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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 36 minutes ago

Lol @ the lil pubes in the illustration

[–] green_goglin@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 hour ago

Yet, nobody can seem to find it (curious) /s

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 hours ago

you can use cm if your mm values are exclusively multiples of 10 anyway

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] greygore@lemmy.world 20 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

3.342294e-13 to 5.34767e-13 AU.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Oh I should have been precise. Not astronaut units, American units. Apologies.

[–] mech@feddit.org 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 39 minutes ago (1 children)
[–] mech@feddit.org 2 points 28 minutes ago

Depends on her bun size

[–] MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

astronaut units

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

so basically i have no chance

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You got no fingers? Or maybe use a toy? You can get there if you try.

[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 50 minutes ago* (last edited 50 minutes ago)

Don’t you know men are only allowed to use their penis during sex otherwise their man card gets revoked /s

[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 135 points 16 hours ago (5 children)

The existence of the G-spot as a distinct structure has not been proven, nor has the source of female ejaculation.[4][5] Although it has been studied since the 1940s,[2] disagreement persists over its definition and location.[4][6][7] The G-spot may be an extension of the clitoris, which may be the actual cause of vaginal orgasms.[7][8][9] Sexologists and other researchers are concerned that women may consider themselves to be dysfunctional if they do not experience G-spot stimulation, and emphasize that not experiencing it is normal.[5]

The lack of study of women's anatomy is abysmal.

The clitoris wasn't fully anatomically described until 2005.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 points 20 minutes ago

Unfortunately there surrounds a whole lot of stigma around studying the female sex of humans. We know more about how one of horses or cows function, because if someone is seeking funding to study the human female sex there is an immediate opinion you're just a perv.

I read a few interviews about this quite a while ago, I'll try to find them...

[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 23 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

If I remember correctly Sexologist Dr. Lindsey Doe has a story from her time as a student where she was in a lecture where a dude was talking about there being no evidence of a G-Spot, and joking about squirting as a concept being a made up porn gag, and she's sitting in the auditorium being like "but I experience G-Spot orgasms and squirt, like... often" 😅

Now, to be fair to the field at least a little bit, I understand why maybe she didn't want to stand up and shout "I routinely hammer my G-Spot and squirt all over the place" in front of her peers, and even in a clinical environment I could imagine it's not the most orgasm-conducive setting to have a bunch of electrodes and cameras and stuff setup and then to be like "okay, now please show us all what it's like at home. Anytime. We're all ready to watch"

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 2 points 1 hour ago

Before I met her, my wife went to an anatomy course in which the teacher apparently said women couldn't have kinks (though I believe the word used was "philia").

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds about right. Like confidently claiming that women getting wet isn't a real thing ...

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 4 points 1 hour ago

My doctor wife said...

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 44 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I always forget this fact because it’s so incredulous. Then I re-learn it every time. I’m not looking forward to Alzheimer's

[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 16 hours ago (18 children)

I carry this factoid with me out of pure rage and spite.

[–] ArchEngel@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Well, here's another fun little fact for you to carry around then (that I learned recently and gained mild rage for):

Factoid

Invented claim or trivial fact

A factoid was originally defined to mean a false statement presented as a fact. In colloquial speech, it is often used to mean a true but brief or trivial item of news or information.

  • Wikipedia
[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 51 minutes ago

I think this falls under “a true but brief item of information”

[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Despite all my rage I am still just a clit in a cage

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[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 8 points 13 hours ago

Lmfao is the clitoris thing real? MFS really first found the clit 20 years ago

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

And we still cant find it...

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 15 points 16 hours ago

That's because 99% of it is inside the body, surrounding the vaginal area. I'm surprised at the wiki stating it "might" be the source of vaginal orgasms. It's a huge mass of nerves around the area... yeah, it might be what's doing it.

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[–] Drekaridill@lemmy.wtf 1 points 6 hours ago

That's definitely not where mine is.

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 15 points 12 hours ago (6 children)
[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 hour ago

I'm 1 inch long and 12 inches wide. Women call me "the plate".

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 17 points 11 hours ago

Well if MeatPilot says so it must be true.

[–] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 11 hours ago

Hung like a tuna can.

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 hours ago

Long and thin is better for anal

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[–] Casterial@lemmy.world 81 points 17 hours ago (10 children)

Why did I just open lemmy to this dude posting like 30 post about vaginas and penis

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 8 points 10 hours ago

People often complain about how "we lost the old internet", but this is the good stuff right here, g-spot and all.

[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 69 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know, but it's better than most of the doom and gloom news, clickbait and borderline advertisements normally in my feed, so I'll take it!

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 27 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Don't be so sure, this is clearly astroturf marketing for penises and vaginas.

[–] Quokka@quokk.au 18 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I am in the market for a new vagina.

[–] buggybug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

and happy cake day!

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 9 points 14 hours ago

Happy hunting 🥰 !

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[–] sundray@lemmus.org 25 points 15 hours ago

It used to be on the front wall, but we've redecorated.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 20 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Uhhh yeah, that’s why you hook your fingers.

[–] Innerworld@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 15 points 15 hours ago

“Why are you putting measurement markings on that dildo?”

“Uh… don’t worry about it.”

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