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Vagina Dentata

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:58:49 GMT

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Vagina dentata is Latin for toothed vagina. Various cultures have folk tales about women with toothed vaginas, frequently told as cautionary tales warning of the dangers of sex with strange women.

The vagina dentata appears in the myths of several cultures. Erich Neumann relays one such myth in which “A fish inhabits the vagina of the Terrible Mother; the hero is the man who overcomes the Terrible Mother, breaks the teeth out of her vagina, and so makes her into a woman.”^[1]

Although the myth is associated with the fear of castration, it is often falsely attributed to Sigmund Freud

Anti-rape female condom

In 2005, inventor Sonette Ehlers introduced The Rapex, an anti-rape female condom which can be inserted into the vaginal canal like a diaphragm. The product is lined with microscopic barbs which attach to a rapist's penis and which must be surgically removed

Clip Source: www.rapestop.net

RAPEX^TM is a device used by women to prevent rape and to identify the rapist.

India's Pink Vigilante Women

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: These women are so freaking cool!

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

They wear pink saris and go after corrupt officials and boorish men with sticks and axes

The several hundred vigilante women of India's northern Uttar Pradesh state's Banda area proudly call themselves the "gulabi gang" (pink gang), striking fear in the hearts of wrongdoers and earning the grudging respect of officials

the women in pink have thrashed men who have abandoned or beaten their wives and unearthed corruption in the distribution of grain to the poor

They have also stormed a police station and attacked a policeman after they took in an untouchable man and refused to register a case.

sometimes we have to take the law in our hands. At other times, we prefer to shame the wrongdoers," says Sampat Pal Devi

women bear the brunt of poverty and discrimination in Banda's highly caste-ridden, feudalistic and male dominated society. Dowry demands and domestic and sexual violence are common

Banda is one of the poorest districts in Uttar Pradesh

National Organization for Men

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:39:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Haha!

Clip Source: chirpychickadee.wordpress.com

Tags: toothpaste for dinner, feminism

History of Some Words

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:28:15 GMT

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Clip Source: mochaccinochai.blogspot.com

when we label people a certain way our experiences and interactions with, opinions, thoughts and feelings about, those people will be determined by that label

For instance, if we label someone 'depressed' not only will our own interactions with that person be coloured by that term, their experiences with the world will be too.

Have you ever wondered where words come from?

For instance, did you know that the word 'vagina' comes from a Latin word which meant 'sheath' or something which covers a sword

Hmm...I wonder what sword they were referring to

So the female gentalia only exists in reference to the male member. The role of the female gentalia is only to house the 'sword.'

And then there's the saying 'rule of thumb.' This was based on an old English law which stated that a man could not beat his wife with something that was thicker than his thumb. Ah well jeez...thank you so much.

Many words

originate

as a result of colonial occupation

'thug,' 'bungalow,' 'cushy,' 'loot,' and 'cummerband.

Tags: words, history, meaning, english, oigin