Spagbook

[Jasper]

You know how santa claus impersonators wear false beards?

It's like that, but for a vagina.

[Freeky]

Judging by what forum this is, who posted it, and the overall cringe factor, I'd say it's something to do with vaginas.

ETA: I was right! Thanks Sig

[Jasper]

:themoreyouknow:

[President Television]

Simply put, a merkin is a pubic wig.

[AFK]

Wait, what is it? 

[Jasper]

I don't know how I can be clearer.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I don't know how I can be clearer.

Further info-
Back in the day prostitutes used merkins, which as previously noted, are vulva wigs/santa beards for the crotch/the shaven haven's answer to Cram's false 'stache. Used so that said women of the ill-repute could shave the pubic area to get rid of crabs, and also partially to hide evidence of syphilis and other delightful gratuities donated to them by their patrons. Now generally worn for fun and novelty. The similarity of the pronunciation of the word to how a stereotypically "ugly American douche" would refer to himself ('Mur'can!), gives people the world over delight in essentially calling us faux girly-part tribbles.

Info taken from wikipedia.

[Cramulus]

The similarity of the pronunciation of the word to how a stereotypically "ugly American douche" would refer to himself ('Mur'can!), gives people the world over delight in essentially calling us faux girly-part tribbles.

for reals?

I always associated merkins with europeans with their nude beaches and whatnot

[Nephew Twiddleton]

The similarity of the pronunciation of the word to how a stereotypically "ugly American douche" would refer to himself ('Mur'can!), gives people the world over delight in essentially calling us faux girly-part tribbles.

for reals?

I always associated merkins with europeans with their nude beaches and whatnot

Naturally. I think a European is more likely to have one. Europeans see us as more likely of being one.

[LMNO]

It is interesting to note that while today's sex workers (in the media and such) mostly pride themselves in having as little pubic hair as possible (barring "flossing" fetish videos), the prostitutes of yore wanted more hair "down there".

[Nephew Twiddleton]

It is interesting to note that while today's sex workers (in the media and such) mostly pride themselves in having as little pubic hair as possible (barring "flossing" fetish videos), the prostitutes of yore wanted more hair "down there".

I never thought of it that way...

[LMNO]

You tend to think about things like that, when you're me.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

You tend to think about things like that, when you're me.

Hence  ?

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

yes.

[BadBeast]

It is interesting to note that while today's sex workers (in the media and such) mostly pride themselves in having as little pubic hair as possible (barring "flossing" fetish videos), the prostitutes of yore wanted more hair "down there".

It wasn't so much for "more down there", more that they were so riddled with clap, and the treatments in those days included mercury, or cadmium, or singeing of the ladyparts, so that the remedies, plus the mileage would often leave the pudendum unfortunately bare. So a shaven haven indicated that the poor Dolly Mop in question was in fact, a Flossie Burner. Or riddled with syphilus. So the Barbershops used to do a roaring trade in Merkins, made from the beards of their customers, to disguise the disease ridden state of the Ladies Fangitas.

The fact that the Barber/Surgeons were also where the Bang Tails went for their Toxic slopouts, and fanny singeings suggests they knew a good thing when they were on to it.