A Vagina Monologue May 20, 2008
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To the person who emailed me saying they find it “offensive” that I used the word vagina in the previous post,
THAT’S WHAT IT’S CALLED.
And no, I will not call it a ‘va-jay-jay’. Because 1.) I loathe that term 2.) Oprah calls it that and I feel weird calling it a ‘va-jay-jay’ if Oprah does (the same way I could never use the word ‘boner’ after an unfortunate eavesdropping incident involving my grandmother, a bottle of sherry, her lady friends and a bad joke) and lastly 3.) If I change what I call a persons vagina, to appease you- tell me reader, WHAT FREEDOMS DO I HAVE LEFT?
Best regards,
brandy
So calling it the proper medical term for it is offensive?
Would they have rather you used the “p” or “c” word?
People need to seriously get a life.
I am so glad that reader doesn’t go to my blog… I say WAY worse stuff. haha
Wow. Just. Wow. I mean, seriously, to crib from Essentially Me above, it’s not like you were using a vulgar term or anything. Besides, it’s your blog, not your audience’s…
How was that possibly offensive to them? Weird.
Vagina is probably the LEAST offensive term for, um…vaginas. What the hell.
This person clearly has some sort of vagina trauma. I think calling the vagina by any other name just belittles its magnificence.
And while we’re at it? The vagina is a self-cleaning organ!
(Taken from “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”- thank you Tom Robbins.)
WTF? I wonder what this omg-don’t-say-vagina-it-makes-me-nervous person calls it. Maybe your next post should be called, “If we can’t say VAGINA, what should we call it?” The comments on that one would be goooooood. (:
Seriously- where do people get off telling others what they should write on their blogs? If she wants to call it something different (other than it’s actual name) then she can do that on her own blog…
( For some reason I’m assuming it was a female…)
Vagina, vagina, vagina, vagina…whew! Had to get that out of my system.
For some reason, I’m pretty sure the emailer was a woman. I just don’t understand the aversion some women have with naming their body parts. For this woman, I would suggest Our Bodies, Our Selves, get a mirror…
Really? This person is upset over VAGINA? C’mon! I just want to know what it’s like when this person goes to get an annual. How does she refer to her parts? And you don’t get to complain unless you have a reasonable solution to offer. The best she could come up with was va-jay-jay? I shudder at the thought.
Was it a man or a woman who complained? I’m curious to know.
As for ‘Va-jay-jay’ – jesus christ, thank god that abortion of the English language hasn’t crossed the atlantic yet!
I’m amused that someone was so offended by the word that they took time out of their day to email you. And someone above made a good point, what DO they call it then?
How can you get any more politically correct than calling it it’s technical medical name. It’s not like you were using pussy or cunt. And if people are offended by the word vagina they shouldn’t even be on the internet at all. Heaven forbid the SEE a vagina!
People simply need to get a life.
Oh! and vagina vagina vagina vagina vagina.
It makes me sad that people feel vagina is an offensive word. I mean, it’s not my favorite word in the world (Seriously, how did men end up with penis and we got vagina? Penis is so much more fun to say) but it is the correct term for…well, a vagina.
Va-jay-jay is my favorite slang term. The rest are better used in a different context. You can’t call someone a va-jay-jay, but dropping the C word is pretty effective.
this person sounds kind of prudish if she cant deal with a little vagina talk. geesh.
are you shitting me?! SERIOUSLY?! That’s the NORMAL term for it!
Yeesh.
Wow. Stop offending people on the internet!!
Haha. I love it. What are you supposed to say? C-You-Next-Tuesday??
you tell em girl!
Seriously? That’s ridiculous. It should be as natural as saying arm or leg. It’s a bloody body part!
Ugh, people like that are annoying.
Wow. Just wow. To that emailer: The word vagina is NOT offensive. Vaginas, the body parts, are NOT offensive. Your ignorance and close-mindedness is offensive.
Love,
A vagina loving feminist not afraid to scream VAGINA
Really? There are people who are offended by the proper biological terms for body parts?
Like VAGINA?
Weird.
umm, could somebody please call VAGINA SECURITY??
Oh if only I had received such a letter:
Dear Ms. Cuntalingus Von Twat:
Please feel free to take your oddly offended self elsewhere. Might I suggest an island far, far away. Oh, and it would be wise to bring along a psychiatrist as you clearly have some mental issues to work through.
Yours truly,
Paige
seriously????
i mean….it’s a VAGINA! It’s a medical term! I’d really like to know what offended person at large calls it…
i mean, i’ve heard a gay man (and consequently his best friend aka boyfriend…) call it a “gine-gine” because gay man once heard a five year old call it that or something…but wow. just…wow.
I can’t believe someone left you that comment. What the hell are you supposed to call it? Would he/she prefer c*unt or pu**y? Ah people!!!
offended by the word “vagina”? hmm.
what a cunt
you said it.
Who are these cowardly emailers? Out them! I bet the statue of David is offensive too. You’re not offensive Brandy!
Hahaha – your grandmother sounds like my kind of lady!
haha wow i can’t believe someone actually emailed you about that. i would just bold vagina every time you say it now, just for them
If a person can’t handle reading the word vagina-they can’t handle life.
Amen, I hate nicknames for body parts.
Saying the term “vagina” is offensive is completely sexist. It’s a vagina. Women especially need to learn to say it like the six letter word it is.
People are really getting a little to precious. This post will surely have them stay away!
WOW. I mean really. WOW.
This sounds like a person who is still embarrassed to buy tampons.
I see what your readers are saying about me and I don’t like it. The V word is a sacred. Can you please refrain from using it over and over again? My kids read your blog and they’re deeply offended. Sure I could ignore your blog, but I find you strangely attractive. Thank you!
holy uptightness – wonder what she would have liked for to call it???
I hate va jay jay, it makes me cringe when people say it. Just call it what it is, a vagina.
vagina vagina vagina.
the person is an idiot and obviously needs to get laid.
Well at least in point #3 you were politically correct and said “a person’s vagina” – because otherwise the men with vaginas? they’d be pissed.
I’m guessing this person never watches the Discovery channel. Mike Rowe just said vagina about five times.
phew- thought I was in hot water…;-)
our incredibly uptight moralistic views of sex and the human body certainly must rival those of the Victorian era, and yet we deem ourselves “so enlightened”- baffles me!
Wow, for a person to be so bothered by the word to notify you about it, she must have one offensive vagina…
VAGINA VAGINA VAGINA
People are soooo uptight.
That’s funny that people freaked out about you calling it that. I think you- we- should be able to call it whatever we want.
It drives me CRAZY when people get offended by the use of objective, clinical terms. I mean, COME ON.
People like that truely frustrate me. It’s your blog, if they find something offense, they don’t need to be reading it!
Besides, what in the world is less offensive than vagina. That’s it’s name! =)
are you kidding? that somebody needs to go back to middle school biology class. call it whatever you want; it’s your blog. if they find if offensive, they should probably lay off the internet altogether. good lord. and shut off their tv. and probably stay away from the newspaper, and books, and billboards. in fact, they should just be a shut-in.
that’s funny..
The only thing I find offensive about the word “vagina” is that it comes from the latin for “sheath or scabbard”… I’m sorry, but my vagina exists as more that simply a sheath for your “sword”! …but that’s just my inner feminist talking.
Seriously, people must get a grip…
You tell em’ girl! What the hell are you supposed to call it.
Well said girl!
Why do you even care and mention it? It’s not worth all that fuss.
Va. Gina. Vagina. Vagi..
Ok I’m sorry I couldn’t resist!
I just started reading your blog and I absolutely adore it! You have my full support to write anything you wish.
wow.
i’m tempted to start banging my head against the keyboard to dumb myself down to that emailer’s level.
oh oops, i’m a b*tch.
(did you see that? i censored myself for her.)
(ps. i’m pretty sure that person would have a heart attack should they ever see the level of cuss words i use. at least you didn’t stoop to my level and refer to it as a c*nt or a p*ssy. although technically. with the second one, i could be talking about a cat.)
I think you need to write a Penis Monologue next.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamen sistah!
Personallly I like cunt. But we need to reclaim it from being something dirty, to being something wonderful!
what a kook, seriously.
Good on you for actually using the real word – I think real words are not offensive at all!
LOL……..
your right that’s what it’s called I am a nurse I have worked in OBS I have used the word many time while charting and it is acceptable
LOL
thank you for a good laugh
Wait. What’s a vagina?
You pretty much get the best emails ever.
JEALOUS!!!
VAGINA!! It think it’s funny how your readers try to censor you sometimes. They need to do something a bit more worthwhile!
that person is a prude. they probably can’t say nipple or penis either.
Amen! That’s the clinical term. You could have used more offensive terms.
Ha ha! Why I find this funny, I”m not sure, but I do.
I’m offended that you wrote in all caps. Sheesh, Brandy. How rude!
Seriously, though…I am a tad jealous that you always get anonymous emails like that. I don’t know why…the people are obviously a bit…touched…but they provide a lot of entertainment. I love mocking stupid people. I’m evil like that.
AMEN!
I say the C word on my blog all the time. ALL THE TIME!
I hope that person never comes to my blog.
I have to wonder what other words they are so easily offended by.