Comments on: On Queen Bees and Featherless Chickens

By: Kelly G.

Kelly G. — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:59:13 +0000

@ Helen – Oh, duh, I don’t know how I missed that! Good points.

@ Shannon – That Red sounds like a keeper! ;)

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:11:21 +0000

Ugh. Those ads are so not sexy. I tried waxing at home once, and not only did it suck, it was messy and didn’t even work. Screw that. I can barely remember to shave my legs twice a month, and my husband can’t even tell the difference. Where is the love for the natural body?! My hotness knows no boundaries!

Also, I am oddly fascinated by the poor naked beaver’s webbed feet. I don’t know if I ever noticed that before.

All that said, thank you for another insightful piece. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to pass another waxing salon without grumbling. :)

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:06:09 +0000

These are all euphemisms for genitals, aren’t they? (pussy, beaver, cock) And the third is, at least, aimed at men. Not that that makes it really any less gross. But I do think maybe there is less of a gendered element here than you thought, even if, clearly, hair removal as a whole is very gendered, and of course the images are still horrible.

By: gill gillono

gill gillono — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:09:51 +0000

Meet Mark the one with little or NO hair anywhere, tmi??