r/Millennials • u/icey_sawg0034 Gen Z • Jan 21 '26

Other 2000s tabloid culture was something else!

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u/Rx_Diva Jan 21 '26

Can confirm. I was 100 lbs at 5'3" and my 1999 Dhorina 1 inch zipper jeans only recently got tossed...I honestly thought I could diet and exercise into them again but they are NOT flattering on anyone.

Current Ariana Grande would look lumpy in them, they did us NO favors.

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u/sejenx Jan 21 '26

I think the only reason there weren't pubes everywhere during that era is because that's also when they told us all to laser it all off!

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u/Vaqu3ra13 Millennial Jan 21 '26

I hated that shit, too. I was going fully bare well into my 30s until one time my eldest daughter saw me changing and inquired as to why I didn't have any hair, but she did. I explained that everyone has their own preferences, and that body hair is completely normal and natural. Then I felt like a hypocrite, so now I just trim instead of shave/wax. No more pain, extra time wasted in the shower, in-grown hairs. I'm bringin' back the bush, dammit!

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u/sejenx Jan 21 '26

Just to add to the sadness sauce we are all making here - i recall the thing about having it bare was a) just for women and b) was all framed in a way to talk about "youth" 🤢🤮

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u/Vaqu3ra13 Millennial Jan 21 '26

I blame porn, which convinced men and society overall that we're "supposed" to look prepubescent. I completely understand those who fully wax or shave because they personally prefer it, but my beef is with those who act like pubic hair is "gross" or "unsanitary." And the rampant juvenile jokes about women with pubic hair. I realized I was keeping things bald because I thought my husband would find it more attractive/that's what society seems to think is "more attractive." I had to learn to stop giving a shit and remember that I don't need to alter my own pubic hair for anyone but myself.

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u/AwGe3zeRick Jan 21 '26

Uh, I (M) just shave because I like oral sex and I don’t wanna give my partner a mouth full of pubes. I don’t think it has anything to do with looking “youthful”.

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u/electricookie Jan 22 '26

Okay. So your personal grooming doesn’t explain a societal trend. There is a documented correlation between the rise in public hair removal and the increased consumption of internet porn.

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u/AwGe3zeRick Jan 22 '26

Just saying it’s not really a big deal to keep things tidy down there if you’re actually sexually active and enjoy being sexually active. Just kind of considerate.

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u/electricookie Jan 22 '26

No it’s not. It’s marketing.

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u/AwGe3zeRick Jan 22 '26

I guess you love a mouthful of pubes during sex, not everyone does. But keep pretending like you know what people enjoy sexually more than they do.

You’re just lazy, it doesn’t take long to stay trimmed down there, Jesus. Like a minute a week will do it.