Because we have to start somewhere, we start here. Everyone has pubic hair, a pubic bone, and a pubic area. Only half of us have labia â or 'shame lips' as they are referred to in the Dutch language â which adds to a disproportionately large amount of trouble due to the taboo on talking about this. We are going to change that from now on!
By massively using the term "vulvalippen' from now on â when we talk, but also when we write â, we want to let the editors of the Dikke Van Dale know that we are done with the negative term 'schaamlippen'.
The more the new, more pleasant term is used, the greater the chance that the word will officially find its way into the most famous dictionary of the Dutch language.
Initiators Sebastian Kersten and Shari Klein discuss the importance of stigma-free language in an interview with LINDA. Read the interview (in Dutch)Â here:
Language evolves and is constantly in motion. The words we use should not hold us back, but rather propel us forward. A language should align with how our society and culture continue to develop.
Often this happens naturally, sometimes with a little push.
Together, we can do this! đđȘ