Do men really think women pee out their vagina?

[jackdavinci]

@kayaker

Reported NSFW image.

I’m tempted to make a truly NSFW ASCII now

[WhyNot]

@elfkin477

I don’t get why this is such an eye-rolling misconception, anyway. Define “out of,” people. Are you trying to say that urine doesn’t come in contact with the vagina? Wiki even says the urethra is “embedded in the anterior wall of the vagina” so it’s like a door in a hallway. So what if people say pee comes out of it?

I’m not sure that’s even correct. The urethra may be embedded in the anterior wall of the vagina (I don’t think it is, I think it’s parallel but separate, but my cadaver anatomy was on a male), but the urethral meatus (opening) isn’t. So no, unless you’ve got some abnormal anatomy, urine doesn’t come out of the vagina-meaning-birth canal, although in layterms it comes out of the vagina-meaning-vulva.

But for those who are so generously assuming that this whole issue is simply a layperson using “vagina” to mean “vulva”…no, I’m sorry to say, that’s just not the case.

There are over 8 million hits on google for do babies and pee come out of the same hole. It’s not a vocabulary issue, it’s an ignorance of anatomy issue, and it’s shared by men and women alike. And yes, I have talked to dozens and dozens of people about this in conversation and lecture, and even here on this message board. It’s an incredibly common misconception, that women have some sort of cloaca.

@Muffin

I wouldn’t be surprised if the relatively short length of a woman’s urethra, and the position of its opening somewhat close to the vagina and the anus might lead to bladder infection more frequently than occur in men.

Indeed, this is true.

@jackdavinci

For those still confused let’s have an ASCII anatomy lesson?
//;\
\o//
So men generally call the whole thing vagina but it’s really just “o” where the dick goes in. “.” is the clitoris which is a little button of pleasure and “,” is the urethra hole where pee comes out. “//\” are the labia (inner and outer folds).

I love it! I just wish you could invert the semicolon for greater accuracy.

(If you gently rub a cotton ball or finger over the urethra from fore to aft, it winks at you. I didn’t believe it until I saw it.)

[Accidental_Martyr]

@Leaffan

I’ve researched this on the Internet.

I’ve never experienced it. I must admit, it’s rather … intriguing.

I don’t know how I would react in real life, but I do indeed find it erotic.

Am I alone here? Should I open an anonymous poll?

No, you’re not alone.