A short collection of the weirdest misconceptions men on the internet have about women’s bodies

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A short collection of the weirdest misconceptions men on the internet have about women’s bodies

Yes, a lot of them are tampon related

by Roisin Lanigan

Women’s bodies are confusing old things. At least, that’s what some people on Twitter think. There’s a lot of fake news out there about how terrifying, poisonous, toxic, dirty, puzzling they can be, but here’s just a selection of the best of the worst.

We get turned on when inserting tampons

We can have sex with tampons in 

We have one hole for everything necessary to live

Vaginas get ‘loose’ from lots of sex

Menstruation is toxic

Menstruation is not clean

Menstruation is not natural

The clit is an unknown entity

We can and should shave our uteruses

We can’t get pregnant if you stand up during sex

We can’t get pregnant if we’re on top

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We have less ribs than men

Rape can’t result in pregnancy

We masturbate by feeling themselves up

It’s forbidden to have sex on your period

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