Using the word "vagina" when you mean "vulva"

[LividofLondon]

AIBU to think that people should know the difference between these parts of the body and use the correct names? It's not uncommon to hear people use the word vagina (the internal organ) when they clearly mean the vulva (the external parts). For example, "the great wall of vagina" sells a "Vagina Casting Kit", but you're going to be smearing alginate over your vulva not shoving it up your vagina! They also sell "The big coloring book of vaginas", and mention "...From the compact smooth vagina to a coiffed vagina with full lips..." when they mean vulva FFS! It grinds my gears!

:) @ "mulvas"

YANBU - and it's not like saying 'sore arm but specifically mean sore elbow' - in fact, that's the opposite, it's like saying you have a sore throat when you actually have a sore lip.

What about calling it our "cute under navel tunnel" or something else for short?

"Oh they're just not getting it op, are they? Its not about what you call it, its getting it right if you are going to use the anatomical terminology"
^This. I don't use those phrases in everyday use (I have a "fanjo" FWIW) but I've often read (on MN) people saying "vagina" when they are clearly talking about their "vulva". It's just wrong and a different part of their anatomy. I don't care what nic-names people call theirs, I just wonder why so many people use the wrong gynae word entirely when they are using gynae names.

"What exactly were you looking for when you stumbled across a "vagina casting kit" and "The big colouring book of vaginas"?"
I was curious and had a look on "The Great Wall of Vagina" website. I had no idea they had a shop! I'm rather interested in body casting anyway and wouldn't mind that kit I just have no intention of making a cast of my "vagina"

I might buy myself the Cunt Coloring Book though because it would be more interesting than colouring vaginas!

Ooh wee bum I love it0. Hey it's wee bum everybody, that will give the pearl clutches something to faint over

On a more serious note I am with you. I'm fed up with people mislabelling my lady bits. Don't we teach biology in schools any more or has it been replaced by something PC but useless?

A used copy of the Cunt Colouring Book is £338. Why?

"cute under navel tunnel" V good, pobblebop

The words vulva and labia make me smirk. I've only ever seen them used in these horrific erotic novels that me and my friend found in her mum's cupboard when we were about 15.

"Susan could feel her vulva getting warm at the thought of Derek parting her labia and sliding his member into her velvet pouch"

For that reason, I cannot possibly use those words.

Fanny here, the word Vulva doesn't trip of my tongue very easily. It's not a warm word, fanny is warm.

The only time I have heard the word vulva used in rl is when my lovely gran was trying to tell us about the new car my auntie had bought.

'Oh you know, it's one of those estate cars, a Vulva I think.'

Cue much sniggering.

I call mine Margaret but after the previous post I may rename it My Velvet Pouch.

Whooooooooo Caresssssssssssss ??????????

right I am going to ask my dm tomorrow why she says 'holiday money' for her hoo har.

i hope childhood holiday memories won't be ruined.

At work, I once accompanied a young woman to see her GP to help her get support for a certain issue. Got the referral we needed but when the Dr asked if there was anything else he could help with, she asked if he could give her any cream for her itchy "Tom n Danny". Cue blank face from GP for her to make clear "You know...me fanny...me Tom n Danny

it's called Pingu in our house

Velvet pouch has reminded me of otter's pocket which I rather like.

Perhaps we should just say inner cunt and outer cunt.

it's called Pingu in our house

What do you call Pingu in your house?

All of it... we don't seperate it into different birds. It's all Pingu.

'Wipe your Pingu' to the kids

'Eat my Pingu' to the husband.

Lol @ eat my pingu... If I said that he would think I've lost the plot!

Words I've heard it called in our family include foof, flangina, cookie, la la, hoof & fanny.

Mine's called my flat hamster. Though understandably we haven't taught that to DD.

Bootycall! You mean mr Spock, dr Spock is the Childcare expert from the 80s.

"You know...me fanny...me Tom n Danny"

Oh dear - I know someone with sons called Tom and Daniel...

I think there's a point here about squueamishness about female sexuality.

Of course we don't have to use anatomical terminology - men don't use the term penis all the time. Of course you can call yours

But it's a bit sad that some people don't even know those "secret inside parts" even have a name.