Dikke Van Dale Includes Vulva Lips in Dictionary: 'Breaking Stigma'
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The ‘vulva lip’ is being included in the Van Dale dictionary. Activists from groups including the Dolle Mina’s have long been advocating for this alternative to labia: the...
The Dikke Van Dale does not define the Dutch language, but it is a benchmark for many people. Scrotum, glans, and testicle were already included, and soon the "anatomically correct name" for the labia will be as well.
The publisher, De Dikke van Dale, is going to add the word "vulval lips" to the dictionary. This follows years of campaigning by activist groups Dolle Mina's and Schaamteloos. They have long advocated for an "anatomically correct designation" alongside the existing word "labia," which the activist groups consider stigmatizing. According to them, the word "shame" gives a negative connotation to a body part that is perfectly fine. **Language is …
The Dolle Mina’s in Utrecht have reason to celebrate: this year, the feminist activist group joined a campaign that has long advocated for the use of ‘vulva lips’ instead of ‘labia’. Now the term is getting a place in the Dikke van Dale. Nevertheless, activists are carrying on. “This is not an end point, but rather a new beginning.”
De Dikke Van Dale includes the word vulva lips in the dictionary. The activist groups Dolle Mina's and Schaamteloos campaigned to use that word instead of labia.
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