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Why should we start looking at our own asshole in the mirror?
As women, we were encouraged by vagina monologues to take a mirror and put it in between our legs and have a look at that area. But no one has ever promoted looking at your asshole in the mirror. So I think that it would be quite difficult technically as well. I don't know, it would probably involve some squatting, maybe two mirrors even. The hookup. Love and f***ing. On Triple J.
Warning. Sex and adult themes. There's a possibility you've met a few assholes in your time. But have you ever looked at one up close? We are looking at normalising the butthole. Do they all look the same? And why is anal bleaching a thing? We'll be talking to a skin lightener to hear all about that very soon. And Dr. Brad McKay is joining us in just a moment for his exploration of the arsehole. But first, Hookup producer James Finlay spoke to endoscopy nurse, that's someone who puts cameras up people's butts all day, Sabina Pleva, about what this area looks like close up. And don't worry, yours isn't as weird as you think it is.
I do come across a fair amount of assholes, I would say. I've worked in endoscopy for three and a half years now, four years now, something like that. So I think the estimate would be probably a few hundred assholes I've seen, which is way more than I ever thought as a little girl I would be seeing.
They definitely don't look the same, but it's not like everyone's asshole is so different, it's like a fingerprint. So they are slightly different, but the difference are quite subtle. So I think you have to really look, and I have that opportunity as we're basically putting cameras in people's assholes, and they are magnified, the image is magnified, so I get to inspect them in great detail, which is what this test is all about.
What does an endoscopy nurse say about the shape and colour of different assholes?
Yeah. So there are definitely different colors, different shades
even. What shades are we talking here? Is it relative to perhaps the person's skin color?
Definitely, yes. You can find some relation there. So you get all the ranges from all the pink, light pink, dark pink, a bit reddish even, to a bit darker brown as well. Mm-hmm. I would say that some of the assholes can be quite interesting because they can be not unified with their color. They have little spots on them or different shades. So there may be a bit of pink and then there's like a browner spot or you can find little skin tags on the assholes as well, which I think is really cute.
How about hair, Sabina? Do most people have hair around their asshole?
Well, the answer to that is very, very simple, James. Yes, everyone has some degree of hair around their asshole in the sort of like the crack. It's one of the places in the body where they just occur naturally.
Male and female?
Male and female. It doesn't matter. young and old everyone has some hair and personally I have to say that I wasn't even that aware of that because it's not the part of the body that you think of that much sometimes and especially that we are using the cameras in that area like I said and the image is magnified so I think the first time I saw that it was like oh my god so much hair and they're so big So nowadays, I think that if I saw someone without any hair in that area, I would know that they were just waxing or just getting rid of them.
I don't think people look at their assholes very much. And I think the obvious answer is that the access is quite difficult.
Do most people have hair around their anus and why is it normal?
I mean, as women, we were encouraged by vagina monologues to take a mirror and put it in between our legs and have a look at that area. But no one has ever promoted looking at your asshole in the mirror. So I think that it would be quite difficult technologically. But you definitely think it's something
that people should take up?
I don't see why not. It's a part of your body and you look at yourself your whole life and you know every little inch of your body. So why neglect this part? Why neglect your anus? I don't see the reason why. Love and sh**ing. The Hookup with Hannah Riley on Triple J.
That was Sabina, who is an endoscopy nurse. And I don't think I've ever heard someone talk so fondly about the butthole.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why should we start looking at our own asshole in the mirror?
0:00–2:12
2
What does an endoscopy nurse say about the shape and colour of different assholes?
2:12–4:34
3
Do most people have hair around their anus and why is it normal?
4:34–6:13
4
Why are we so embarrassed to examine our own butt and how does that affect health?
6:13–7:15
5
What are the common risks and tips for safe anal sex?
7:15–8:26
6
What is anal bleaching and who actually gets it done?
8:26–9:45
7
Why are Hollywood and porn driving the trend for anal skin lightening?
9:45–12:04
8
How does skin lightening work on the anus and what realistic results can you expect?
12:04–14:05