So, apparently people are up in arms about a teen magazine talking about and having pictures of a vagina. What is up with people and their hangups in regards to vaginas? I think it's sad how many people grow up having absolutely no idea how their body works, what is normal, what is not, etc. I'm not saying, "Hey, go out and touch yourself to find out what it's like down there!"

11 stores have pulled this magazine from their shelves. This magazine is targeted to teenage girls. This article talks about pubic hair, urinary tract infections, yeast infections, etc...things that girls should KNOW! It's not exactly prime masturbation material if that's what they're worried about. You can go get a Victoria's Secret ad for that. Besides, what exactly about the vulva is exactly nice looking anyways? It's right up there with the penis, in my opinion...not all that attractive.

I love the message they're now sending girls, "Hey, wanna find out how to apply your makeup to get your man? Want to find out how to get super sexy abs and look hot in a bikini? Want to find clothes that accentuate all of the parts of your body that guys find attractive?" That's great! Here you go! "Wanna learn about your body and when what you're experiencing is normal or not?" Oh no, we can't have any of that! That's just gross!

VAGINA VAGINA VAGINA. It's not going to hurt you. Heck, I'll go a step further... VULVA VULVA VULVA. OMG, the world is coming to an end! Hide your womenfolk and children, we're being overrun by oversexed left wingers bound and determined to make all of your children start having sex when they're 11 because they found out about yeast infections!!!!

Do you know how old I was before I found out that my vagina wasn't the whole area down there? Labia mawhat? Do you know how many WOMEN I've talked to who think they pee out of their vagina? Seriously! It's about time people are educated about their bodies. I'm not saying go and teach teenagers how to masturbate and have sex. Just teach them the basic mechanics of their bodies! If you can't even allow a teenager to know what's going on with their bodies, how on earth do you EVER expect them to seek medical help if there really IS something wrong going on? If the vagina is SO taboo that you can't even have a drawing of it in a magazine, how do you expect teenagers to be at least comfortable enough with themselves to say, "Hey, I think there's something wrong, I need to go get this checked out before it gets even worse."

Okay, so of course there's the train of thought that "that" stuff should be taught at home. I completely agree. I absolutely think that parents should be the primary teacher of sex, sexual issues, and everything that comes along with it. However, if you ARE teaching that stuff at home, how is it so wrong for them to be reading about it elsewhere? My feelings are that it's the parents who AREN'T teaching it at home that have the issues with it being in the magazine, which is doing their children an even greater disservice.

It's a vulva people. It's not going to hurt you. That is, unless there's something wrong with it and you aren't comfortable enough with it to go and get checked out.