April 2, 2010
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The Vagina
I have noticed over a period of time that people are uncomfortable with the word “Vagina.” The word itself causes people discomfort.
In fact, an ad mentioning the word “Vagina” was banned from major TV networks. The ad was about tampons and “sanitary products.” Here is the link: Link
Growing up my mom always used the correct words like “penis” and “vagina” so it is sort of funny to see that people struggle with the words.
Are you uncomfortable with the word “vagina?”
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I’m a labor and delivery nurse so no. I can think about it medically.
Not at all….I’d just rather not look at the actual thing. I have this weird dislike for vagina….-_-…the actual thing, not the word.
No. VAGINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {(.)}
She prefers to be called Jasmine…
I love the word vagina. I also love vagina.
I used to be. I was raised with it not ever being said in that way and we(or I should say my parents) are conservative. But I got out of that. It is just a name for a part of the body.
meeh i usually say cooter or junk or vag cause i’m lazy..vagina is like too many syllables but i dont mind saying it. i find more guys say the word vagina than girls do
Nope. I’m kind of angry that there can be all these innuendos in the Enzyte commercials, which are for a cosmetic thing like making your penis bigger, but feminine hygiene product ads can’t use the word vagina. I don’t want my vagina being called “down there” on television! It makes it sound like a cellar or something.
Kind of, I guess. It’s not my favorite word.
Penis doesn’t bother me at all, though.
At all.
Nope. I say vagina all the time. Half the population has one, what’s the big deal?? They can say “erectile dysfunction” on TV but not vagina? How ridiculous.
@SeeBeeWrite - Actually the term “down there” isn’t allowed on television either. It’s pretty dumb.
Let’s just say that I’m more healthy now and have no real problem with the word. Growing up the way I did made me rather averse to it for a while.
It’s funny watching older people say it.
But yeah, not uncomfortable with it in the least
I’m good with “vagina” all the other terms like “snatch” and “vagoo” bother me..
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Although I knew what a penis was I didn’t know my vagina was called a vagina untill like… Middle school in health. :O
no.
No. I’m uncomfortable when people make up names for it though, like coochie, vajayjay, and all this other weird shit. Just call it what it is, srsly.
I was so confused about the word vagina. In fifth grade, I watched a movie and misunderstood what the actress said – I thought she said “begina,” so the next morning I asked my Latchkey lady what a “begina” was. Needless to say, she laughed pretty hard, and she and my friend asked me if I had paid attention in sex ed. Now I don’t really like to say it often but around my friends I’m fine.
Nope. I just hate people using the C word. I don’t care that it used to be a good word for women. It’s degrading now.
i’m uncomfortable with vaginas themselves. like, they look kinda okay when you first look at them, but then they open up and it’s like “WHAT THE @#$@?!?!”
but the actual word itself, no. and i’m never going to teach my kids to say “pee pee” and “wee wee.” no, penis and vagina. they’re body parts, not dirty words!
It’s weird, but I kind of am. Just because it’s an ugly word. Couldn’t they have picked a NICE word?
Penis isn’t an ugly word, nor a nice word. It’s just a funny one.
@polishswede - AGREED. Haaaaaaaate that word.
I’ve said it enough to be comfortable with it but when I was younger I thought it sounded too funny a name for something so awesome.
sounds correct and medical to me. I’m ok with it. But people misuse it often times just talking about “vulva” in general. The “vagina” is just the inside.
But don’t say it in the bedroom, it’s “pussy”.
No, not at all. I regularly go into explicit detail about my vagina in an effort to gross people out.
Only when combined with the word steaks.
@logicalemu - Tell me about it.
@totalsoccermom - My vagina? It’s bleeding right now. That gross kinda brown blood you sometimes get… :-p
Haha yes, I almost didn’t even click on the link to this blog. I don’t know why it bothers me; the word “penis” doesn’t.
I love the vag.
@Rob_of_the_Sky - I’m with this guy.
Words are words. I don’t really care. I can understand why “cunt” or “pussy” may be banned, but vagina is a perfectly acceptable (and scientific) word. It’s like saying you can’t use the words erection. I mean, it’s just the correct term for boner.
Nope. Love it. We work together for maximum enjoyment.
Call it the vay-jay! Gawd, that sounds dumb. Snatch? Eh. Beaver? That’s it: Cunt.
That’s gotta be my favorite one.
Oh, you mean for tv? I guess if “vagina” is so problematic, then they’re SOL. That’s about the nicest and most proper way of saying it.
i’m for them….
it seems to me the “C” word offends more people .
No.. Lol. I got past the awkwardness at 13 when I watched a cartoon show that portrayed a woman who was uncomfortable with saying the word vagina. Haha. xD Interesting…..
I prefer the words cunt, snatch, trim, pussy, and misc. others… vagina just sounds to clinical.
no.. the use of the word terrifies me.
it doesn’t bother me… but i still prefer twat.
Yes, very much >_<
Yeah that is weird, we don’t even use the word vagina when we bathe people at the facility i’m training in as a NA. We use “front” or “privates” lol
I use vagina as a cuss word all the time.
no way.
@beautifullymindfull - @mysterygirl3000 - @SeeBeeWrite - I used to call it a “squishy”. women didn’t seem to like that too much lol. I like vagina. The word doesnt bother me. Saying “vagoo” is fun though.
Vagina!!!! I generally prefer to say Penis. BUt I like the word Vagina tooo!
Nope. I also sell adult toys so I have a wide comfort zone.
lol… yeah, a little. Less so than I used to be. It’s better than saying any of the innuendos for it.
cunt works for me
Am I uncomfortable saying va…va…gi…nnn…..nnnnn..a? Not at all.
Not at all. But for some reason, when I think or say “Vagina”, “old” comes to mind.
And you know, that’s just off putting when you’re trying to eat.
It’s a body part and Vagina is what it is called. I detest the names made up for it. Call it by it’s correct name or not at all.
it hangs like the sleeve of a wizard.
Nope, you can’t really be uncomfortable with the word when you take Biology XD
But all my friends are, so around them I tend to use pussy or fanny.
Yes, it’s so ugly and I can see the sex ed diagram every time someone says it. Not fun.
Nope.
I don’t care for the word. Someone should have named it something else.
@mysterygirl3000 - I’m not uncomfortable with the word either but I agree with you that many people misuse it.
It’s better than pussy.
Ha! Its not so much the word – as it is the great variability of comfort levels other people have with the word!
I prefer to worry about the comfort level of other people – rather than with words. Words don’t get offended – people do.
hahaha
last spring break, i went on a road trip with three guys. on the way home, they started playing the penis game, where one guy whispers to the other guy “penis” which challenges the next guy to do it louder to someone else, and then that person the same, and so forth until you’ve got men screaming the word… given it’s funnier in a dorm or when you’re in a public place, they were doing it in the car…
then they turned to me and said you have to do the vagina one, except since i was the only girl, i had to shout it out loud on the first go.i have to admit it wasn’t the most comfortable thing i’ve done. i was hysterical. and i could’t help think like, it’s just a word, why can’t i just shout it without bursting into laughter?
it was hysterical
i am comfortable with all genital words… but the vagina is only 1 part of the female organs so its sorta like saying clitoris or cervix, not that uncomfortable at all. i hate and dont say the word panties… i think that sounds more dirty than vagina (i am a girl and i wear underware). Penis and testicales also dont bother me to say. i have a little boy and when someone asked about his circumcision i would respond that his penis was looking good… i think most people that out was quite humerous.
I don’t have a problem with the word, but I prefer to say “girly bits” cause it’s funnier to me and my husband.
@Chinese_Sait0u - LOL!
@AcidxBetty - Word.
I too always taught my kids the correct terms for their body parts. None of them have a difficult time saying Vagina ;p
no, it doesn’t bother me. vagina. :p
I really, really hate the word “pussy” though.
@OhItWontBeForever - LOL. you know, I’m 40 and I can’t say the P word, unless it’s in the throws of sex with my husband. Then again I have no husband…rofl! I admire you for just being able to type it and leave it for me to read
I have a vagina.
@WavesofNihility - ”Old Vagina” ??? rofl rofl rofl!!
I have to get off this page Dan before I fall out of my chair. My sides hurt
not at all…lol i do have one after all…lol
After you watch the vagina monologues a couple times you get very comfy with the word.
I prefer sugar slit
@WavesofNihility - Maybe it’s the wrinkles.
@ShamelesslyRed - LOL. Trust me, I wouldn’t say it out loud (not even if I was talking about kitty cats… uhh, the animals), but typing is easy. I don’t even like to say vagina out loud, so I use it only when necessary. If it’s possible for me to point downwards (where you will conveniently find a you-know-what), I’ll do that. Otherwise, I just have to say the word.
hahaha
i don’t like false advertisement… i mean, i don’t mind people talk about it, as long as i can also enjoy the real product, and not just hear about it…
I loooove vagina! And why not?
Nope.
But it sounds funny when used in the bedroom.
“Let me bang your vagina”.
LMAO. Nope, the word vagina doesn’t bother me one bit =]
No. I’m much more uncomfortbale with the slang words used instead of the word vagina (i.e. “pussy” and “cunt”).
vaginavaginavaginavaginavaginavagina! I have one
Interesting subject; responses from women most interesting
I’m not uncomfortable with it. I’d rather say “vagina” than any other word for that part.
actually i prefer correct terms as opposed to slang like pussy and cock.
@Keeko1 - True true, hahahaha
I prefer vuh-jay-jay.
Pussy!
there, I said it.
No, not at all. I was born and raised to realize were all humans with the same parts, and that the parts are a fact of life.
When people say nano nano it gives me thw willies.
no the word doesn’t bother me, but looking at vaginas all day probably would.
I love vagina’s, so no.
vaginas are just gross. no homo.
I hate that word mainly because I have a mild form of synesthesia. Many words have a flavor for me. Don’t laugh when I tell you that “vagina” tastes like old mayonnaise. Hahaha, no, no, ok you can laugh.
I cannot believe they banned that commercial. I am so sick of living in a culture so afraid of its damn loins.
I love these commercials, we already know what the purpose is, what’s the need to explain everything in graphic detail? I like them not using correct genital terms on tv. Because when I am eating with my family, the word is kind of awkward.
no, i got so used to saying it cause my friends always make vagina jokes (they’re girls). but i NEVER say pussy. hate that word.
@polishswede - I couldn’t agree with you more.
Vaginas are odd things to start with. The look funny, and are multi-functional. They’ve become a symbol of the female, and somewhat degrading to us. I don’t have an issue with the word vagina, nor the sight of one. But I don’t like all of the words that we come up with to replace this almost taboo word. The word vagina is a funny word though, imo. a V and G in the same word? I think it’s funny.
Yes, it’s really weird. I really didn’t notice it until I had to explain to me 3 year old what it was called. I’m trying to think what my mom called it…..but I can’t remember. Either way, yes….I don’t like saying it. Lol. I’m weird, I know.
I’m confused about Vagina. I mean,whose side were they really on? Vagina proper was confederate and West Vagina was for the Union.
The word “vagina” doesn’t bother me at all, than again I like a lot of words people think are offensive. Particularly the so called “C word”.
no, tbh its better than nay of the nickname around that people say because they dont like the actual word. i’ve never really thought about it, its jsut a word
Very uncomfortable with that term. I would rather say:
Down there
downstairs
groin
v-zone
etc
etc
Not in the least. It’s actually rather fun to use the word because of people’s reactions to it.
I can’t understand being uncomfortable with saying “vagina”, because it’s a well known word that can be found in any dictionary. That’s like being uncomfortable with saying the word teacup.
I’m perfectly comfortable with the word vagina.
Other people aren’t super comfortable when I use it though (not that I talk about vaginas often, ha).
I am actually somewhat uncomfortable with anything sex-related, unless I use it for humorous reasons..
..lol..fur-gina.
@Rob_of_the_Sky - Beat me to the punch, as always…
Vagina Vagina Vagina…. no problem here… they should make tee shirts so everyone could walk around and get the country used to it…
…I find it far more appropriate than “coozie”..
Kinda, but that’s because like a lot of people I grew up in an area that taught you to be uncomfortable with it. Although I was never so uncomfortable with terms like vagina and penis that they made me laugh. I still don’t get why some of my peers crack up if you say them. They are just bodily parts. I’m becoming more comfortable though since I’ve had some feminine issues so I’ve had to say “vagina” to doctors that I don’t know. That really makes you become more comfortable.
But it is stupid that the word vagina is avoided in a lot of households.
see: big lebowski
I prefer fleshy love pocket.
Yes and I’m proud to have one too!
Our government is risquee. We just put new toilets in our capital city with a gigantic “vagina” written on them, in red.
No, but I think people on the internet say it far too often for comedic effect, because they are all insipid cretins.
It’s better than cunt
haha there’s situations where i’m comfortable with it and others where i’m not. it’s just how it is. like when i’m chillin with friends, the word vagina can be used loosely. but if i was like, with my parents. there’s no way. hahahaha
I don’t like the sound of the word itself, and probably wouldn’t even if it just meant a tea cup. But I prefer hearing correct terms for anatomy than silly sounding slang words.
No, but prostate exam does.
Vagina is kind of a funny sounding word. But more in the way that hippopotamus is a funny word. It doesn’t offend me.
Nah I prefer drapes and pussy.
VAGINAAAAAA.
I prefer “axe wound.”
is this pic from a movie because if it is i cant think of the title and it is going to bother me
no, i think it’s better to use “vagina” then the words people use as slang terms for it. that’s just weird. It’s a part of nature, we should be okay with it.
I say vagina all the time.
It’s a uncomfortable word to a lot of people…probably because of the way people used that word while they grew up.
Personally, I think it’s just a word for a part of the human body.
I don’t think it’s an “ugly” word,
if it was ugly, then it would be because people have transformed the idea of a vagina into something disgusting.
YAYEEE!!!! vagina! Vagina! VaGiNa!!!!! yummy!! thirst-quenching VAGINA!!! gimme gimme gimme!
That is absolutely ridiculous.
VAGINNAAAA!!!!
I’m not uncomfortable with that word. I also work medical, so maybe that is why. I did read a funny book where the lady referred to it as a “hoo-hah”. I had to laugh at that one.
So it’s ok to say “vaginal” but not “vagina.” Weird.
Not at all.
I dont like people have nicknames for their thing
I hate the word “vagina.” I use the term “hoo-hah” or “stuff.” Kinda silly but not as nasty-sounding as “vagina.” And why the hell would someone name their play “The Vagina Monologues.” What’s up with that?
Nope. I usually say vag though…shorter and less awkward sounding.
XDDD how did I not see this earlier?
One of my friends said that she hated that word, it made her really uncomfortable, so I made it a point to say it all the time around her. Her room mate would call and put us on speaker phone and my friend would be talking and I’d be like “Hey! Hey Amber! Vaaaaaaagiiiiinnnaaa!!!!!!!!” and she’d freak out. lolEventually, it didn’t bother her anymore.
I wish she would’ve thanked me for my act of charity. lol XD
nah, it’s just a cunt.
So would pussy or hot box been better?
Vagina vagina vagina. Nope no problems. Hows your vajayjay?