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!

[NewtRipley]

Sorry, missed out a bit :

"Of course you can call yours whatever you want"

[Ledkr]

You mean you don't go to the drs and just lower your eyes whilst whispering "downstairs, you know dr"

Are you lot mad?

[SoupDragon]

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

You're wrong though - it's the visible outside parts that people don't know have a specific name. People are using vagina to describe inside and out as one entity.

[TimeToPassGo]

I have decided henceforth that I shall use the Scrubs inspired term 'bejingo'. It has a pleasingly musical sound.

[TimeToPassGo]

Velvet pouch? I think that would be more of an aspirational term for my bejingo.

[Crowler]

You mean you don't go to the drs and just lower your eyes whilst whispering "downstairs, you know dr"


Oh my god, this is so funny, thank you.

[notso]

I just don't think there is a massive need to be so anatomically correct, even at the Doctors.
I've never heard of anyone who's gone to the Doctor with itching 'down below' and come away with athletes foot cream.
I don't know the names of loads of body parts, before Wayne Rooney we all just had broken toes!

[MoominIsGoingToBeAMumWaitWHAT]

It's a cave of wonders. Accessed by crossing the magic carpet.

I like my bits to be Disneyfied.

[StarShank]

I like VEJINGO, like scrubs but with more vag.

[NewtRipley]

Soup, yes,, you're right. The point i was trying to make (badly) is that different bits have different names and woman don't even know what different bits of their genitalia are called.

[Birdinthebush]

Reminds me when a friends DC was looking at his neighbours new car and said he had a shiny new vulva