Pilosité et influence sociétale

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Merkin is a pubic wig. Merkins were originally worn by prostitutes after shaving their genitalia, and are now used as decorative items, erotic devices, or in films, by both men and women.

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In Hollywood film making, merkins can be worn by actors and actresses to avoid inadvertent exposure of the genitalia during nude or semi-nude scenes. If a merkin is not worn, it would be necessary to restrict the shot to exclude the genital area. With the merkin in place, brief flashes of the crotch can be used if necessary. The presence of the merkin protects the actor from inadvertently performing "full-frontal" nudity — some contracts specifically require that nipples and genitals be covered in some way — which can help ensure that the film achieves a less restrictive MPAA rating.

A merkin may also be used if the actor has less pubic hair than required, such as the nude dancing extras in The Bank Job, Amy Landecker in A Serious Man (for a nude sunbathing scene, as the actress' bikini wax was not common for the period (1967) when the film is set), and female slaves in Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Lucy Lawless was fitted for a merkin for Spartacus, but did not actually use it. In an interview for Allure, Kate Winslet related how she refused to wear a merkin in The Reader.

At the São Paulo Fashion Week in 2010, design firm Neon dressed a nude model in transparent plastic. According to the designer, the model wore a pubic wig to make her appear more natural.[9] In the director's audio commentary of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, director David Fincher discussed how a merkin was utilized for actress Rooney Mara, after she suggested to him that the character she portrayed in the movie was a natural red head in the book and actually dyed her hair black. Consequently, the merkin she wore was made in the color red. For the release of the movie in Japan, Fincher stated, "I believe in Japan we had to like put a mosaic over it because fake pubes are considered to be nasty."

According to the publication, women would shave their pubic hair for personal hygiene and to combat pubic lice. They would then don a merkin. Also, prostitutes would wear a merkin to cover up signs of disease, such as syphilis.^[1][2]

Society puts a lot of pressure on women to be hairless. Underarm, leg and facial hair is considered socially unattractive in numerous cultures and yet forty percent of women experience the growth of facial hair, while the majority of women have body hair.[1] The removal of hair by shaving has often been used as an act of humiliation in ancient cultures, during wartime and in modern day prison systems; this same sense of humiliation is fostered when certain media driven beauty ideals insist that hair be removed to reflect feminine beauty.

Having body hair is a sign of an adult body and proper sexual development. If you're a woman who likes keeping the hair that grows naturally on each part of your body, how do you deal with the fact that social preferences insist upon removal of your body and facial hair? Since smoothness is equated with a beauty standard, does it mean you're not beautiful if you're hairy? Of course not. What it does mean is that you've chosen to keep what grows naturally and it's a choice as valid as any decision to remove it, if not more so. As a sexually mature woman who desires to keep her natural hair intact, questioning the ideal of hair removal can be challenging but it's also rewarding when you fulfill your personal choice. This article seeks to help you work through your personal choice to keep the natural hair in place on your body or face.

Le petit livre des Poils
Date de parution : 10/02/2010
Enfant, on regarde ceux des adultes avec un mélange de curiosité, de gêne, d’envie et de dégoût : les poils ! Blonds, bruns, roux, courts ou longs, soyeux ou frisés, ils poussent partout, de la tête aux pieds !

Avec un humour inimitable, souvent grinçant, Pernilla Stalfelt passe en revue l’univers secret de la pilosité : où sont-ils ? à quoi servent-ils ? Faut-il les garder ? les cacher ? s’en débarrasser ? Un garçon à moustache est-il plus séduisant ? une jeune fille avec du poil aux jambes doit-elle forcément se raser ? Poilus, risquons-nous de ressembler à des bêtes ?

Et les cheveux ? Sont-ils juste des poils plus nobles que les autres ? Pourquoi poussent-ils, pourquoi tombent-ils ? Comment se coiffer ? D’où viennent les pellicules ? Autant de questions plus ou moins délicates et de petits problèmes personnels que cet ouvrage aborde avec franchise… et quelques éclats de rire !