Henrietta, bless your heart, you can try changing the size of your text by going under "View" and then clicking "Text Size" if you use Internet Explorer 7. I use IE 7, but there is an IE 8 that's even newer. Some AOL articles have the letter "A" in different sizes going from large to small at the beginning of the article. Hope this helps. Have a nice day!

You are so right. All hair on the human body has a reason. Nose hair, filters impurities from going into the body. I dont want to see any sticking out of anyones nose, but dont remove it completely. Eyebrows need to be there, at least a little bit of a brow. Someone mentioned women now shaving "everything" Pubic hair also serves a purpose, which is why we grow it when we develop into maturity. Clean up your area so we aren't seeing it at the beach or pool. No need to be 9 years old again.

Hi Carlin, Not being sarcastic, but I can't think of anything good that pubic hair does. Again, not trying to pick a fight like everyone does on line, but I have always wondered and thought maybe you have an answer. And those back door hairs? What good could they possibly do? Come to think of it, arm pit hair? Some of these areas just seem to me to be throw backs to a hairier age where we also had all our wisdom teeth.

Karen, (not being sarcastic either) a sensible-sounding theory I've always heard as to the purpose of pubic, armpit, and "back door" hair is that it's there to reduce friction when you move, such as when running, for example.

All body parts have a purpose. Pubic hair and armpit hairs are present to help diffuse natral odors into the air to stimulate the libido of the opposite sex.
Regarding Ms. Goldberg, she is not the spokesperson for all blacks; she and my sister have minimal brows, I have a lot. We American blacks have a lot of bloodlines. Native americans, Africans and asian people are generally not as hirsute as Europeans. Viva le differance!

Whoopi has a picking disease called "Tric" Trichotillomania (TTM, also known as "Trichotillosis"[1]), or "trich" as it is commonly known, is an impulse control disorder or form of self-injury characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair, sometimes resulting in noticeable bald patches.[2]:645 Trichotillomania is classified in the DSM-IV as an impulse control disorder, but there are still questions about how it should be classified. It may seem, at times, to resemble a habit, an addiction, a tic disorder or an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Trichotillomania often begins during the individual's teenage years. Depression or stress can trigger the trich. Due to social implications the disorder is often unreported and it is difficult to predict accurately prevalence of trichotillomania; 2.5 million in the U.S. may have TTM, with a 1% prevalence rate

Whoopi does not have Trichotillomania. She addressed her lack of eyebrows on the show recently. She said, like many African Americans, her eyebrow hairs became ingrown and caused pimples and some minor pain. So she shaves them off to keep this from happening.

Yes, I have noticed and it looks creepy as hell. I still like Whoopy as an actress/ comedienne, but the lack of eyebrows just creeps me out!

I don't know why Whoopie Goldberg does not have eyebrows, but I do know that shaving is the worst thing for ingrown hairs. Shaving creates a sharp tip on the hair, and will make the possibility that the hair will grow back ingrown even higher. That is why many African American men, who have issues with ingrown facial hair, grow beards. What is recommended for ingrown hair problems is grow it out, and trim close to, but not next the skin.

I like your "man" point of view. You are dead-on with what I was thinking. Thanks, for a well said comment.

I agree with you, brother. Women should look like women and not little girls!

exactly!

Well, the "No Eyebrow" look is pretty disturbing, but as for the area below the belt, I'd say that is a personal opinion. I really don't see what purpose it serves, and to be quite honest, some things are better experienced without a lot of "fluff" in between. Just being honest.

S'truth! How much longer must men endure the bald look? And stubble. Stubble and zits. Those tiny swim suits must have something to do with it. Women are not demure about displaying yards of skin, but they don't dare let a random hair show - unless it's growing from the top of the skull, which is not only okay, but mandatory. Stupid.

My hope is that when the fad is finally over, the pendulum will swing to luxurious locks.