re: #69 CleverToad
And the amount of research funding for painless and safe depilatory concoctions/ methods has probably quadrupled with this silly fad, as well as the market for expensive specialty razors. Women are conditioned to accept quite a bit of discomfort — if not outright pain — to comply with the beauty standards du jour that men and fashion magazines decree. The marketers have to gauge how much most guys will endure in the pursuit of a trend.
One thing I did hear about this grooming trend is that the occurrence of pubic lice has fallen dramatically, so there is that.