Repeat after me: vagina is not a dirty word | Nicola Heath
Our collective reluctance to say ‘vagina’ shrouds women’s bodies – and their sexuality – in shame
by Nicola Heath
Sep 16, 2019
2 minutes
When Dr Jen Gunter, a US-based gynaecologist, and her publisher, Kensington Books, sought to promote her new book on Twitter, they ran into trouble. The problem was the title: The Vagina Bible. It appeared that “vagina” was red-flagged by Twitter Ads as “inappropriate language”.
Gunter was understandably : “When we’re not allowed to say a word the implication is it’s dirty or shameful. Not being able to buy an
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