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> Slightly offtopic but is there a reason why penis drawings are more common than vaginas. Because female sexual organs are a taboo in most countries. I just h

> Slightly offtopic but is there a reason why penis drawings are more common than vaginas. Because female sexual organs are a taboo in most countries. I just happened to read this article (sorry, in German only) https://www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/sex/klitoris-und-weibliche-lust-koenigin-des-kommens-kanzlerin-aller-orgasmen-a-5951701e-69f0-4dfc-a716-844b47262adc https://www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/sex/klitoris-und-weibliche... Like you, more than 70% of women don't even know that the thing you are referring to is called vulva, not vagina. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulva https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulva You draw a penis, not an urethra after all. Still there are differences from country to country. When I moved from Germany to Finland decades ago I wondered about a certain pattern of symbolic graffiti seen in many places. My girlfriend explained me that's a vagina. (With today's knowledge she meant vulva). I had never seen that symbol in Germany. But then Finland is the country where the most common swear word is cunt, even amongst 14 year old girls.

kiplkipl 6y ago
>You draw a penis, not an urethra after all. Typically a penis and testicles, going by this thread. But the title still says penis. A medical definition does not overrule a colloquial one.
searchableguy 6y ago
I expected this lol. I know the anatomical difference but in general what people refers to as vagina/pussy is vulva so I went with that. Pussy is often used in derogative way which is why people go with vagina. Thanks for sharing the article. It does seem like female reproductive organs being taboo is the main reason behind lack of their depiction.
adrian_b 6y ago
While "vulva" is now the correct medical term, initially it was also an euphemism, used as wrongly as some people use now "vagina". In the beginning, "vulva" was a synonym for "uterus" and its current meaning arose much later, because some began to use it in order to avoid the correct word "cunnus".
clarry 6y ago
As a Finn, I can confirm that people draw vulvas, although I don't know if they're more popular than dicks. The doodle is usually called kirkkovene ("church boat"). https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=kirkkovene&tbs=imgo:1 https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=kirkkovene&tbs=imgo... (Screenshot, in case Google doesn't give the right results for all users: https://i.imgur.com/HASrhyr.png https://i.imgur.com/HASrhyr.png)

kiplkipl 6y ago

>You draw a penis, not an urethra after all. Typically a penis and testicles, going by this thread. But the title still says penis. A medical definition does not overrule a colloquial one.

searchableguy 6y ago

I expected this lol. I know the anatomical difference but in general what people refers to as vagina/pussy is vulva so I went with that. Pussy is often used in derogative way which is why people go with vagina. Thanks for sharing the article. It does seem like female reproductive organs being taboo is the main reason behind lack of their depiction.

adrian_b 6y ago

While "vulva" is now the correct medical term, initially it was also an euphemism, used as wrongly as some people use now "vagina". In the beginning, "vulva" was a synonym for "uterus" and its current meaning arose much later, because some began to use it in order to avoid the correct word "cunnus".

clarry 6y ago

As a Finn, I can confirm that people draw vulvas, although I don't know if they're more popular than dicks. The doodle is usually called kirkkovene ("church boat"). https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=kirkkovene&tbs=imgo:1 https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=kirkkovene&tbs=imgo... (Screenshot, in case Google doesn't give the right results for all users: https://i.imgur.com/HASrhyr.png https://i.imgur.com/HASrhyr.png)