A NEW APPRECIATION FOR WOMEN                             BEAUTY TAKES TIME, MONEY AND PAIN                                                                           By Richard Livsey NEW YORK CITY - The other night, I caught on Pay-per-view a broadcast of one of Howard Stern’s radio shows. Now granted the show was aired back in February, so some of you might have saw or heard this episode a while ago, but what’s important is not when the show was aired, but what I learned from it. To put it bluntly, this show scared the crap out of me. In this broadcast, one of Stern’s regulars, Richard Christy gets a bikini wax. And I’m talking the whole enchilada - From the pubes to the sack to the crack, and because it’s on cable, you get to see everything up close and personal. And I'm not going to lie to you, it was very disturbing when the camera zoomed in on this man’s private parts, but to see the agony that he endured has given me just one more reason to appreciate and respect women for what they go through for the sake of beauty. From getting their hair styled, to manicures to putting on make up and picking out the perfect outfit, women have it hard. Just thinking about it, makes me glad that I’m a man because I don’t think that I could deal with all that preparation. Especially, the body waxing. Now I always figured that waxing hurt or stung a little, but after watching the whole procedure on TV. And hearing this man wail and scream for about 15 minutes straight, I will never suggest to a woman that she get anything waxed ever again. Not that I really make that request anyway, but you know how it goes when you’re in a long term relationship. Sometimes the conversation of waxing might come up. You start talking about how it might be cool if her pubic area resembled a landing strip or some other form of abstract art. Never again, and guys if you’re one of those men that request the infamous Brazilian. Oh man, do you have some bad karma coming your way. If you don't believe me, just watch Richard Christy get waxed, and everything will be crystal clear. Or better yet, I dare you to go get one yourself. You think you’re tough? A badass perhaps? I guarantee if you get waxed, you will be either screaming like a baby or stoically crying through clenched teeth as the hair is ripped mercilessly from the family jewels. Even Stern, who loves a good laugh, felt bad for Christy. He kept asking him if he wanted to stop. At one point, it seemed that Stern might even pull the plug on the procedure himself. Especially, when Christy started to bleed. Yes, that’s right he was bleeding, and the droplets of blood were coming from one of the most sensitive spots there is on man. Think about it guys, it will only take you a second to figure this one out. Bottom line, If you’re with a woman and she gets waxed by her own volition, well then consider yourself lucky. And you might want to surprise her one day by picking up the tab for her trip to the spa. Trust me, it’s the least that you can do. However for all you guys out there that request waxing. Let me tell you something, there is nothing that they ask us to do in the course of a relationship that compares to this. From taking out the trash, to making us watch “chick flicks” to cuddling while the game is on, no amount of discomfort that we endure in our effort to please a woman can compare to this form of modern day torture. And they do it all for us. Feeling guilty? Good. Now go tell your girlfriend or wife how much you appreciate and love her. And when she ask why, cross your fingers behind your back and say, “No reason.” HOME BACK TO ARCHIVES ABOUT DONATE TO THIS SITE