Dan Savage on Menstruation and Vaginas

[RImusclebear1]

Try being a roommate with a heterosexual woman! Nasty!! They bleed on the toilet seat! Nasty!!!!!!!

[Whedongrl2]

@RImusclebear1 Gay women get their periods, too, you know. Also: your particular roommate sounds like she needs to wipe the toilet seat or just aim better. There's no excuse for leaving blood on the toilet seat.

[RollingLeaf22]

Dan's always injects his personal view in every conversation, but frequently he comes from a place of universal acceptance, love & respect and delivers info with a kind of authority that's bigger than his personal preferences. So the fact that he goes personal and negative on this issue and not universal, it's irritating. v's aren't gross. If you rock one, I doubt you think that.

[kissfan7]

I'm as straight as a boomerang, but let me assure you I in no way find vaginas gross.

[ESOTERICALADEPT]

Bull!! I've seen, tasted, and came when I was between 9-10 in the fifth grade.  We( me, brother, and sister) had a baby sitter on an evening I won't forget. As my siblings was already sleeping, I sneaked in the parlor to watch t.v only to find our baby sitter playing with herself, than I got caught and became her project!

I was kinda scared at first, but she made it fun, than my body was feeling so many good feelings at once, I loved the taste of her pussy the very first time I licked it, etc..

[bluebanshee3]

:) :) :) 

[pinkpixiechic]

I wish I had of heard Dan's blow job logic before I wasted 5 years with my ex

[BassBOY0GIRL]

@knightofduroch

Thats my favorute movie!

[HotButterOnToast]

I'm a feminist and I don't think it's misogynist that Dan Savage thinks vaginas are gross. I have more than enough vagina love to compensate :)

[SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

I've told every women I've ever dated the same thing when they told me of a past man who refused to eat there' pussy, get rid of that loser.

[dogwiskers]

who is this guy? why is he ranting about vaginas?

[KnightofDuroch]

Reminds me of that line from EASY A. "What is it with you gays? Do you think I have a gnome down there?"

[KharlozU]

" a guy who won't eat pussy is no one you should waste 5 minutes dating"

what a wonderful piece of wisdom there

[Heligoland43]

What is all this I hear about him being misogynist, going around the tubes? This does NOT seem misogynist to me. And what he's saying is actually a very interest argument, in terms of sexual orientation psych.

[SaulSilvaPereira]

@Heligoland43

Some feminists hate Dan Savage.

[Heligoland43]

@SaulSilvaPereira I've looked around a bit since then, and I sort of get it.

[YolandaGirl]

I asked a gay guy once what he thought about vaginas and he said,"I don't quite care for it. I can take it or leave it." Ahaha.

[SketchyBack]

Vaginas and menstruations are sexy =)

[transworId]

Is your stretched-out asshole any prettier than a vagina? Cut the misogynistic bullshit, Dr Dan.

[sevandyk]

@transworId I think you missed the point.

[CrazyNative4]

dude, you are funny! :)

[johnclavis]

I remember asking permission of a girl I was dating to check out her vag and get familiar with it. She enthusiastically agreed, and I went down there. Best decision I ever made. Just being able to poke and look and take it in, so to speak -- it was like bursting that bubble of mystery and trepidation. I think pussies are actually sexy-looking. I mean, how beautiful is your mouth, when you think about it? It's all contorted and wrinkly... our bodies are freaky, and the yummy puss is no different.

[wezdog1]

@johnclavis bloody ledgend

[fumala420]

@nukarr LMFAO!!

[mightykaytor]

That's okay Dan, because I think dicks are ugly as hell.

[GoddessOfWhatnot]

"eating pussy is the price of admission"!!!

I LOVE it!

[AnonyMouseification]

I like basically one thing about my vulva: it's fun to play with. That's it. It has a lot of different pieces that make it fun to explore. But I don't like the look of it. And I *really* hate that it starts gushing fluids (1) when I'm sufficiently aroused and (2) twice a month without fail. Seriously. Could I just get one with less gook?

I mean, I have nothing against vulvas. I'm okay with them in the same way that I'm okay with feminine clothes and makeup - when *other* women have them.

[phoboskitty]

gook? i like that gook.. assuming its healthy gook

[xTRUExHATEx]

HEY!! Stop talking bad about it RIGHT NOW!!! Those fluids taste good and serve a very important purpose!

[OOOooermilindaooOOO]

Viginas are gross?.. life comes from viginas... how is that gross?.

It amazes me that a man that dwells in anals... a shitty place.... is grossed out by a vigina that produces life. Thanx dan savage for explaining(?) the thoughts BEHIND gay men.

[robynsegg]

@OOOooermilindaooOOO: Vagina's are gross, eh? Well Dumbass Dan should understand that dicks can be just as! We women may bleed once a month, but men squirt cum every chance that they can get just because it's fun. Hook him & his dick up to a milk machine already. He just insulted every woman (including his deceased mother) on the planet.

[integral]

Sounds like you really didn't listen to what he was saying.

[jlf2575]

Yes Yes Yes

he is gay

i love his take on male puberty, funny

and the ending is great, 'price of admission'

a great line for a girl, ha ha

[MelieSue]

penises are 10 x more disgusting than vaginas. the look like snakes with mushrooms attached to them and they spit out white shit, not to mention they have a hairy ball sack that dangles underneath them...blech. a vagina is just a hole with some skin around it.

[anneOnymous1]

And therein lies the point! Girls (including yours truly) think penises are icky. And straight/bi girls hit puberty and get over it. "I think they're so not-icky now, I'm going to stick one in my mouth!" Where as lesbians never quite get over the penis aversion, because there's no impetus to do so.

Dan's reasoning goes both ways, and it's dead-on.

[desideniro]

who like vaginas n speaks n 3rd person?this guy

[garion333]

. . . Dan's gay . . .

[rainfaery13]

I see what you did right there.

[insightdelight]

Oh Dan, you're SOOOOO wrong here.

Vagina's are amazing!!! Every part of it and yeah, even during moon time. They're just lovely.... if they're clean.... (;

[tapthepope]

Eating pussy a price of admission?

Shit, this entire time I thought that was part of the deal.

[MartyredxMaiden]

first off

ive never gotten an infection in either place, ever

and dont plan to either.

this guy seemes to be right about "pussies are ok" and that men should eat if they expect a blow.

[lockerby]

*blinks* Did Dan just equate gay manhood with possessing a penis?

[giggleychubnick]

you're an idiot

[tapthepope]

Me. and everyone else. but you.

[fiveb85]

Vaginas aren't gross, but they're not "beautiful flowers" or "bountiful body fruits" or any of that, either. They're an important, pleasurable orifice. I hate dudes that refer to women as "fish," but there's something sort of absent and creepy about people who refer to vaginas (a body part) as these glowing, god-like gardens of eden as well.

It's a body part. It's an important one, it's a normal one, don't be ashamed of it; enjoy it. That's about it; no need to worship the thing.

[davidsmind]

Who the hell do you know that would refer to women as "fish"? It is your duty as a person to not know them any more.

[BrigitteAbbendis]

@fiveb85

I view a beautiful mons the way I view a beautiful sunset. Other than keeping my pants on when looking at a sunset most of the time.

[perl1011]

What?! V-jays are a work of art. I can't believe a guy who eats ass would say they're gross.

[gucker07]

vaginas are not "icky" imo and eating pussy feels great

[anneOnymous1]

Yep...if you're a straight man or a lesbian. Gay boys don't feel that way.

Same deal with lesbians. Girls think penises are gross, straight girls get over it, and lesbians never have reason to do so.

"eating pussy feels great" - Agreed. And good for you - any girlfriend you have is much more likely to be sexually fulfilled. :-)

[Stormybabe17]

"Eating pussy is the price of admission,"

well said!

[Volvican]

I love Dan - but he's being a hypocrite here. On one hand, he thinks vaginas are icky and gross (for whatever reason - it doesn't matter) and then he goes on to say that he acknowledges that all those 'bad' message out there about women's bits (which clearly exist) and that he rejects them. Well, he clearly doesn't reject those messages- he very clearly believes them himself. You can't on one hand reject such beliefs and then turn around and say you find vaginas gross and disturbing.

[Finsolitus]

You don't have any personal feelings or opinions you would hate to have as a societal norm? If you tell me you don't have any prejudices or dislikes, I'm not going to believe you. Are you attracted to fat people? Or to those who are old and wrinkled? What about hairy bears in leather harnesses? If you think they are gross, does that mean you think it's OK for us as a society to act as they were just that?

[vsilver839]

I think Dan was being a bit tongue in cheek but his point wasn't hypocritical; just because he as a gay man isn't attracted to female genitals does not mean he would subscribe to the notions that female genitals are *inherently* gross, disturbing, dirty etc.

[poolerboy0077]

I think you're confusing the two things he brought up. One has to do with personal preference (whether you find it icky or not) and the other is one where you project a standard of what it should be as though its an objective truth that all women should have to conform to (women should shave, douche, etc.). The same is true for how guys see homosexual men. Some don't like to see two guys kissing. Others will claims, as though by fiat, that it shouldn't be that way and that it's wrong.

[XiaoGui17]

There's a huge difference between personal preference and objective standards.

[CaraIain]

Boys bits are pretty scary and gross to women too.

WHY IS THAT THING MOVING??? THAT IS NOT WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE TEN SECONDS AGO!!

AND WHAT IS THIS HANGY DANGLY WRINKLY SHIT BELOW IT?? OH MY GOD THATS NOT RIGHT.

same deal the opposite way.

[XiaoGui17]

I agree, when I was little I thought penises were icky, then I outgrew it at puberty just like straight boys outgrow the vagina thing.

I gotta admit, though, I think assholes are more fun than pussy. Assholes are, as a rule, easier to keep clean, don't get infected, don't bleed, and don't make babies.

[CaraIain]

uhm, untrue.

Asses have waaaaayyyy more bacteria, can get infected (microtears, hello)

they do bleed if you tear them slightly, and if you come in an asshole, and any drips out, you got yourself a baby.

[XiaoGui17]

"Asses have waaaaayyyy more bacteria"

Both have plenty of bacteria, actually

"can get infected (microtears, hello)"

Assholes can get infected if you fuck them. Pussies get infected (BV, YI's) even if left alone.

"they do bleed if you tear them slightly"

Pussies bleed monthly regardless of what you do with them.

"if you come in an asshole, and any drips out, you got yourself a baby"

Not if you're fucking a guy's asshole.

[XiaoGui17]

Also, as a wee bit of elaboration on the "pussies get infected more" front, I need to clarify; I have both a butthole and a vagina, and I've had sex in both. My vagina gets infected as a matter of course (bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections), sex or no sex, but I'm yet to get a butthole infection.

[CaraIain]

well, maybe it's time to see a doctor about that...I have been vaginal infection free for my entire life now... You don't have to do anything to 'keep a vagina' clean, other than rinse the mons with slight soap and water, and I sure hope you rinse your butt with soap and water from time to time..

Assholes DO bleed if you tear them, and infections in the anus ARE harder to take care of, ask any doctor. Microtears in your anus can turn into fistulas if you also own a vagina.

[CaraIain]

actually, 50% of the assholes in the world are next to vaginas, so 'as a rule' if you come in one there is a chance that 50% of them can get pregnant.

and pussies don't bleed if you're irregular/on the shot/certain pills. Not that menstruation is gross in the first place. Guys spray messy goo every time they have sex, girls only have messy goo a few days a month.

[anneOnymous1]

Yeah...as a woman, I have to say that semen is less gross than the excretion of blood and uterine with which I have to contend every month.

Other vaginal fluids though - excretions during sex, the white goo that we produce - that stuff's great. :-)

[Bumblybee256]

Lol what's gross about blood? Why do people hate their own bodies so much?

[anneOnymous1]

It's not the blood so much as the gunky, brownish stuff that grosses me out. And I like my body just fine - except when it's secreting uterine lining.

[Bumblybee256]

Ok. How is that gunky brownish stuff worse than poo?

[anneOnymous1]

I didn't say it was worse than poo. Fecal matter is definitely worse.

[cosmosman]

@CaraIain i just spit carrot bits upon my keyboard thanks to you.

[colincoolness]

@cosmosman Um, you chose to watch a video labeled "Dan Savage on Mensturation and Vaginas." If you have issues to the point of spitting up carrots, then how is that Dan's fault? It's not like he forced you to watch this video.

I'm not trying to judge, I'm just saying don't point the finger of blame where it doesn't belong.

[cosmosman]

@colincoolness if you go back and look at my comment...it was a response to Caralain's response to the video about boy bits....not at dan savage....so please before you go giving someone a repremand.....be a bit more observant.

kthanks

[chessz0rz]

I always enjoy when Dan describes the vagina as looking like "a canned ham dropped from a great height." Only he could get away with it!

[HereComesTheSun32]

Yes! Thank you, Dan!

The last few guys I've dated weren't down with going down. Okay...bye!

[Tcheera]

Dan, I love you and your final comments in particular are priceless!