Womanhood: The Bare Reality
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Featured in the Channel 4 documentary 100 Vaginas 100 women bare all in an empowering collection of photographs and interviews about Womanhood. Vagina, vulva, lady garden, pussy, beaver, c**t, fanny… whatever you call it most women have no idea what's 'down there'. Culturally and personally, no body part inspires love and hate, fear and lust, worship and desecration in the same way. From smooth Barbie dolls to internet porn, girls and women grow up with a very narrow view of what they should look like, even though in reality there is an enormous range. Womanhood departs from the 'ideal vagina' and presents the gentle un-airbrushed truth, allowing us to understand and celebrate our diversity. For the first time, 100 brave and beautiful women reveal their bodies and stories on their own terms, talking about how they feel about pleasure, sex, pain, trauma, birth, motherhood, menstruation, menopause, gender, sexuality and simply being a woman. Review: 👍Great - 👍Great Review: A groundbreaking book - One of feminism’s paradoxes — one that challenges many of its optimistic histories— is how women's embarrassment of their own bodies has remained persistent over time. This book is a major milestone; a long overdue treatment on the subject of the most secretive and intimate parts of a woman's body, the vulva and vagina, and is to be applauded. For the first time, the women interviewed and photographed by the author spoke openly and freely about the hidden parts of their bodies and demonstrated that, "we're all different, yet fundamentally all the same." Women's bodies are perfect in form and function. There is no reason for shame or embarrassment. This wonderful book she be stocked in all school libraries and read by all adolescents.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 219 Reviews |
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👍Great
👍Great
M**R
A groundbreaking book
One of feminism’s paradoxes — one that challenges many of its optimistic histories— is how women's embarrassment of their own bodies has remained persistent over time. This book is a major milestone; a long overdue treatment on the subject of the most secretive and intimate parts of a woman's body, the vulva and vagina, and is to be applauded. For the first time, the women interviewed and photographed by the author spoke openly and freely about the hidden parts of their bodies and demonstrated that, "we're all different, yet fundamentally all the same." Women's bodies are perfect in form and function. There is no reason for shame or embarrassment. This wonderful book she be stocked in all school libraries and read by all adolescents.
M**S
Must read
Must read for both women and men. Can’t wait to read the other 2 books as well, Manhood and Bare Reality
A**R
We are all beautiful
With women around me I think this is a an excellent vehicle to reassure women that they are not abnormal and negative body image thoughts are common and to be cast away with the rest of life’s baggage.
A**S
A timely and inspirational book
Beautiful, educational, thought-provoking and totally relevant. For mothers, daughters, partners, friends. We need more of this type of inspiring work on our shelves. Recommend highly.
R**Y
Tasteful
I quite enjoyed looking at the different vaginas.
I**F
A must read book, for women and partners.
My wife and I both enjoyed reading and learning from this amazing book
A**R
It's alright
It's a decent enough book, an interesting read, however as a photo book the photos are rather small and almost an afterthought.
R**Y
Need Some Perspective?
If you feel any negativity towards your body and especially down there, purchase this. I appreciate the photographer made this book. She first did one with men but didn’t think women would benefit!!! Idk why because women are so judgement al over our bodies! The stories shared may help you feel that you are not the only one dealing with something personal. From awful abuse to feeling not enough for not looming a certain way, these women share their story and most personal physical part. Great idea. She could do volumes of this book.
S**O
Just perfect!
Awesome work, beautiful pictures and astonishing histories. Recomend it very much!
J**N
A must Have
So many brave women posing, and telling there stories.
B**J
Ein "so sollte die Vulva aussehen"gibt es nicht!! Top Buch
Super, wenn es das Buch Mal in deutsch geben würde. Trotzdem top zum ansehen. Wann bekommt Frau, Mädchen Mal die Chance Vulvas (Vulvien?) zu sehen? In Aufklärungsbücher, nur gemalt oder von aussen zu sehen. Es sollte viel mehr Anschauungsmaterial geben damit junge Mädchen und Frauen wissen, dass sie vollkommen "normal" aussehen!!! Es gibt keine Standard Vulva, die SO aussehen sollte. Lasst euch nicht so was sagen!!!
J**P
Great read, interesting topic
Interesting collection of personal stories and companion photographs. Really unveils the human aspects behind our relationships with our genitals and sexuality. Always interesting to learn people’s most personal thoughts about such am intimate and often taboo topic. The companion book featuring men is also a good read.
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