I have not based my conclusions on the evidence of a single, un-representative thread, my observations are drawn from a wide range of different OCC threads where, incidentally, ordinary (not models or porn stars) girls predominate! And I see far more total epilation - or at best, a tiny token patch of hair - than full, or even trimmed bushes. My observations also extend to the naturist beach where even among the true naturists (not libertines), families with children, a significant and growing proportion are now body-hair-free. As I have said, preferences are personal, we all do what we are happy with, and it is pointless to try to imply that one's own choice is the "right" or "proper" one.
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I think if you truly thought it was pointless to imply that a choice here is right or wrong you would avoid using terms like "eco-warriors" and "left-over hippies".
I also think the problem with your assertion here is that you purport to know what the demographic is for the WNBR rides. I don't think your characterization of the people who participate in them is anywhere near accurate except to say that they align with the stated political cause of the WNBR. In addition, MANY of the women who participate in WNBR who have bushes are fit, young, and athletic. And wearing makeup.
Another place where full bushes representative of the general public can be seen is in Spencer Tunick's group nude photos. Clearly, in many of those shots, full bushes are not a tiny minority to say the least. There is even less of an earth mother, feminist, left-over hippie affiliation among the people who participate in his shots. They are more like a random sample of the general public at large.
Also, just wanted to mention that, as a nude beach goer of the last 17 years, I definitely believe that this group of people has been in the vanguard of shaving everything off. However, they are also a self-selected group themselves - going to the beach regularly, and establishing their own subculture. Sadly, only a tiny, tiny percentage of the general public will ever go to a nude beach, which makes this group not representative of the general public.