Hey, why not say “tonsils” instead of “lips”? “Toes” instead of “ankle”? The vagina-mistake persists because the default response, of the mistakers, is simply to shrug their necks.

If you said Mike Huckabee dyed his boobs, I would not think he had just dyed his nipples. You’ve illustrated the point that you’re trying to say doesn’t matter.

Well said — Saves me from sending the same message.

Actually, I think we DO agree: I was saying that penis & testicles are much different....just like vulva and vagina. We should not use them interchangeably.

I completely disagree. Vaginas and vulvas should not be used interchangeably - they should be used correctly which promotes an understanding of female anatomy. You wouldn't use "penis" and "urethra" interchangeably so why be purposefully ignorant and simplify a women's complex and glorious parts?

Some of you native-english-speaking ignorants obviously have no idea what vagina means etymologically, that's why you are not appalled by your own confusion when using vagina instead of vulva. The word invagination does exist in the English language, though, but this will not be enough to enlighten stubborn people who…