Calling a Spade a Spade: Vagina is a Vulva

Mum has a favourite story that she likes to tell. When I three, and my brother five, she took us to a local take-away shop to get chicken and chips for dinner.  She was wearing a green jumper that her friend had knitted for her.  At the bottom were two tassels, knotted at the end.…

The Short & Curlies: Our Double-Standards

On 17 October, Petra Collins wrote an article in Oystermag.com about why Instagram deleted her account over a photo that she posted. The photo showed her torso, wearing bikini bottoms.  What turned out to be controversial about the image was that it showed her pubic hair peeking out from the bikini bottoms. I originally saw…