The hymen as metaphorized anatomy
"The hymen is a profound example of the way humans metaphorize anatomy. Here is an organ that has no biological function, and yet western culture made up a powerful story…
"The hymen is a profound example of the way humans metaphorize anatomy. Here is an organ that has no biological function, and yet western culture made up a powerful story…
"[...] let's spend a chapter talking about the biggest of all your sex organs and how it, too, is made of all the same parts as everyone else's but organized…
"Since intercourse is assumed to be the center of the sexual universe, we've metaphorized male hardness and female wetness as the Ultimate Indicator of Arousal."From the awesome book "Come As…