# Women bragging about their genitals? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 8, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649 "2018-06-08T00:24:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr.Crap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.crap/32/3131_2.png) [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/1 "2018-06-08T00:24:49Z")
I was engaged in the topic of sexual selection and my mind wandered to the physical features we show pride in when we’re courting. I’ve seen or heard of people emphasizing their hair, legs, breasts, butt, penis and superficial muscles. However, I’ve never heard of a woman bragging about her genitals. Does anyone have a relevant anecdote or information? ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/2 "2018-06-08T00:33:46Z")
You see it in porn sometimes, of course. Usually it’s something like “my \ is so tight.” Whether women outside of porn ever make statements like this, I do not know. I’ve never encountered one who did, but I’m pretty boring. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/3 "2018-06-08T00:44:47Z")
Well, crap, not you Dr. Just crap in general. No, women do not brag on the genitals. We don’t have to. Y’all are chasing it around like it’s made of gold lined with mink, and smelling like fairy dust. We own the vault. ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/4 "2018-06-08T01:04:34Z")
I always brag about mine on dinner dates, between the salad and the entrée. I like to wait until the man has a mouthful of food before I wax genitally poetic. On one occasion my date snorted soup out his nose and on another I had to perform the Heimlich maneuver. In the grocery store I like to stand on the cart next to a man so my genitals are right in his face. I yell at him “AIN’T THIS THE PURTIEST THANG YOU EVER DID SEE?” All men love a Southern accent, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/5 "2018-06-08T01:13:44Z")
I think you and I went shopping on the same day last week. ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/6 "2018-06-08T01:25:57Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > I always brag about mine on dinner dates, between the salad and the entrée. I like to wait until the man has a mouthful of food before I wax genitally poetic. On one occasion my date snorted soup out his nose and on another I had to perform the Heimlich maneuver. > > In the grocery store I like to stand on the cart next to a man so my genitals are right in his face. I yell at him “AIN’T THIS THE PURTIEST THANG YOU EVER DID SEE?” All men love a Southern accent, you know. So are you still welcome in Safeway? ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/7 "2018-06-08T01:36:46Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I think you and I went shopping on the same day last week. Are you the guy who dropped two six-packs of beer in Aisle Four? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/8 "2018-06-08T01:37:10Z")
> [@CheshireKat](#): > > I always brag about mine on dinner dates, between the salad and the entrée. I like to wait until the man has a mouthful of food before I wax genitally poetic. On one occasion my date snorted soup out his nose and on another I had to perform the Heimlich maneuver. > > In the grocery store I like to stand on the cart next to a man so my genitals are right in his face. I yell at him “AIN’T THIS THE PURTIEST THANG YOU EVER DID SEE?” All men love a Southern accent, you know. Well, I just nearly pee’d my pants. Funniest thing I have heard in a while. BTW you have your southern accent down. Come to any store in the south and do that, and yea, it will work out fine. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/9 "2018-06-08T01:50:13Z")
My take is that this one crosses the line into Penthouse territory (see the FAQ [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7696990&postcount=5)). I’m going to close this one. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/10 "2018-06-08T12:52:02Z")
I’ve decided to re-open the thread. As noted in my prior post, we have guidelines related to posting about sex. As such, please avoid turning this thread into any lurid story-telling. Otherwise, carry on. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/11 "2018-06-08T13:01:39Z")
I’ve seen female comics make comments about other women’s genitals, not so much their own. I’ve heard women insult other women’s genitals occasionally, but metaphorically, not based on actual physical characteristics. I don’t recall any women specifically referring to their own genitals. ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/12 "2018-06-08T13:11:45Z")
I just like to blow smoke rings out of mine. I don’t brag about it though. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/13 "2018-06-08T13:35:56Z")
> [@Tee](#): > > I just like to blow smoke rings out of mine. Let’s not, joke or otherwise, please. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/14 "2018-06-08T13:36:28Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > I’ve decided to re-open the thread. As noted in my prior post, we have guidelines related to posting about sex. As such, please avoid turning this thread into any lurid story-telling. Otherwise, carry on. I’m just here for the articles, I swear! ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/15 "2018-06-08T14:10:39Z")
> [@Dr.Crap](#): > > I was engaged in the topic of sexual selection and my mind wandered to the physical features we show pride in when we’re courting. I’ve seen or heard of people emphasizing their hair, legs, breasts, butt, penis and superficial muscles. However, I’ve never heard of a woman bragging about her genitals. Does anyone have a relevant anecdote or information? Some people claim that the wearing of lipstick is doing just that - showing how wet and shiny the other lips down there are. Or showing cleavage is saying like that’s what my butt loots like. I don’t particularly agree with these types of claims but I have seen them made in academic circles. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/16 "2018-06-08T14:33:03Z")
One of the stranger things I encountered in American Indian Mythology (don’t recall the group, I’m afraid) was a story about women bragging about how attractive their pubic hair was, and staging a beauty contest. The Cinderella-like winner had magical help from the animals, with the hummingbirds weaving their iridescent feathers through her pubic hair. My first though was that this showed a profound difference between cultures. My second thought was that this was actually a pretty positive image – the contest wasn’t about body shape, or anything – just hair. My third thought was that this would make for one outrageous Disney cartoon. [singing mice] > [@](#): > > We can do it, we can do it, > We can help our Cinderelly > We can make her pubes so pretty > There’s nothing to it really. > We’ll tie a sash around it > Pull a ribbon through it > When dancing at the ball > She’ll be more beautiful than all > In the lovely pubic hair we’ll make for Cinderelly [/singing mice] ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/17 "2018-06-08T14:38:09Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > I have seen them made in academic circles. One wonders which academy. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/18 "2018-06-08T15:21:19Z")
Desmond Morris made similar claims in his book _The Naked Ape_ but that isn’t particularly academic or scholarly. As **Beckdawrek** mentions, women don’t need to praise their own genitalia - men do that for them. Another instance of mansplaining, no doubt. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/19 "2018-06-08T15:25:21Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649/20 "2018-06-08T15:32:30Z")
They do, but they feel obliged to euphemise. (IE: The “Milkshake Song”.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-bragging-about-their-genitals/815649.md?page=2)