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MineralMan

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47. And most men don't even know exactly what it refers to.
Sun Feb 19, 2012, 03:04 PM
Feb 2012

There are a lot of terms related to the genitals of women that men don't like to say. They don't know what they mean, either. Ask a man for the definition of the word, "vulva," and see what you get. Ignorance is a negative thing.

Somewhere in everyone's education, there needs to be a class in "naming of parts," that teaches kids the names, locations, and functions of every part of the genitalia of both sexes. Then, there would be no excuse for not knowing the proper names of things and their location. That should be the beginning of proper sex education in every public school.

Just one guy's opinion. This guy got handed a book on sexual anatomy and reproduction by his mom when he was 10 years old, in 1955. She said, more or less, "Here's something that you'll be curious about, and that you'll be interested in learning. If you have any question, just ask." I was, and I did. Mom was a very smart woman.

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This cannot be argued both ways cthulu2016 Feb 2012 #1
I see no vulva and I am looking real hard Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #4
Yeah, you are! Iggo Feb 2012 #8
Clearly you've never read The Mudflats before. DeSwiss Feb 2012 #11
not all. just the busy bodies roguevalley Feb 2012 #41
Perhaps they are test tube babies Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #2
My eyes! My eyes! Please include a "graphic image" warning!!!11!!! NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #3
I guess they wouldn't care for Georgia O'Keeffe either. Cleita Feb 2012 #5
If it looked like a penis no one would care. Alenne Feb 2012 #6
You're right. DeSwiss Feb 2012 #16
The problem is it makes all the penises feel undeterred Feb 2012 #25
That I would like to see.... izquierdista Feb 2012 #7
.... DeSwiss Feb 2012 #17
OMG that's like that episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #9
Oh no, vaginas are everywhere! Save us! WTF? Who looks at that and thinks 'vagina'? stevenleser Feb 2012 #10
A perfect example of projecting what you repress in yourself. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #12
Tell me what sexual symbols you see in this photo from Alaska..... DeSwiss Feb 2012 #20
Wow - that's a lot of crack! chrisa Feb 2012 #29
I'm surprised they didn't find the more obvious solution noamnety Feb 2012 #13
HA! DeSwiss Feb 2012 #18
lolz! ! ! ... TeeYiYi Feb 2012 #32
Crop it a bit more and see how many objections. LiberalFighter Feb 2012 #24
it's the evil Vag of Sauron. Whisp Feb 2012 #48
Looks more like a prop for a bad fantasy/scifi movie. TheWraith Feb 2012 #14
My son just made a rather brilliant point. We have what amounts to a giant penis... renie408 Feb 2012 #15
The Egyptian obelisks were definitely symbollic BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #21
I understand the same is true many places quakerboy Feb 2012 #35
Sometime a cigar is just a cigar. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #28
You know what I think is ridiculous? People who take jokes on message boards seriously. n/t renie408 Feb 2012 #43
That was a joke? Odin2005 Feb 2012 #44
Hmmm... renie408 Feb 2012 #53
Well...... cliffordu Feb 2012 #42
um... what? Terra Alta Feb 2012 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Feb 2012 #22
Sad. nt flying rabbit Feb 2012 #23
Wasilla. provis99 Feb 2012 #26
Looks like a "Jesus Fish" to me... JHB Feb 2012 #27
I need a visual aid. krispos42 Feb 2012 #39
omg, kick and rec for this. Too funny, thank you. uppityperson Feb 2012 #52
Ummm.. What? Aerows Feb 2012 #30
It makes me see football in a whole new light saras Feb 2012 #31
Yup! Bozita Feb 2012 #34
Consider what else displays that same symbolic shape starroute Feb 2012 #33
I think people should 'High 5' the vulva. Solly Mack Feb 2012 #36
Ahem. krispos42 Feb 2012 #37
Careful, last time someone touched on of those Rex Feb 2012 #38
No more totem poles, no more dried apricots. Alaska will be a barren wasteland. Scuba Feb 2012 #40
"Vagina. Men don't like hearing it and find it difficult to say. " Initech Feb 2012 #45
And most men don't even know exactly what it refers to. MineralMan Feb 2012 #47
Anchorage Daily News columnist Julia O'Malley responds to the furor Blue_In_AK Feb 2012 #46
Well if it looks like a vagina with measles and feathers but what does the hand symbolize? lunatica Feb 2012 #49
I'm not seeing it. Quantess Feb 2012 #50
I guess they'll have to tarp all trees with knotholes and keyholes in doors. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #51
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