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You are Beautiful, and so is Your Vagina

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By Maritza Gordillo

While browsing through Jezebel.com, I came across this interesting article titled: “Your Vagina Isn’t Too Big, Too Floppy, and Too Hairy-It’s Also Too Brown.” This article caught my attention because the title itself is demeaning towards women, but after reading through you realize it’s said in a sarcastic way.  This article talks about a commercial of a new product that lightens up the color of your vagina with one simple wash. The woman in the commercial is showing sadness because a guy wants nothing to do with her unless she fixes her “problem.” What is disgusting is the idea of the product and it wanting to help lighten up a “brown vagina.” The concept that lighter is better, the skin tone hierarchy, and that we should be the ones changing because the man is unsatisfied is absurd. The many products that have been invented for women are ridiculous because again, it portrays a constant unsatisfactory appearance of women. Media is constantly telling us that our vaginas are too big, too hairy, too dark, and that our appearance isn’t quite perfect yet, and therefore, we should change it now. Be happy with your own body and don’t let media tell you anything different. Love your body!

To see the commercial, view the video below.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tx9vVVMWw0[/youtube]