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Anyone watch it?
Or been on it?
MTB mechanic maybe?
I was once guided on some kind of shamanic style experience by a one legged man who I later discovered had appeared on (and won) an episode of Naked Attraction.
I remember that episode, and I only watch about once a year
Yeah bike MTB service man was on yonks ago and I seem to remember it was mentioned on here back then. I don’t think he was on here (or never fessed up), but was ‘known’.
Which is odd cos I’ve only ever watched it once 🤣
Naked Attraction really does represent the absolute worse type of television. I am no Mary Whitehouse and I do not think TV has a role a moral guardians but seriously, how do you even begin to explain that programme to kids.
"Er, yeah kids, it is a dating programme where people hope to find a relationship, but the sole decision making factor is whether or not they like the look of the persons shaved genitals."
“Er, yeah kids, it is a dating programme where people hope to find a relationship, but the sole decision making factor is whether or not they like the look of the persons shaved genitals.”
Your gonna shit a brick when you find out what's on the Internet!
You'd have to be on the rebound or something to want to go on there, eh?
Only ever seen it on gogglebox. Bizarre.
“Er, yeah kids, it is a dating programme where people hope to find a relationship, but the sole decision making factor is whether or not they like the look of the persons shaved genitals.”
I think it's a great show, largely because it shows that that is not an effective way to choose a partner. They kick someone off then have a chat as they walk past and realise, they seemed like quite a nice person. Then the date with the person they do chose goes terribly half the time.
Plus it's interesting to see what other people look for in partners.
The whole programme is just a concept I cannot get my head around. How was it pitched? And the programme people went, "Yeah! We'll run with that.. there'll be loads of people willing to show their bits in 1080p close up on telly. This could run and run!"
Just no. Don't these people have parents? Family? Oh Brendan I didn't know you had a tiny helmet! Why did you get that bit pierced? Why? Oh why? I just don't understand anything anymore
Desperate humans do desperate things shocker.
Dumbing down and switching off,trash TV is the answer to the pain.
A real version of Squid game is just around the corner.
Now finish your Soylent Green and STFU.
😜🤣
but seriously, how do you even begin to explain that programme to kids.
Its on at 10pm (or maybe later?) so explaining to young kids is not really an issue. For older teenagers - I think they'll see how shallow it is, but probably more diversity (of body types and "interests") there than you get on Love Island or other such bollox which because people are just about clothed is less controversial.
there than you get on Love Island or other such bollox which because people are just about clothed is less controversial.
100% this all shapes & sizes, theyve had guys with stomas, amputees, in wheelchairs, MS, OAPs, a panopoly of sexualities in a way that most of the rest of TV does its best to exclude or ignore
@cha****ng
Indeed.
Lots of kids have hang ups that their dicks are wonky or their labia look weird. NA actually does a good job of showing that such variations are actually quite normal.
But yes, its utter garbage and i agree with fasthaggis.
Desperate humans do desperate things shocker
It’s like everyone’s forgotten about the Hopefuls on The Word
Bring back topless darts!
but the sole decision making factor is whether or not they like the look of the persons shaved genitals.
If they were all shaved I'd choose none of them. It is disturbing that people wish to look pre-pubescent and that other people find it attractive. Just no.
I once went on a Tinder date with a girl that had been on Naked Attraction. I'd never seen the programme (still haven't)
She was fairly mental.
Bring back topless darts!
You've got my vote.
It’s like everyone’s forgotten about the Hopefuls on The Word
I have not forgotten, its just it was timed to be one when I got back in from the pub following the latest under age drinking session, so its all bit hazy. However, the girl rubbing her finger around the inside of a sweaty fat blokes belly button then licking the sweat is laser etched into my memory like some sort of retch trigger.
It is disturbing that people wish to look pre-pubescent and that other people find it attractive
So you think the contestants on NA look pre-pubescent?
So you think the contestants on NA look pre-pubescent?
Their genitals give the appearance of that, yes. It's just too damn weird - trimming and tidying is fine, but shaving the whole lot off is not normal - IMO of course but I have never liked it one bit.
The list of professions where appearing on that show would be career ending must be as long as.....well some of the exhibits on display!
Not checked my Ts&Cs but I suspect (teaching) it might constitute gross misconduct and dismissal - not that I plan on finding out!
But yes, NA and that one about weird ailments are two programmes I can't get my head around wanting to be on even if you were mega needy for attention.
. It is disturbing that people wish to look pre-pubescent and that other people find it attractive
Uh huh, bringing a world of your own preconceptions about why other people trim/shave/ or do whatever to their pubes there. I'm willing to bet money a vanishingly small number do it "to look prepubescent"
Most of the vagina's on there, definitely don't look pre-pubescent
It just looks a lot nicer to most folk, don't try and tar it with being something perverted
It does remind me of that old saying 'you don't look at the mantlepiece when you're poking the fire', guess that was the basis for this programme ;o)
Seriously though, it sounds no worse than stuff like Take Me Out or the rest, it's basically a show around a load of extroverts being extroverts, it would be a different thing if it was forcing introverts to do the same, but again, sounds pretty harmless and gives folk their 15 minutes.
At least this show doesn't appear to be chucking a whole load of influencers into the public eye like essex, chelsea, etc!
Bring back topless darts!
Wouldn't that make them really hard to throw?
Naked Attraction is, of course, voyeuristic trash at it's finest. But as Kimbers said, it is also highly inclusive. Fat, thin, white, brown, straight, gay, prosthetic limbs, shitting into a bag, doesn't matter.
They had a trans woman on there (at least) one time. That episode should be mandatory viewing for anyone who trots out the "not a real woman" schtick, I defy anyone to tell she was trans if they didn't already know.
I think it’s a great show, largely because it shows that that is not an effective way to choose a partner. They kick someone off then have a chat as they walk past and realise, they seemed like quite a nice person. Then the date with the person they do chose goes terribly half the time.
Also, this. It's probably a lot more than half the time. It's a great lesson in how choosing partners solely on looks is often a really bad idea. It's not unusual* for one of the dates to simply not turn up for the post-date couch recap, they got on that badly.
(* - Tom Jones Syndrome)
It just looks a lot nicer to most folk, don’t try and tar it with being something perverted
That was not my intention - I just don't get the need to shave pubic hair off. Apologies if anyone thought there was something nefarious in what I was saying.
A neighbours lad was watching it on catch up one night. On a huge TV. Without pulling the curtains
🤣
A neighbours lad was watching it on catch up one night. On a huge TV. Without pulling the curtains
Sounds like a bit of an exhibitionist.
Sign him up.
I remember watching it once and they most stunning girl was on it. A Scottish brunette burlesque dancer ... she got to the last two and didn't get picked. Madness. I still think of her from time to time.
Last time I saw it there were pensioners on it, not bothered since.
Probably had his hands full pulling something else...
I just don’t get the need to shave pubic hair off.
It stops it catching in your teeth.
Could potentially be more hygienic? I shaved my pits in desperation one day whilst on holiday in Florida and sweating like a small nun at a penguin shoot. I've carried on doing it since, they're a lot less prone to end-of-the-day whiff.
But really it's just fashion innit, grandad.
Bring back Cheggers and the Jungle.
errr, no, don’t actually.
Could potentially be more hygienic?
Probably less, to be fair. If having pubic hair caused a greater likelihood of infection etc, evolution would have got rid of it.
Unless, of course, you're confusing "control of potentially harmful bacteria" hygiene with "looking/smelling 'nice' (insert modern definition of 'nice' here)" hygiene.
I remember reading an article about the womens' GB cycling team pre-London 2012c and issues they were having with saddles, undercarriage comfort, infections etc. It ended up with them basically being told to let it all go full 70's hedge-porn, as essentially, protecting your undercarriage is what it's there for.
I just don’t get the need to shave pubic hair off.
It stops it catching in your teeth.
😀
Doesn't smell of peedrips?
Doesn't stick out of the bikini like an undercarriage-moustache?
Makes your bits look larger?
Your O/H doesn't have to literally fight through the bush to get to the relevant parts?
You cut, trim, shave, gel other hair on your body - why only in certain areas?
Not an exhaustive list, just a few thoughts..
You’d have to be on the rebound or something to want to go on there, eh?
Did he get picked or was he showing too much sag?
On that show there's no avoiding bottom out
Even if he was supportive in the midstroke etc etc
Probably less, to be fair. If having pubic hair caused a greater likelihood of infection etc, evolution would have got rid of it.
Using that line of thought would suggest that there are a lot of things that 'evolution would have got rid of'. Like death. That's not how evolution works, as I'm sure you know.
But, if evolution worked the way I wanted it to, I'd not produce massive amounts of snot just by going out in the cold (serious WTF?), have two extra arms, still be able to use opposable thumbs on my feet like my simian relatives, and not have testicles in a place where they can be sat on. Seriously, evolution have a word with yourself - why would testicle squashing debilitate every human male for no evolutionary advantage at all?
Oh, I know the testicles one. Or at least, I believe I do.
Your tadpoles work best at just below average body temperature, so they're kept outside. This is why your elbow-skin bag expands and contracts when you're hot / cold.
As for 'debilitating,' it's probably the same reason we have pain receptors everywhere else/
Oh, I know the testicles one. Or at least, I believe I do.
Your tadpoles work best at just below average body temperature, so they’re kept outside. This is why your elbow-skin bag expands and contracts when you’re hot / cold.
I know - I did O level Biology as well! 😀
As for ‘debilitating,’ it’s probably the same reason we have pain receptors everywhere else/
I am not crippled if I get kicked in the elbow - funny bone aside - or bum or shoulder....
I’d not produce massive amounts of snot just by going out in the cold (serious WTF?),
I'm guessing your respiratory system has evolved to produce a protective mucus that prevents damage to delicate blood vessels in the nose from things like cold
have two extra arms
All vertebrates have, essentially, four limbs, cos I guess that's evolved to be the best balance between utility and complication
still be able to use opposable thumbs on my feet like my simian relatives
Your simian relatives can't walk very well on their hind legs, with the advantages this brings for movement across flat or hilly areas. We can, because our feet evolved to be flatter and more stable, but that did necessitate some loss of dexterity in the big toe/thumb.
, and not have testicles in a place where they can be sat on. Seriously, evolution have a word with yourself – why would testicle squashing debilitate every human male for no evolutionary advantage at all?
Bin dun above
Pubic hair has evolved to be there for a reason. If folks want rid, that's fine, each to their own, but the reason it's there is evolution, end of story.
Dear IHN, thank you very much for your explanations. I was joking. Jon (BSc Hons Applied Biology)
and not have testicles in a place where they can be sat on. Seriously, evolution have a word with yourself – why would testicle squashing debilitate every human male for no evolutionary advantage at all?
Because evolution is a made up thing and God really is a woman with a somewhat sadistically wicked sense of humour...(I jest, before the flames of hell (STW) burn me up) 😉
I am not crippled if I get kicked in the elbow – funny bone aside – or bum or shoulder….
No, but getting kicked in the elbow isn't potentially going to affect your ability to reproduce.
Jon (BSc Hons Applied Biology)
Well then you should know better 🙂
Simon (BA Hons 2.i, Business Studies and Information Management, Sheffield, 1999)
If having pubic hair caused a greater likelihood of infection etc, evolution would have got rid of it.
failure to understand evolution....
Pubic hair has evolved to be there for a reason. If folks want rid, that’s fine, each to their own, but the reason it’s there is evolution, end of story.
Most likely a reason that was valid 10,000+ years ago though.
If anyone has ever had pilonidal sinusitis or similar (which is really not a lot of fun), doctors will tell you being clean-shaved is more hygienic. I'm generally too lazy though. 🙂
Well then you should know better 🙂
Simon (BA Hons 2.i, Business Studies and Information Management, Sheffield, 1999)
😀 Note that I didn't put a date on mine - it's too long ago and the suggestion that I remember an ounce of the course is just that, a suggestion. Although I still love evolutionary biology because it is so full of silliness.
I'm 43 and have started growing the odd hair from my ears. WTF is all that about evolution?!? That is definitely hair that's gotta go!
getting kicked in the elbow isn’t potentially going to affect your ability to reproduce
It would if you rest your weight on your elbows like a gentleman should.
I'm not sure that placing my elbows on my significant other's head is going to be conducive to a rhythmic pigeoning movement...
It would if you rest your weight on your elbows like a gentleman should.
why have we evolved that the 'vanilla' position for humans is missionary whereas most (if not all) other land based mammals go doggy?
Did your BSc Hons Applied Biology cover that?
Did your BSc Hons Applied Biology cover that?
Strangely, no. But I feel we may be getting close with this:
still be able to use opposable thumbs on my feet like my simian relatives
Your simian relatives can’t walk very well on their hind legs, with the advantages this brings for movement across flat or hilly areas. We can, because our feet evolved to be flatter and more stable, but that did necessitate some loss of dexterity in the big toe/thumb.
...and beds.
why have we evolved that the ‘vanilla’ position for humans is missionary whereas most (if not all) other land based mammals go doggy?
I'm pretty sure (well, I have a vague recollection of hearing it somewhere) that's cultural, rather than biological.
why have we evolved that the ‘vanilla’ position for humans is missionary
Again, dodgy use of the word evolution. How do you know that it's not cultural?
We can, because our feet evolved to be flatter and more stable
Or because our pelvises moved and as a consequence our thigh bones also, which in turn made walking easier, which in turn made the need for flatter flat...
Or because our pelvises moved and as a consequence our thigh bones also, which in turn made walking easier, which in turn made the need for flatter flat…
I think we're both making the same point.
I'm not convinced that the answer to Why do Humans have pubes? is "Because Evolution"
Some of the explanations have a "just so" story feel to them; marking sexual maturity or trapping pheromones are the ones that get thrown about the most. Most evolution is driven by external (mostly environmental) pressure. If that pressure isn't there, things generally don't change. Pubic (and other auxiliary) hair could be a hangover from an early hominin species, it could be that a gene that controls its production also controls something else and we (humans) just inherited it.
Looks like no one really knows
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631460-700-why-are-humans-so-hairy/
They reckon humans stopped being furry 1.7 million years ago though!
swavis
Full MemberI’m 43 and have started growing the odd hair from my ears. WTF is all that about evolution?!? That is definitely hair that’s gotta go!
I hope you're not trying to pervert us with your prepubescent ears
Pubic (and other auxiliary) hair could be a hangover from an early hominin species,
I seem to remember there was a theory that we evolved from swimming apes was a thing about 30 years ago, so I'm running with that. It's noticeable that the hairy bits are the areas that don't interfere with aquadynamics (chin, armpits) or would naturally be covered up by a swimming cossie.
why have we evolved that the ‘vanilla’ position for humans is missionary whereas most (if not all) other land based mammals go doggy?
Do other land based mammals want to look into each others eyes lovingly? I bet they don't light candles and pop on a Barry White album either.
I hope you’re not trying to pervert us with your prepubescent ears
I'll put my ear muffs back on if we're being all sensitive about it... 😁
S****.
He said "muff".
I'm pitching Glory Hole Attraction to the Ch4 execs next week.
Simon (BA Hons 2.i, Business Studies and Information Management, Sheffield, 1999)
Desmond (BA Hons 2.ii, Modern languages, Bradford 1994)
you did mean that you graduated with a Simon le Bon, right?
Surprised the show that nobody watches or only watched once by accident hasn't been cancelled!
Wonder what the viewing figures are.
why have we evolved that the ‘vanilla’ position for humans is missionary whereas most (if not all) other land based mammals go doggy?
Oooh! I know this, well Desmond Norris did. It’s to do with the church so the deed wasn’t too much like animals.
If anyone has ever had pilonidal sinusitis or similar (which is really not a lot of fun), doctors will tell you being clean-shaved is more hygienic. I’m generally too lazy though. 🙂
I was told to trim rather than shave after my second pilonidal sinus operation.
If I needed a third I'd ask to be put down....
pilonidal sinusitis
Go on then, explain! I'm reluctant to Google it as I don't want to be served graphic adverts for the next six months for some magic cream to spread on my nuts...🥺
I didn't realise the "vanilla" position was face to face,my partner and I are outed as perverts as we reach old age.
as I don’t want to be served graphic adverts for the next six months for some magic cream to spread on my nuts…🥺
Ah dunno what I goggled but I do seem to get the Manscape adverts regularly , crop cleanser anyone 🙂
I didn’t realise the “vanilla” position was face to face,my partner and I are outed as perverts as we reach old age.
Separate rooms like all long termers/oldies? 🤪
Go on then, explain! I’m reluctant to Google it as I don’t want to be served graphic adverts for the next six months for some magic cream to spread on my nuts…🥺
When hair follicles get infected. Usually somewhere up the crack of your arse - mine were almost at the top. They basically chisel out all the infected tissue, then leave the wound open to heal from the inside out, as it were, just packing it.
My first operation was apparently such a large excavation that photos feature in medical presentations, and every trainee community nurse in Sussex was brought to admire it. The second (recurrance is quite common) was smaller but refused to heal up. Until a new consultant put a couple of drops of silver nitrate on it. Preceded by the words "now, this may sting a little....."
Wasn't expecting this thread to become so educational!
Too reminiscent of Keith Chegwin. Oh Keith, a career ender right there.
All vertebrates have, essentially, four limbs
Snakes? slow worms? Fish?
I’m willing to bet money a vanishingly small number do it “to look prepubescent”
Not intentionally but the fashion for removing your pubes comes from two places - men who want their women to look prepubescent and porn so yo ucan see everything
Its totally fashion and recent at that and comes from a very dodgy place.
When hair follicles get infected.
Having googles it, it looks a lot worse than just an infected follicle which normally just forms a spot and goes after a few days...