Not all pussies are pink

[OldBlueStitches]

So I was gently introducing a friend to the issue of self identification, female penises etc. Came on to the women's march and the "not all pussies are pink" tweet.

She agreed. Not all pussies are pink.
I said we're all pink on the inside.
She said no, pussy refers to vulva - hence the pussy hats being vulvas.

Now help me out here. I thought it refers to vagina. Have I got this wrong?!

She then told me that people of all other skin colours apart from white don't have pink vaginas, either.

I'm straight, white and not an HCP so never seen inside other women's vaginas! She's white with DDs from a black father. I am wondering if I've got this wrong too! And I'm so embarrassed I may have!!!!

I like scones too.

God. Burn the ccerf

Answer is - they are not all furry either, but they are all female

The places this business takes is, eh Datun?

Oh Christ. I wish I hadn’t clicked on Datun’s link.

I have to warn you though that I'm clotted cream exclusionary.

Not being funny or owt, but I might have to assert the primacy of blancmange exclusion. Everyone knows blancmangephiles are the biggest oppressors of all.

I have never understood the logistics of grabbing someone by the pussy. I mean, there isn't anything grabbable, is there?? Perhaps Tr*mp was grabbing someone's female penis?

You can certainly reach out and grab a woman's crotch. Especially if you get your hand so the fingers are underneath.

I've been "grabbed by the pussy" in the pub before now so it's definitely doable.

Ha! This is a great read to come back to!! Thanks! I suddenly worried that someone would think I was a nutter as I've not much posting history in this name!

I think there is maybe a U.K./North American difference as my friend is American. The person who made that tweet is British though - I think.

Loved reading the replies!!

Had my crotch grabbed a fair amount in my youth. My vulva wasn't appreciative.

It really is a classic case of divide and conquer. To stop women working together.

I've had my pussy grabbed. It involves jabbing the thumb against the pubic bone in order to force the fingers up in a cotton ceiling direction and it's really rather painful when done with any force.

Horrible. I shouldn't have joked about it

I know for fact that black women are also pink/flesh coloured. My friend showing me photos accidentally confirmed that one. She is mixed race.

Your joke was aimed at Trump, not at women survivors and personally I had no problem with it.

It's time to for women to talk about we experience these interactions instead of allowing men to decide what they mean and whether they matter.

I'm really shocked that we're all white here - it seems that way from the replies. Maybe I shouldn't be. I don't see it as a positive thing. We're missing out on a lot. But not sure how that can change on an anonymous forum.

We're not all white here. What gave you that idea?
You didnt read the link I posted, did you?

I have brown skin, brown labia majora and brown labia minora. But the inside of my vagina is bright pink!

But i don't think it's at all relevant because i'm sure the pussy hats are pink because pink is the colour associated with women and girls, not because they're supposed to look like actual vulvas or vaginas!

Have any women complained about the colour of the hats or has it just been TIMs complaining?

A woman of colour co-designed the hats and the colour is intended to reflect the femininity which is foisted on women of all colours.

Now a witty and inclusive metaphor has been turned into an opportunity for prurient speculation about the colour of women's vaginas in order to divide and conquer us and also shame us out of discussing our shared biology.

Thanks for that Bergdorf et al

Krista Suh, pussy hat designer

If she was intending for that hat to look like her vagina, she did a piss poor job.