IT'S 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT; DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CLITORIS IS?(a.k.a. What's Up Down There)
Dedicated to all the girls and women I've spoken to lately who said, "Where's that?"
~ Here are some things you should know (because I'm tired of women being ignorant of their own bodies). With love, from
Fizzlesticks. ~
- The vulva is an all-encompassing term for your genitals, ladies. Viva la Vulva. There has been a vow of silence about what's 'down there' for too long. They're just body parts! The clitoris is located at the top of the vulva (towards your stomach, rather than your back), where the labia minora (lips) meet. Its ‘head’ is a small, hooded nub composed of erectile tissue, but it's a
lot more
[mind-bogglingly] expansive than that.
- The clitoris has over
8000 nerve-endings - that's twice the number in the p***s, and in a much more concentrated area. Isn't that cool? This is what makes this erogenous zone so sensitive; in fact, some woman find that the 'head' is
too sensitive for direct stimulation (so be sure to ask your partner what she likes!).
- The clitoris is the only organ in the human body designed purely for pleasure. It has no other function.
- According to HIStory, the clitoris was 'discovered' in 1593, when a lawyer reputedly identified the organ, and declared it a sure sign of guilt at a witch trial. Righto.
- In the '70s, Dr Shere Hite found that 70 - 80% of women will never orgasm through penetration alone. In fact, pleasure experienced during penetration is
mostly indirect pressure on the clitoris - and this is NORMAL. Thanks to patriarchy, sex has always been defined as 'Insert Tab A into Slot B'; this needs redefining to accommodate the way *both* sexes experience pleasure! Sex encompasses ALL sexual activity.
Go to: excellent Scarleteen article on the topic.- Clitoridectomy - female genital mutilation - has been carried out on around one hundred million women in Africa alone. This practice - which holds religious and cultural significance - involves the removal and/or sewing together of all or part of the female genitals, stripping a woman of her sexuality and independence, and making urination, menstruation, sex, birth and day-to-day life painful, and often humiliating.
In my opinion, a better knowledge of one's own sexuality - without shame or secrets - contributes to one's health and self-confidence. In a world that constantly seeks to quieten or change us, women deserve every shred of confidence we can get.
My love to Dr Shere Hite and Eve Ensler.
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