tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180048945075947036.post175145865493277138..comments2023-10-14T01:33:39.750-07:00Comments on SeptemberMay: Designer VaginasJessica Mendeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510577042175416292noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180048945075947036.post-44525828461559151552012-03-03T10:52:00.292-08:002012-03-03T10:52:00.292-08:00Hi Barry
I appreciate your comments, and you make...Hi Barry<br /><br />I appreciate your comments, and you make an excellent point about the role and responsibility of parents. Funny, I did an interview once with a medical doctor who took a strong personal interest in the history of the names parents use to describe their kids privates "weewee" or "doodle"...there were a whole bunch. I should look him up again, it was fascinating, because one of his points was, we do our children a disservice when we don't teach them the real names for these parts (at appropriate ages, of course) and help them to understand their function.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for commenting.Jessica Mendeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510577042175416292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180048945075947036.post-18101178635015865912012-03-03T01:09:39.415-08:002012-03-03T01:09:39.415-08:00Good, insightful article, Jessica. Being slightly ...Good, insightful article, Jessica. Being slightly different has always been an evolutionary advantage (see most studies on mating and how mates are selected) but being extremely different threatens the survaval of animals which depend on social compacts to survive. We humans need our tribes, so being ostracized significantly lowered our chances for survival until recently. Now it just means we have to become computer programmers and get our paycheck without actually interacting with anyone else. lol. Joking, of course.<br /><br />As for the practice of genitial surgeries for purely cosmetic reasons, it's extremely sad that we've gotten so warped in our views, perceptions and priorities. Reversing this has to start with the most powerful influence on attitudes: parenting. Parents have to sit their kids down at some point and demonstrate/teach self acceptance both emotionally and physically, including their own sexual organs. How and when to do this is every parent's question, and to that I have no great answer.Barry Pricehttp://www.facebook.com/sillyplatypusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180048945075947036.post-76477795476013485382010-05-17T08:54:05.707-07:002010-05-17T08:54:05.707-07:00Thanks so much for your feedback -- it is very enc...Thanks so much for your feedback -- it is very encouraging. JesseJessica Mendeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510577042175416292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180048945075947036.post-46597555138423514762010-04-26T06:38:19.330-07:002010-04-26T06:38:19.330-07:00Excellent post! Yet another example of unrealistic...Excellent post! Yet another example of unrealistic expectations and women trying to live up to some impossible "standard" getting out of control. It makes me sad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545446108635254040noreply@blogger.com