# Why would a woman wear a merkin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 25, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173 "2007-12-25T02:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/1 "2007-12-25T02:51:50Z")
Yesterday, I learned in a thread here that a merkin is false hair for the female pudenda. My question is, why on earth would a woman even consider wearing a merkin? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/2 "2007-12-25T02:58:43Z")
For the same reason they’ll pluck out their eyebrows by the roots and then DRAW them back on. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/3 "2007-12-25T03:00:30Z")
I always thought the merkin hearkened back to the halcyon days of super-prevalent STDs and the resulting lack of hair due to scars. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/4 "2007-12-25T03:07:25Z")
And the need to hide the scars, since visual evidence of pox tends to drown ardor? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/5 "2007-12-25T03:07:43Z")
I thought what Queen Bruin thought. I assumed a prostitute would wear it to appear healthier than she really was. Now I really want to make a joke about growing out my pubic hair to donate to some sort of Locks of Love charity for prostitutes who have lost their pubes. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/6 "2007-12-25T03:09:30Z")
Because they’re hawt! You’ve never been with a gal who wore a merkin? Fun stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/7 "2007-12-25T03:28:47Z")
I believe that The Great One (Cecil, not Gretzky) has [addressed the issue](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.html). ---
**Author:** ![Ellef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8dc957/32.png) [@Ellef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellef)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/8 "2007-12-25T07:20:58Z")
Oi Bagel over here in the UK used to have odd sayings on their bagel wrappers, including Celia’s merkin. (Christ on a Bike was another one). They’ve gone out of business now. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/9 "2007-12-25T14:02:13Z")
A woman wears a merkin because she doesn’t want her money going to furriners! Wear a merkin! Buy a merkin! And look for that union label! ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/10 "2007-12-25T15:23:13Z")
Women spend \>$75 to get a wax removal job-so they remove all their pubic hair. Then, replace it? I though the wholwe puprose of waxing was so they could wear a micro bikini without showing hair. So why remove something at great expense, then replace it? ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/11 "2007-12-25T16:20:44Z")
At… [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb\_ss\_gw/103-8441356-0977431?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Merkin&x=0&y=0](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-8441356-0977431?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Merkin&x=0&y=0) …you’ll find a few audio CDs on the Merkin matter. One song, “Victory Lap” gives new meaning to the concept of celebration. You’ll also find authors named Merkin, as well as a line of clothing (currently unavailable) with “Ask me about my MERKIN” on the front. Furthermore, if you Google it, you might - as I did - run into Andrew’s original question to Cecil that **Sunspace** was so kind to provide in this thread. And to **Santo Rugger** …No I’ve never made it with a gal who wore a merkin. Tell us about the fun stuff! Did you come up for air to find yourself sporting a mustache? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/12 "2007-12-25T17:12:54Z")
So do men wear it ever? Also, how does one stick it on? I’m female, and I actually like my (real) pubes. I guess I’m a freak in today’s world! ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/13 "2007-12-25T19:27:51Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] For the same reason they’ll pluck out their eyebrows by the roots and then DRAW them back on. [/QUOTE] And why is that, exactly? Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/14 "2007-12-25T20:05:00Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] And why is that, exactly? Stranger [/QUOTE] I don’t know any women who do this. But then, I don’t know of any women who wear merkins either. Perhaps they are the same. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/15 "2007-12-25T20:06:17Z")
Oh dear. I guess I can’t go around saying that Ah’m proud to be a 'Merkin. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/16 "2007-12-25T22:14:08Z")
I’ve known several women who plucked their eyebrows into oblivion and then drew on eyebrows that pleased them better. Without exception the drawn-on eyebrows looked freakish. I doubt too many merkins are sold these days, except maybe as a novelty item. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/17 "2007-12-25T22:23:12Z")
Well, if you dye your hair, as women are wont to do, a merkin is one way to have the carpet match the drapes, without the chemical burns. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/18 "2007-12-26T01:15:42Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] And why is that, exactly? Stranger [/QUOTE] I’m going to take a guess on this one. All the women I’ve seen do this had very sparse but large (in area) eyebrows, so in order to get a neat line, they’d either have to pluck each hair around the desired line to attain the desired result, which would still have to be filled in.\* So they do the easier thing which is to shave it all off or wax it all off and draw in a new line. \*wow, this was hard to explain. Guys’ lives must be so uncomplicated in comparison. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/19 "2007-12-26T05:33:58Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > For the same reason they’ll pluck out their eyebrows by the roots and then DRAW them back on. OK, ladies, seriously, _what the fuck_ is up with that? Why does anyone think not having any eyebrows can be anything other than Extremely Creepy? > [@Freudian Slit](#): > > I’m female, and I actually like my (real) pubes. I guess I’m a freak in today’s world! Actually, I’m pretty sure I’d like your real pubes too. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173/20 "2007-12-26T07:50:25Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] Also, how does one stick it on? [/QUOTE] This is the more vital question than why. How do they keep it on? Spirit gum? A string about the waist as if it were a freakish birthday hat? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-woman-wear-a-merkin/431173.md?page=2)