Specifically, the term Yoni. Not griping at anyone specific here, but this term seems to be popping up around here of late (no pun, honest) and I have to say that it just strikes me as a very awkward, pretentious and somewhat silly way to refer to the vagina.
Don’t get me wrong. I understand that there are cultures in the world that are into the “Yoni principal” and I respect that. However, this is not one of them. You could argue that the Patriarchal Penis culture disrespects and oppresses the womb, and that it could use some change. I would probably be with you there.
However, when I hear (or read) members of this culture referring to “Yoni” I picture a group of upper middle class college freshmen, aglow from their feminine studies 101 class sitting around in a circle, passing a talking stick, eating bread made from 9,000 grains that were all harvested by lesbian separatists during their “blood moon”, sipping cinnamon-snap herbal tea, pillaging other cultures while they try to “ground” or “center” themselves.
I don’t know. Perhaps my self-actualizing anima needs holistic healing. Perhaps I am functioning in a disease process of negative toxicity.
Most of the slang terms for vagina are pretty gross, in my opinion. And the ones that aren’t tend to be pretty stupid. At least the nicknames for penis are funny enough that you can laugh at them.
The slang terms may be gross, but that doesn’t mean “yoni” isn’t a stupid word. I’m with the OP: I don’t like it either. We already have plenty of words for genitalia–if you want to give them religious connotations, “holy vulva” sounds better, to my ears.
Go with “Holy Hoo-ha” and you have my vote.
Done! “Holy Hoo-ha” it is! Let the yogurt-eaters speak of “Holy hoo-has” from this point forward!
What about male genitals, though?
Goddess Vulva Puppets?!
:smack:
…and that’s our show. Goodnight folks!
To me “vagina” sound clinical. Personally, I’m a big fan of “couchie”! All up in it, in fact! 
I believe the female gentialia are rather more holey than holy.
Did he ever marry that Linda Evans? Inquiring minds want to know.
I must’ve been unclear. Some terms are gross, some are stupid. “Yoni” is stupid.
I never heard the term until this thread. Congratulations on spreading the glurge.
Nor me, but you can bet your bottom dollar I’m going to see it crop up all over the place now.
You know, when I saw the thread title, I was thinking, That’s not how he spells it!
I guess we’re both dorks.
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It’s been around at least since 1976, when Tom Robbins wrote* Even Cowgirls * Get the Blues, which was made into a movie in 1994, starring Uma Thurman (possibly not work safe) as Sissy Hankshaw, the Yoni Yum girl. Can a brother get a little love for Uma?
Yoni is way too girlie for my tastes, I prefer lunchbox.
My SO calls hers, her muffin. I’m down with that too.
I crack myself up
I’d never heard of yoni either. (Is that supposed to be capitalized?) But it sure sounds stupid.
“Cooch” is also terrible.
VenusProbe, I just have to say that I love your username in this thread.
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I really, really, really like yoni.
I don’t much care for the word though.
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Not just dorks, old dorks. No one else knows what the hell we’re talking about.
