Thanks! You're right that it doesn't matter what the actual physical characteristics are. I just kept hearing/reading 'interesting' and was bewildered as to what would make one person's interesting since women's parts come in all shapes and sizes! I did (posted to Kim Kardashian: Present Day Venus Hottentot)
Yes, her parts were put on display at a museum after her death until they were returned to where she was born and properly buried. (posted to Kim Kardashian: Present Day Venus Hottentot)
Thanks for this! I went to a restaurant like this a few weeks ago and found myself thinking the exact same thing. Glad that you are questioning things instead of taking them for granted. (posted to Teppanyaki/hibachi chefs)
You should check out Margaret Cho's blog/books/videos where she discusses this very topic. I wrote my women's studies capstone paper in undergrad about this. I think it's great that the belly can be turned back into a source of pride (posted to Musings on Feminism and Belly Dancing)
Probably on the order of millions of years. We primates seem to be a largely patriarchal group of animals (with a few exceptions like gibbons, some of the lemurs, and the bonobo), and most of the other great apes are (posted to Origins of Oppression)
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