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Having already spent far too long thinking about vaginas, the reason for the eternal absence of the vagina seemed twofold. One reason is that the vulva, unlike breasts, is harder to angle as solely for the male gaze, and therefore becomes a threatening marker of female autonomy. It is too often being used for something else—female pleasure, masturbating, giving birth—for it to be simply an orifice for a guy to imagine his dick going into. If films are, more often than not, made by men and for the male gaze, then the inclusion of the vulva—even if attempting to be sexy—sits uneasily if the depiction can be too easily detached from "object literally only useful for male pleasure." As soon as it strays away from that definition, the vagina becomes problematic. Passive cis women's bodies are useful for men to project their sexual fantasies upon; active cis women's bodies that are using their vaginas for a purpose that in no way gives a man an erection is gross/wrong/explicit.READ ON BROADLY: What Actually Happens When Your Vagina Falls Out
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