Anal bleaching - new Hollywood fad or urban legend?
Simon Doonan in the New York Observer claims that "the latest fad beauty treatment from the West Coast" is anus bleaching. "Whispers and innuendoes about this shocking new procedure—and the celebs who bleach—were jump-started by a snippet in the now-defunct Talk magazine. The Richard-Gere-gerbil-rumor-like frenzy has unfairly (I hope) zeroed in on ultra-thin thespian Lara Flynn Boyle. The wicked Web rumor mill has caused the talented and lovely star of The Practice to be ordained as the official Internet patron saint of anus-bleaching."
My first response was "Ow!" My second response was "Ick!" My third response was "this sounds bogus", so I did some googling.
There are several earlier mentions of anal bleaching, but that could just mean that Doonan picked up on a longstanding hoax or urban legend. Spraggwoman wrote last July about the anal bleaching phenomenon, which she heard about from a British magazine editor who heard about it from a staffer. The following month in the Sunday Times, Maria McErlane mentioned hearing "speculation about celebrity anal bleaching" at a London party. The Talk item appeared in the October 2001 issue. The earliest mention I could find was an August 2000 Usenet post from New Zealand, again in the "I heard somewhere that ..." vein.
If you're so inclined, you can read Usenet mentions of the Lara Flynn Boyle rumor here and here and here. (Warning: if you don't want the image of "having anal sex with Jack Nicholson" stuck in your head, don't click these links. Oops, sorry, too late.)
Doonan appears to be exaggerating when we says "Web sites focus instead on bleaching tips, as if sharing ingredients for an apple-pie recipe." The only instance he mentions, and the only instance I found via Google, is an "Anal Advisor" column by Tristan Taormino answering a reader question, "Is there any way of making my anus more pink or lighter in color? Mine is dark and I hate it — any suggestions?" This column doesn't exactly offer "bleaching tips." Taormino mentions some products commonly used to bleach skin, but firmly advises against using those products on your anus. If there are other websites sharing tips and ingredients for do-it-yourself anal bleaching, I couldn't find them via Google.
All sounds like an urban legend to me.
I don't understand the reason for bleaching since according to one of the Doctors on your messages says that the anus will be pink as long as it's licked, stroked and fucked regularly...seems like a myth
Yeah, agree with all the stuff at the top re: gossip. Urban legend it ain't tho. My ex-girlfriend was (and probably still is) a stripper, and she, and all the other girls at her work, used to do it. I'd have to admit that I never actually watched a session, but I have seen 'before' and 'after', and can attest that it does indeed reduce the brown discolouration. Not a memory I treasure.
I have had the procdure done and it aint that bad.
I would recommend it anyone. Its a really positive thing esp if you have a complex and your income depended on it. The results are amazing and I dont see any problem with it. So what the big deal? Each to their own.
I don't know, it really seems like that could cause eventual severe wrinkling, and loss of... well, elasticity.
I think it's a myth. Why would you call it a brown-eye if all this bleaching is taking place? I guess if you wanted it day-glo orange you could make sweet love to a road cone. Just a thought.
Great comments guys. Peter FDA
