I'm sure upon reading the title of this article a few heads were tilted, maybe an eyebrow raised. When one hears, reads, or even writes terms like 'vagina' they'll be uncomfortable. Even women...worst of all, women. It seems that modern society has turned women away from their most important possessions: their bodies. A majority of women, if asked, would probably know little about their reproduction system and how it runs. I recently watched a video where an illustrator had women look at themselves in a mirror and describe their vagina. They then would have to pick out the drawing of it from a group and the most surprising thing to hear most of the women say was, "I've honestly never looked at it this closely. I had no idea it looked like this."
I don't expect all of you to go grab a mirror and explore, but it would be nice to at least have an idea of what you look like. People have become so desensitized to sex through media but it seems that we're also still so out of touch with ourselves. The Free The Nipple campaign has come about to try to have people's bodies accepted in public and even that has had criticism. If we could all become more open about ourselves sexually then we would be healthier.
Women have been taught to dread their OBGYN and they then teach their daughters to hate the process too. Every car needs to be looked under the hood! To those young ladies that are afraid of going because their mothers have told them how horrible it is, just go for it. If you become more comfortable with yourself then you'll be healthier. Women who avoid going to their routine checkups will only become sick and at times this can lead to serious illness. Just as one goes to the dentist to have their teeth checked up every six months, every woman should do the same with their OBGYN. The healthier you are the happier you'll be!
Another issue not addressed is women's sexual health. People focus so much on condoms, strip clubs, and porn that they don't even begin to address women in intimate situations. Only within the past few months have women's Viagra become a topic of discussion. For decades they've had to settle with stealing one or two pills of their partner's male Viagra and that in itself isn't healthy. So many women suffer from inability to be intimate and nobody wants to talk about it. Nobody wants to talk about sex toys for women, oh heavens no.
The problem with society is that it forces ladies to shy away from themselves and from their own bodies. They hear that they should look like this or that and they become self conscious. Every woman is different and every vagina is surely different. Whether you want to shave, don't shave, make a heart, or whatever you want is your choice. If nobody will talk about it, I will. We deserve to respect our bodies and love our bodies just as much as any other man. We can talk about our vaginas in public and go to our OBGYNs without fear because we deserve a clean bill of health.
