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To all the young girls in this forum:?

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A few months ago, I posted the following question in the Men's Health forum: "Why do men smell bad down there?"

Sure enough, a teenage boy responded with the following:

it's because of the sweat n plus u got to member thats were pee n sperm comes from. give it a break most ppl i hear complain bout how girls smell. like at school all u hear is hey "BETH" close ur legs it smells like tuna. Wen do u hear that bout a guy?

Yes, Teen Boy, it is because of sweat and urine. Yes, girls, you sweat and pee too.

What, Teen Boy? You hear more often that girls smell? And you hear at school derogatory comments about female odor that are so common that they are readily recognizable as commenting on the female body (such as"tuna")?

What, Teen Boy? You ask how frequently such things are said about males?

This is exactly the kind of answer I was soliciting. I intended to evoke the sexist, disparaging, and socially induced comments that men and boys make about women. These comments cause young girls to hate their bodies--proof of that abounds in the Women's Health forum--and encourage young boys to disparage women's bodies and revere their own. Society indoctrinates boys into a culture that simultaneously hates and sexualizes the female body.

The victim is the adolescent girl--who grows into an adult woman who never appreciates her own body. Who reveres the male body.

Girls, what do you say about the men, women, and boys who have taught you--and your male peers--to hate your bodies?

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  1. f*ck them.

    i also have to say that generally, women's vaginas do not smell that terrible. i mean, for the most part we take a lot of time w/ maintantance down there.

    men, on the other hand...

    balls just stink. not that i dont appreciate them for their function, but they usually smell like p**s.


  2. no offend but i totally agree with the second respond, don't take it so seriously is no big deal, this is YAHOO come on

  3. boys can be SOO dumb.

  4. One of the things that really annoys the c**p out of me is the growing trend among teens for girls to give their boyfriends bjs.  It's not the bjs that annoy me so much, it's the lack of reciprocity that makes me crazy.

    Girls are supposed to give him oral to be a good girlfriend but does the guy do the same for her?  No, maybe he "fingers" her a bit but he probably doesn't know much of anything about how or where to touch her to really bring her pleasure.  So what does the teen girl get out of the deal?  The message everywhere is that the only value a woman has is her sexual value.  It's out-freakin-rageous!!!  

    This is partly why I think it's good for young girls to m********e.  I think it helps them learn about their body.  It helps them learn what they like and that they deserve better than some pathetic pawing that probably hurts more than anything.  

    I encourage both boys and girls to go to responsible websites and learn about each others bodies.  Both need to learn about the clitoris.  So many younger kids think s*x is 98% about penetration for both girls and boys.  Girls think something is wrong with them when they can't o****m thru penetration.  Guys don't understand why it hurts the girl so much because they don't know how to prepare her for it.  I think s*x ed should be more than just "wear a condom".  I don't mean to encourage teens to have s*x but if they're going to be doing it, they should at least be doing it right.  I always try to make sure that I'm available for any questions.  

    www.teenwire.com is a decent site by Planned Parenthood that has some straight up talk without anything that seems like p**n.  

  5. not trying to offend but dont take it to seriosuly. thats just how most guys are. they say things without thinking about the repercussions of their actions. Other guys say things like this to try and sound funny. Try and understand that guys are generally @$$holes

  6. I have nothing to say to them cause I love my body.  Guys who say things like that are very immature and are trying to take the attention off of their flaws by throwing it back to women.  Not every guy says things like that.  They have more respect for the womans body.  My husband loves me and is always telling me how beautiful my body is.  So to the woman out there who let men make them hate their bodys all I can is there are more mature and respectable men out there who will love your body and tell you everday.

  7. Wow, just give a break. I mean, get an actually life outside of these forums.

  8. It used to make me so mad!

    Honestly when i was younger even my parents called me fat, i had no self esteem.

    Now at 17, ive learned to love my body, and some man will love how i look to one day:)

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