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Bonus holes

252 replies

uneffingbelievable · 08/07/2023 12:45

The world has gone bonkers!
Apparently there is a charity who in conjunction with the LGBTQ community have put forward this is the acceptable way for vaginas to be described, so that trans women do not feel excluded.
Allegedly to help them come forward for cervical screening for a piece of anatomy they physically do not have.

When does this madness stop - the minority seem to have the misled belief that they speak for the majority of women and can rename our bodies.

AIBU - I do not have a bonus hole - I am a woman
YABU - men can decide what women call their bodies

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BumbleBee2023 · 08/07/2023 12:47

It's disgusting. "Bonus hole" sounds like some kind of porno gone wrong. 🤮
Why did our ancestors have to die to get woman's rights when all these woke people are taking it away from us.

FourTeaFallOut · 08/07/2023 12:52

Bonus 🙄

I suppose fundamental to life hole might be a bit long winded but vagina is fine.

whereaw · 08/07/2023 12:53

Bonus holes... hardly a 'bonus' when fundamental for the continued existence of the human race.

sweeneytoddsrazor · 08/07/2023 13:07

I clicked on this thinking you were going to say you had managed to win a free crazy golf game in that extra hole at the end of the course .

Having now read it there is more likelihood of me winning a game than thinking of a suitable for printing answer.

ChickenRat · 08/07/2023 13:08

As someone on a previous thread mentioned, calling the vagina a "bonus" hole implies anal is the default 😡

JMSA · 08/07/2023 13:09

It reminds me of that vile saying 'any hole's a goal'.

user1471517900 · 08/07/2023 13:11

18 is enough for me I think. Plus the machine takes your ball on the last hole usually anyway.

FourTeaFallOut · 08/07/2023 13:25

It's awful dehumanizing, misogynistic language however they have decided to dress it up. So, just more of the same then, I guess? Fuckers.

croft89 · 08/07/2023 13:29

I've heard the bum hole called this before

FourEyesGood · 08/07/2023 13:30

”Apparently…” - what’s your source?

35965a · 08/07/2023 13:35

Fucking vile.

user1471517900 · 08/07/2023 13:37

That doesn't seem particularly unreasonable on the site:

This glossary explains some of the words we use in our information or that you might hear used by a patient. This is not a definitive list and we recognise that some people may prefer different words. It is still necessary to check the words or phrases your patient would prefer.

Bonus hole – An alternative word for the vagina. It is important to check which words someone would prefer to use.

Yellowlegobrick · 08/07/2023 13:42

Soon you will get TW complaining they haven't got a second x chromosome so we can't teach reproduction in schools for fear of offending/making someone feel left out

loislovesstewie · 08/07/2023 13:54

No sorry, it really is too much. We are being relegated to 'holes' not biological terms, at least they are correct. Individuals can call parts of their own bodies what they like, but official docs shouldn't descend to this level.

Lisbeth50 · 08/07/2023 13:58

How horrible and extremely offensive. In what way is it a bonus hole? Bonus for whom? And that's before you even consider the nonsensical use of "hole".

Catusrusty · 08/07/2023 14:00

Would someone complain directly to charity about this offensive language or direct to the charity commission?

jeaux90 · 08/07/2023 14:02

The whole shitty ideology is a gaslighting game. Not playing.

MrsBlondie · 08/07/2023 14:03

Catusrusty · 08/07/2023 14:00

Would someone complain directly to charity about this offensive language or direct to the charity commission?

Let me know how and I will.
I mean seriously WTF.

Deadringer · 08/07/2023 14:06

But what about TW that don't have a bonus hole. Isn't this excluding them? And surely only a man, and a heterosexual man at that, would regard a vagina as a 'bonus'. Bonkers

BCBird · 08/07/2023 14:07

The world has gone mad.

2mummies1baby · 08/07/2023 14:13

I know people on this thread will probably not want to hear this, but I can't bear misinformation being spread, so here goes.

OP, you are a bit confused- the term 'bonus hole' is never used by transwomen (who, incidentally, do not require cervical smear tests as they do not have a cervix), nor is it a new term; the term has been used for many years by some transmen, usually gay transmen, to describe THEIR OWN vaginas, never those of cisgender women.

The story you mention about the charity (which unfortunately you don't provide a link for) will, I imagine, be about the charity supporting the NHS in encouraging transmen to come forward for potentially life-saving cervical smear tests, as many transmen are either very unwilling to attend these, or don't even realise they should.

Unless I have missed something, no one is trying to tell you you can't call your vagina a vagina. I agree that would be outrageous.

Swrigh1234 · 08/07/2023 14:15

But it’s progressive, innit?

BodegaSushi · 08/07/2023 14:15

It's disgusting.

But the definition refers to trans MEN, not women.

And the guidance is aimed at this group. It's not saying everyone should be told about their bonus hole 🤢

If they're happy with it, joke's on them

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