They do? I’d say that to most people, calling a vulva a vagina sounds either confusing or stupid and ignorant, and to advocate for or excuse it would be analogous to suggest calling a mouth a face or pair of buttocks an anus.
I don’t know why. This board has long prided itself on its use of at least moderately correct grammar and spelling and comes down pretty quickly on people who commit such grievances as typing in all caps, not capitalizing the beginning of sentences or otherwise punctuating their posts comprehensively, or even just coloring them (heh). Why it would be tiring to expect people to call things that are nouns by their proper name is something I’d be interested in hearing the rationale for.
Cut the crap. You know I know the difference. You just don’t like it that the common everyday usage is metonymic. The name of one part is used to refer to all the related parts. We lack any other word that encompasses all of the female genitalia.
I wouldn’t even comment on the pedantry had you not tried to insist that I was somehow disrespecting women by not using the “proper” term. That’s fucking stupid. (And even stupider in response to someone with a vagina telling you to knock it off.) It’s just descriptivism vs prescriptivism, and scientific terminology vs. common usage.
I am a descriptivist. I will continue to use words the way they are most commonly used. You can be pedantic or not. I don’t care. But save the self-righteousness for something that’s actually a real issue.
I don’t like it any time ignorance is embraced as being close enough and I’m going to call bullshit when I see bullshit. You continue on your merry and ignorant way if that makes you happy. But know that you’re being obtuse just to enjoy being ignorant and maybe wonder why it feels good to do so in this situation.
Of course you do. I’ve never bothered reading most of your posts but got the general impression that you were a regressive ignorant asshole. And now we know for sure.
The only question that remains is why you continue to infest this board with your unwelcome presence if it’s such a bad fit for you. Although I suspect we all know the answer.
A while back, I found out I could apply for membership in the Cherokee Tribe, since my father’s family name is on the list of Trail of Tears. I thought about it some, but on inquiry found out I couldn’t have “Dances With Vulvas” for my tribal name, so never mind.
after pleading guilty to send obscene messages to a minor, Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in prison. He’d asked for probation, saying he was in treatment for his issues - which, I admit, the guy has issues - but you know? Fuck that guy. And Fuck Huma Abedin for standing by him to begin with. And Fuck Hillary Clinton for not cutting them loose months before the election.
