Educatie sexuala: despre modelul 3D al clitorisului...

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Well, decide for yourself. The popular opinion seems to be that the 3D printed clitoris resembles a wishbone. To my eyes, it also (fittingly) resembles a fleur-de-lys, or, to use a more contemporary example, a tulip emoji.

But the important thing is that it debunks myths that have repressed female sexuality for centuries. For one, it refutes the dictionary/textbook education that wrongly asserts the clitoris is the size of “a fingertip”, a “pea” or that it is small. We can now clearly see that the clitoris includes two shafts (crura) which are actually about 10cm long. Not only can we visualise that the clitoris is more than what the eye perceives; with the visual model we can also now get a mental image of how it encircles the vagina, making penetrative sex potentially orgasmic. This means that a demystified discussion about the female orgasm is possible at long last.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/15/3d-model-clitoris-sexual-revolution-sex-education-womens-sexuality

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By now you’re probably wondering why it looks like this. Isn’t the clitoris the pea-sized organ in the female genitals that can be used for sexual pleasure? Well, the latter may be true, but the first part is exactly the kind of myth scientists and educators hope to dispel.

First of all, it’s not small. It’s not “pea-sized” as many anatomical textbooks present it, and it can greatly vary in size. It also shows why penetrative sex can lead to a similar type of pleasure: the clitoris encircles the vagina. So in a way, women don’t have two kinds of orgasms, they’re both caused by the clitoris (but in different ways). Lastly, the clitoris is definitely not the female equivalent of the male penis, as some would have you believe.

In fact, in light of this model, most presentation of the clitoris seem downright silly. I’m glad models like this are created and I think they can be helpful for many people. For both men and women they can shed some light on how the human body actually looks like. We could also learn a thing or two about how it works and let’s face it – knowing how the clitoris works does have its perks.

If you like this project or want to share it with your students (or why not, friends), then you can make your own virtual clitoris. I recommend reading this article on Makery, and then, print your own clitoris!

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/3d-printing-clitoris-16092016/

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