CAKE Byte 34.0: Coochie-Coo

In observance of Women's History Month, CAKE is dedicating March to examining the relationship between women's body image and our sexuality. What better place to start talking about body image than "where it all begins" - ...

In the 70's, suburban mothers sat around in conscious raising groups talking about and comparing their vaginas. A generation later, it seems that women are more likely to praise the latest fashion trend, then our vaginas. We have not come very far. CAKE wants to be sure that when it comes to our vaginal body image we...Keep the lights on!

Childbirth, pleasure, orgasm, fucking, penetration, menstruation, the g-spot, ejaculation, kegel muscles, swells, cycles, lunar eclipses - the seat of the soul, the center of the world - none other than a woman's vagina.

Pussy, beaver, vagina, cunt, yoni, coochie, vulva, labia, clit, lips, flower, fruit, bud, rose, cherry muff, muffin, kitten, wee-wee, mee-mee, love canal, hole, glory hole, snatch, twat, cooter box, poonany, bush, puntang, powderbox, honey pot... down there...?

Did we miss your favorite euphemism? You might want to try "CAKE" on for size.

We wax it, shave it, and subject it to torture, but when was the last time we looked at it, examined it, explored it, checked in on it? We discuss facials, manicures, spa treatments, even eyebrow plucking with our girlfriends, but we are hard pressed to compare notes on our pussies? Where is the love!

CAKE's mission for you this week is to take a look, sit down with a mirror and treat your ...love muffin (or insert favorite name here)... with the respect it deserves - get to know your poonani like you know your fingers and toes. Women treat their toes better than our coochies -- an entire industry is based around the pedicure and we get them ritually. We should treat our vaginas with the same love. Your toes don't make babies or have orgasms, now do they ..but yet how many silly, inanimate names do we have for our toes? Like, none !? Well, little piggies ...

To aid you in your mission, make sure to rent Nina Hartley's Guide to Oral Sex, grab a mirror (ignore the very 80's lime green and rose leotards) and follow along with our favorite nurse turned pro-sex advocate for a joy ride of the ins and outs of the female anatomy. With handy props, willing couples and real on-screen multiple orgasms, Nina expertly tells us everything we need to know about the art of touching, the differences from one vulva to the next and techniques on how to stroke the g-spot. Plus, Nina's stuffed Vagina puppet is an absolute must see! Above all, Nina encourages us to love our pussies by drawing the obvious, right-on connection between the sanctity of the female body and the pleasurable and life making capability of our vaginas.

After you're done, make sure you share what you learned with a friend. She will thank you.

Question of the Month:

How does your body image affect your sexuality? SUBMIT your response at CAKE.REPORT.

Love,
CAKE