Cult of the Vagina
cult of The Vagina, originally uploaded by DrJoanne. Vagina trivia: Vagina dentata is Latin for toothed vagina. The myth of the vagina dentata in the Western world was popularized chiefly by Sigmund Freud, who found that it neatly meshed with his theories concerning castration anxiety.
Freud bestowed this name on the phenomenon, inspired by a number of legends about women with vaginas which were supposed to contain teeth or other weapons, and with which they were supposed to be able to murder or castrate their sexual partners. The motif is contained in a number of myths from Asia, especially Southeast Asia, where various sorts of penis panic are endemic.
Barbara Walker has speculated that this myth gave rise to the depiction of the opening of Hell as a giant mouth in medieval Europe. The tale is frequently told as a cautionary tale warning of the dangers of sex with strange women.
-from Wikipedia
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i heard that in some country, either iraq or africa, where women are raped so frequently, a new sort of contraception is offered to women. it is like a vaginal condom, but inside it has little sharp objects that will slice and cut the rapist's penis, AND keep them from getting pregnant AND keep them protected from STD's. just a little more trivia...
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