Why do so many girls/women dislike using the proper term v****a?

Question

Well probably men too!

As I read posts here so many girls/women use the term "down there" for the word v****a. I can only assume that they were brought up that way. IMO, it means a sense of shame/disgust/anxiety towards their bodies.

We don't say over there for kidneys, lungs, or your eyes etc,, so why the hang up about v****a. I think this is widespread. Many years ago I bought a dictionary for my godchild, she was about 6. The dictionary had p***s in it, but v****a was missing, t******e was there, but no ovary. I've always been a dictionary/encyclopedia reader-LOL!

As a nurse, I've seen the same with women patients, so why do you think this is so prevalent in this so-called enlightened age???

BTW, down there, to me means h**l or your basement!

I'm sure to see some crackpot answers, but keep in mind nothing you say will be original!

Answer 1

I have no problem with it. I love my v****a!

When we get home from work my boyfriend says 'Hi babe, how's your vagi today?'

Answer 2

I call it my special place... because i call my friend v****a( her name is gina)

Answer 3

I would attribute it to the socially imposed norms of keeping s*x private in an effort to prevent premarital s*x and widespread promiscuity, mainly in the times before reliable birth control.  With reliable birth control being relatively new (last 30-50 years or so) in our total history of thousands of years, it will take a while for the social norms to catch up.  Plus v****a (and v***a, p***s, t******e, s*****m, etc) just isn't a pleasant sounding word, thus the preference for more "fun" names like ******** (thank you Grey's Anatomy!).   Oh, Yahoo had to censor what I typed (I didn't think it was THAT bad!).  Hopefully people will know what I typed with the Grey's reference.

Answer 4

v****a.

there i said it.

but i also say down there too...and hooha

i actually dont care for the other slang though.  

Answer 5

Because to me, the proper terms sound worse than the slang.

Answer 6

v****a, oh I have one of those., sorry if I don't show it to you; it's personal. I read once in this strange name site where this woman actually named her daughter v****a.

Answer 7

v****a ,v****a,v****a...there that wasnt so bad...

Answer 8

Well for one thing this age isn't enlightened.

The next is accuracy of communication, since no other body part is called something so similar it quite accurately says it. The difference being the stigma attached to the word.

Although I certainly hope as a nurse you really dont think that when they say they ahve a problem 'down there', that they have a problem with h**l or the basement lol. Might need an exorcist or a workman (plumber etc) for that.

Can't say Ive noticed a lack of those words in the dictionary.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.a...

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Could be the quality of dictionary your looking in.

Answer 9

i dont know. i am a man and a feel very proud about my p***s and testicles. (down there)

Answer 10

It just sounds such an ugly word.  

Answer 11

I call 'em Weenies and Wannies because the 'proper terms' are too specific for use in everyday conversations about men and womens private parts... They are private and personal.

Answer 12

"Last week a 6 yr old came to my office saying "I have a hurt" I asked her where, she said, "my v****a!" I was both shocked and thrilled, maybe women are learning."

Uh...why would a 6 yo complain of having a  'hurt' in her 'v****a'? This whole conversation makes me queasy.

*Yeah, sure ludwig....did you say you are a nurse?  And how would a seesaw hurt her 'v****a'? Maybe this is a misuse/misunderstanding of the word? How would a 6yo know the difference from her v****a to her labia? Perhaps "crotch" or "groin" would be more appropriate?  LIttle girls dont normally get 'vaginal' trauma from seesaws.

Answer 13

I don't have a problem saying the word v****a. But I'll tell ya, you got to really focus on pronouncing your words when you say "It's because I have a v****a" hahaha - I'm such a feminist :P nahh my dad's rules of the house are not applicable to my brother and why is that? Because HE has a p***s and I have a v****a!!!

But I think it is that we're meant to be ashamed of our vaginas, I mean they do get "fukd". We're meant to preserve ourselves so our lover can be one of the Very few to f**k it, while he's allowed as many partners as he wants >.< And if you don't think so why is the word "s**t" such a derogative word? And why does it only apply to females?

Answer 14

I know exactly what you mean. Back in the early 80’s I worked in a nursery school for a short time while waiting for a position in the laboratory field to open up. In the five and six year old class a boy mentioned his p***s one day and the teacher of the class flipped out at him and told him to never use that word again, that is was a dirty word and to call it his weenie. Needless to say I was flabbergasted.  p***s was the word I taught my son to use and he never heard any slang words for it until he was about 10 or 11. He is in his 30’s now and has never used any word but the correct one for all the parts of his body including his p***s. I guess it all amounts to what your parents called it when they were telling you the parts of your body when you were a baby or young child.  

Answer 15

Terms like v****a and v***a are okay if you are speaking with doctors, children or in a classroom.

Answer 16

I like the term punani, which is actually Swahili for v****a.

Answer 17

Me and my children always use the proper terms for our anatomy. We sometimes get dirty or funny looks for it but o-well. When I worked Labor and delivery and OB/GYN there was nothing I hated more then trying to decode what cutesy name meant what body part.

Answer 18

I don't know, I guess it's because men never really refer to their p***s as 'p***s', they call it some other slang word, and there aren't really any slang words that are nice to use about a my 'down below', and 'v****a' sounds too scientific. Aha, I don't know really, I've just always done it since I was little.

Answer 19

To most woman, her body is a very private thing to be discussing so nicknames help.

I personally feel like a medical case study when i say "My v****a".

Answer 20

I grew up in a medical-jargon loving family (they're all hypochondriacs) so I never had a problem with "v****a." I typically avoid the slang, which I feel makes me sound like a complete tool. For this reason, I also try to avoid 'dirty talk' because I hate the genital slang and "Oh, yeah, I need you to put your p***s in my v****a RIGHT NOW" would just sound beyond g*y.

Anyway.

Answer 21

I don't think that many people like referring to their private parts by their proper names. In all the time I've been with him, I've almost always heard my husband refer to his private parts by their slang terms.

Answer 22

The 'proper' term is a slang word used by the Romans because it was the word used to describe their sword scabbards.  

Answer 23

well it looks more like a taco then a v****a, and besides who came up with the word v****a is it taco in latin or what?

Answer 24

I couldn't agree with you more.

I've noticed more so that the term v****a is used incorrectly. Some people refer to the labia as the v****a. Or the uterus, or even the clitoris. Its almost like they either don't know the anatomy or just group it into one word.

I also hate it when they have pet names for it, because, honestly, I have no idea what they are referring to. "down there", "my kitty", "my sacred place", or worse "my va-jay-jay". What the heck? These are things that only the person who is talking about them knows.  

Answer 25

It is seen by many as out of place in a conversation. It also unfortunately has the connotation of being "vulgar"  or "rude", which is ridiculous. Many people are afraid to use it because it is a private part of the body and they feel ashamed saying the word

Very silly I know, but that seems to be the social norm>?

Answer 26

i call it f***y (thats an english version). doesnt mean i am not enlightened me and my mates call s*x banging and not s*x. no particular reason really.

i used to work on a s*x chat line and i called it other names on there. when you are talking to guys who wants to hear i wish you would put your p***s in my v****a. that sounds well lame