They might seem like harmless euphemisms, but they're actually perpetuating damaging body- and sex-related shame. Whether you possess them or not, there's a good chance you've heard vulvas, labium, and vaginas referred to as slang names that are… problematic. In fact, there's a very good chance that, for a long time, you never even learned the real name for your vulva or vagina. You likely grew up hearing your genitals referred to as things like "coochie," "yaya," "vajayjay," "pussy," "vagine," "privates," or "fanny," but never or at least hardly ever as a vulva or vagina — and even less likely, referred to as vulva in the proper context instead of the overarching "vagina" as a blanket term for all the bits. In case you didn't know — because lots of people don't — the vagina is the internal canal between the uterus and vaginal opening; everything outside the body is the vulva. But even worse than these cutesy names are the ones that are degrading. Why in the world are people not taught their own anatomy? Why aren't these parts of bodies referred to by their proper names? And why are they simultaneously sexualized and put down at the exact same time?


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