Let's talk about the V-word.
I'm trying to articulate (and can't quite) why this thingie here from Kotex trying to get women to pledge not to use euphemisms for their period/genitalia pisses me off rather than inspires feminist glee in me
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i really don't see the issue with the creative-names-for-vulvas-and-their-functions.... i mean, in all seriousness, that little pledge thing is 20 years too late. or probably 40 years too late. our (collective) elders shouldn't have used all those stupid cutesy baby names for our genitals, and we should have been taught anatomical names from the beginning.
now, we're taking it back and talking more openly about our coochies and their health (and even being accurate and referring to them as VULVAS and not vaginas-- man i hate that one), so if we wanna come up with some names for the genitals we're embracing, then shut the fuck up, corporate douchebags. i really wish they'd said "use the word VULVA!" tho. even when they try to be progressive, they fucking fail.
and personally i HATE the word *period*! so pfft on THEM for still using it.
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