.DrJenGunter isn't allowed to promote her book on Twitter because of the word 'vagina'. In 2019.
Vagina is the anatomical word for part of a woman’s reproductive organ. So, why is there still such a reluctance to use it in conversation? This Twitter thread reveals part of the problem.. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. And she regularly publicly challenges new women’s health claims.But there’s a problem.
“Just so you know my publisher is not allowed to use the word “vagina” to promote my book on @twitter. The image can have it, but they are not allowed to use “vagina” in the text,” tweeted Gunter. “Dear @jack, Vagina is an anatomical term and not a “dirty” word. Jen” She continued to explain that this is only applicable to Twitter ads, writing: “This is a @twitter ads things, my publisher @KensingtonBooks is very pro vagina and pro anatomy. But because they can’t write an ad with my book title that @twitter will accept because…VAGINA”
“Our societal inability to say vagina like we say elbow is one reason I insisted on VAGINA in the title. When we’re not allowed to say a word the implication is it’s dirty or shameful. Not being able to buy an ad because of the word vagina for a book about vaginas is ridiculous.”It’s certainly sparked a discussion about how we need to stop using alternative words for vagina in order to normalise it.
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