Perceived Beauty

And now I'm going to explain a pet-peeve.

If you're looking at the picture to the left and thinking "somebody needs a trim" you're missing the point entirely.

That is a man and he is hot-off-the-press sexy. If it it were a woman with a bush, I'd say the exact same thing.

Beauty is not skin deep, but as long as we're discussing bodies here, I'll tell you that if you'd complain about the hair and it's not your thing, that's fine. I've never had a "thing" or "type" because I accept men and women the way they are.

If you're stuck on a body type then you're clearly going to be disappointed with all your lovers. Bodies change. Yours will too and if it's just the body your attracted to, you will be miserable because that body will change.

That hair on that guy is sexy because it's him, unabashed, la-natural, and exposed. That's what a body looks like. Shock of all shocks! People have hair. Men are hairy and ya know what...so are women.

Perhaps it's time to look at bodies in a non-critical way and look at them for the beauty they posses. Perhaps you've been looking at Barbie and her disproportionate ways to really be able to look at a woman or a guy and not compare.

Barbie's a toy you might say. I'd say you're right, and maybe if Barbie had some hair on her undercarriage, maybe you wouldn't think there was something wrong with hair. Or maybe, people need to open their eyes and look at the beauty of the person in front of them in line at the grocery store instead of the pictures of the photo-shopped magazines. 

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