Save the crab lice!

solipsistnation · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:05 am

...they're endangered!

Quote:

Pubic lice, the crab-shaped insects that have dwelled in human groins since the beginning of history, are disappearing. Doctors say bikini waxing may be the reason.

Waning infestations of the bloodsuckers have been linked by doctors to pubic depilation, especially a technique popularized in the 1990s by a Manhattan salon run by seven Brazilian sisters. More than 80 percent of college students in the U.S. remove all or some of their pubic hair -- part of a trend that’s increasing in western countries. In Australia, Sydney’s main sexual health clinic hasn’t seen a woman with pubic lice since 2008 and male cases have fallen 80 percent from about 100 a decade ago.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-1 ... ealth.html

Tofulish · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:17 am

So are we saying its unvegan to wax and deprive these poor animals of their warm, furry habitat?

solipsistnation · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:25 am

Yep. Get fuzzy and get infested. It's the natural way to live.

Moon · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:32 am

Totally not high up on my list of concerns.

lepelaar · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 12:00 pm

I've done my best to create a hospitable ecosystem, but the little buggers have stayed away.

Mars · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:25 pm

lepelaar wrote:

I've done my best to create a hospitable ecosystem, but the little buggers have stayed away.

Yeah, they couldn't have a more cozy home than mine... Yet... Not one RSVP!

solipsistnation · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:06 pm

And now, a song:

fezza · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:17 pm **Posts:** 5324

Moon wrote:

Totally not high up on my list of concerns.

Shittyvegan!

daisychain · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:22 pm

I went au natural for the past 3 years down there and not a single critter. But it could be the lack of intercourse or any sexual contact that is the problem. I vow to go and spread my legs to all in the hope of saving the creature from extinction.

starrynight87 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:14 pm

choirqueer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:08 pm

My "line" for veganism is if an animal (non-human or human) is actively doing something to my body without my consent, such as eating/attacking me or taking up residence in/on me. Once that's going on, I'm acting in self-defense.

solipsistnation · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:25 pm

choirqueer wrote:

My "line" for veganism is if an animal (non-human or human) is actively doing something to my body without my consent, such as eating/attacking me or taking up residence in/on me. Once that's going on, I'm acting in self-defense.

But if you welcome them in, you can give them a home and help promote biodiversity.

choirqueer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:39 pm

solipsistnation wrote:

choirqueer wrote:

My "line" for veganism is if an animal (non-human or human) is actively doing something to my body without my consent, such as eating/attacking me or taking up residence in/on me. Once that's going on, I'm acting in self-defense.

But if you welcome them in, you can give them a home and help promote biodiversity.

But I think this would require that I never have sex again.

Rhizopus Oligosporus · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:39 pm **Posts:** 4578

You are all bad vegans unless you grow out your pubes and fork as many people as you can!

(I'm kidding. Just in case someone didn't get it, I don't want to be the one who tricked you into contracting an std. Be responsible, use protection, only have sex if you really want to and feel safe and stuff, inviting parasites to live off you is not part of the vegan dream!)

choirqueer · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:30 am

Hey, I can promote biodiversity. I'm growing a bed of kale down there.

Mars · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:49 am

Perfect spot for micro greens

bekki · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:00 pm

I'm sorry, but I may be contributing to the loss of a species and I have no remorse.

solipsistnation · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:28 pm

I have to admit that when I posted that originally I wasn't really expecting to hear many details about people's, uh, personal hair choices.

Mars · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:33 pm

Your welcome.

lycophyte · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:34 pm

Rhizopus Oligosporus wrote:

You are all bad vegans unless you grow out your pubes and fork as many people as you can!

(I'm kidding. Just in case someone didn't get it, I don't want to be the one who tricked you into contracting an std. Be responsible, use protection, only have sex if you really want to and feel safe and stuff, inviting parasites to live off you is not part of the vegan dream!)

Well, a little latex isn't protecting you from crabs. Jussaying, condoms aren't worn like diapers.

lepelaar · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:39 pm

solipsistnation wrote:

I have to admit that when I posted that originally I wasn't really expecting to hear many details about people's, uh, personal hair choices.

How long have you been on the PPK now?

solipsistnation · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:33 pm

lepelaar wrote:

solipsistnation wrote:

I have to admit that when I posted that originally I wasn't really expecting to hear many details about people's, uh, personal hair choices.

How long have you been on the PPK now?

I know, I know... I still have my Old World boundaries up. I'm not quite used to this brave new world of extreme sharing.

choirqueer · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:29 pm

solipsistnation wrote:

I have to admit that when I posted that originally I wasn't really expecting to hear many details about people's, uh, personal hair choices.

What, you don't think we should talk about this so pubicly?

acr · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:55 pm

i was hoping to hear more about people's personal lice choices--like, what they've named them and whether they think of them as pets or guests. maybe some baby pictures.

gunk · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:08 pm

lycophyte wrote:

Well, a little latex isn't protecting you from crabs. Jussaying, condoms aren't worn like diapers.

You mean I've been doing it wrong all these years?

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