Vulva casts by artist Lydia Reeves via Instagram The Arabic version of In Appreciation of Vulvas and Vaginas In a world in which “vaginas,” “pussies,” and “cunts” are words that patriarchy deems to be inherently female and at the same time inherently profane, let us remember on World Vagina Appreciation Day that when we say “vagina” we often mean “vulva,” that not all women have vaginas (or vulvas) or pussies, that it’s not just cisgender women who have vaginas (or vulvas) or pussies, and that we can all be cunts. And let us today, and every day, tell cis-heteropatriarchy to fuck off.
My mother who’s white, a hippie, and a midwife uses the book Our Bodies, Our Selves as a guide back when I was growing up. The information and illustrations were great. Though it seemed very much written by white women for white women. And I remember my mother with a degree of disdain saying the women who wrote the book were gay. Gay people weren’t allowed on the commune The Farm where I grew up. The impulse amongst the midwives was to dismiss queer women.
Great article Mona. Happy International Vagina Day! And fuck cis-heteropatriarchy!
My mother who’s white, a hippie, and a midwife uses the book Our Bodies, Our Selves as a guide back when I was growing up. The information and illustrations were great. Though it seemed very much written by white women for white women. And I remember my mother with a degree of disdain saying the women who wrote the book were gay. Gay people weren’t allowed on the commune The Farm where I grew up. The impulse amongst the midwives was to dismiss queer women.
Great article Mona. Happy International Vagina Day! And fuck cis-heteropatriarchy!