Anyone who has ever been to New Jersey knows what excessive state government regulation looks like.
For those unaware, consider the insane regulations applied to beachgoers, including having to pay for a "beach tag" just to enjoy a natural resource.
While I'll admit that some government restrictions are necessary in our everyday lives (food safety standards, anyone?), our coastal neighbors really have gone too far this time. They're considering enforcing a state law that prohibits Brazilian waxes.
Think your crotch is not business of the government? Apparently you'd be in the wrong, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer
Evidently going bare down there has been illegal in New Jersey all along, but has been scarcely enforced among the state's many salons. If you believe Cosmopolitan, the procedure is growing ever more popular for men and women alike.
So why would the government care if you like to defy puberty? Apparently one rationale is that health officials are worried the procedure may lead to infections. But using that logic, a whole lot more serious infections could be prevented by banning one-night stands.
All I'm saying is that if this law ever actually takes effect, I'll be doubly glad I'm heading south to Ocean City, Md., this summer. Some things should always be a matter of choice.
- Leslie
