According to the nutty professor Carmine Sarracino, co-author of The Porning of America: The Rise of Porn Culture, What It Means and Where We Go From Here, the reason women shave and trim their pubic hair is 80s pornography — specifically gay pornography.

“It started with gay porn,” says Sarracino. “This was shortly after the outbreak of AIDS. Some filmmakers thought it was a cleaner look for men. Once the gay porn stars started doing that, it slipped over to heterosexual movies.”

Just like a real virus!  Personally, we always blamed the trend on America’s increased tolerance for sushi, and a decreased tolerance for hairballs. But sure, blame it on porn.

 

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