This rather cursed screenshot was sent to us, and we regret to inform you that quite a lot of people seem to believe this myth, and related myths surrounding the vulva.
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@lumi @vagina_museum Probably not cis women, we can just check ourselves before and after losing the virginity and see that's not true.
@delawen @lumi @vagina_museum
My midwife claimed that there are many women who don't know well enough how their genitals look like.
So we're speaking of a group of mainly cis-women, in their 20s and 30s, who had intercourse at least once in their lifes, more or less well informed and being long enough in Germany that they have the language skills to attend a birth preperation class (so the cultural barrier can't be that high). Still can't wrap my head around this. -
@delawen @lumi @vagina_museum
My midwife claimed that there are many women who don't know well enough how their genitals look like.
So we're speaking of a group of mainly cis-women, in their 20s and 30s, who had intercourse at least once in their lifes, more or less well informed and being long enough in Germany that they have the language skills to attend a birth preperation class (so the cultural barrier can't be that high). Still can't wrap my head around this.@kawunngg @delawen @vagina_museum i can't remember who it was, but there was this presentation by a US republican cis woman that got so many things wrong that i was extremely confused
like, this is your body you're talking about -
Saartjie Baartman, a Black Khoisan woman from present-day South Africa was transported to Britain in 1810. She was exhibited in a freak show act under the name "The Hottentot Venus", with great attention drawn to her labia and her buttocks.
So, in short, the myth is misogynistic and racist af. And just in case anyone needs to hear it today:
Something as insignificant as a penis cannot possibly change the appearance of the vulva -
@vagina_museum people ... actually believe this stuff?
@lumi replace “people” with 'men'.
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So, in short, the myth is misogynistic and racist af. And just in case anyone needs to hear it today:
Something as insignificant as a penis cannot possibly change the appearance of the vulvaThe depressing thing is that this myth isn't just niche, even a quarter of the way through the 21st century. One of our least favourite objects in our collection is a medical textbook outlining the difference between "true" and "false" virgins based on labia shape, size and colour. It was published in 2012. https://www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/muffbusters/2d-textbook
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@vagina_museum people ... actually believe this stuff?
@lumi @vagina_museum For example, at 16 on her first visit to the gynecologist, a friend was asked by the doctor if she wanted him to “fix” her labia. She thought there was something medically wrong until her mom said it wasn’t covered by insurance and she started to put two and two together. -
So, in short, the myth is misogynistic and racist af. And just in case anyone needs to hear it today:
Something as insignificant as a penis cannot possibly change the appearance of the vulva -
@lumi @vagina_museum For example, at 16 on her first visit to the gynecologist, a friend was asked by the doctor if she wanted him to “fix” her labia. She thought there was something medically wrong until her mom said it wasn’t covered by insurance and she started to put two and two together.
@hypolite @vagina_museum that is so messed up
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@hypolite @vagina_museum that is so messed up
@lumi @vagina_museum It really is, and it shows it isn't confined to the manosphere on X. they just are empowered to say this sort of stuff out loud. -
The depressing thing is that this myth isn't just niche, even a quarter of the way through the 21st century. One of our least favourite objects in our collection is a medical textbook outlining the difference between "true" and "false" virgins based on labia shape, size and colour. It was published in 2012. https://www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/muffbusters/2d-textbook
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However, what is clear is that a hell of a lot of European men since Ancient Greece had some pretty gnarly attitudes about how the appearance of the vulva said something about the character of the person.
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Tight lips
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This rather cursed screenshot was sent to us, and we regret to inform you that quite a lot of people seem to believe this myth, and related myths surrounding the vulva. These myths been around for literal millennia, even though there is no rooting whatsoever in reality. Let's take a little look at the history of misogyny and racism inherent in this belief...
@vagina_museum so totally NOT TRUE
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This rather cursed screenshot was sent to us, and we regret to inform you that quite a lot of people seem to believe this myth, and related myths surrounding the vulva. These myths been around for literal millennia, even though there is no rooting whatsoever in reality. Let's take a little look at the history of misogyny and racism inherent in this belief...
@vagina_museum that that twitler account is named "stoic men" and has some roman/greek looking avatar are pretty clear red flags lol
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@vagina_museum people ... actually believe this stuff?
@lumi @vagina_museum yeah, so many people nowadays have basically zero clue about the anatomy of the opposite gender and end up believing something a trendy clown tells them on the internet -
@lumi @vagina_museum yeah, so many people nowadays have basically zero clue about the anatomy of the opposite gender and end up believing something a trendy clown tells them on the internet
@arh @vagina_museum this is a little bit beside the point, but i don't like the term "the opposite gender", it makes it sound like male and female are somehow opposites
we're just two variations of the same species
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@lumi @vagina_museum I like how it equates non-virgin with "too much mileage" and talks as if there was some magical girl style innie-to-outie transformation mid-first time
@doombloomart @lumi @vagina_museum Oh, was no-one else's first time accompanied by an audible *plop*?
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