To all those people who think Twitter is good for nothing? May I present these delightful concoctions I would never have known about were it not for the social networking site (and kerri sackville).
Apparently, Twitter has been abuzz with these vagina cupcakes which first appeared on photo-sharing website Flickr. Ah the bottomless well of giggles that is the internet. Bless you.
I’ll allow the photographer/chef herself (her name is Dawn Harter – aka “Wisely Chosen“) to tell you more about why she decided to spend hours creating these rainbow vaginas and what she plans to do with them now….
On her Flickr page where the photo appears (
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisely-chosen/3914125944/)
, Dawn writes….
My first attempt at both fondant and vagina cupcakes. I’d heard fondant
was intimidatingly difficult to work with, so I never tried it. But I
really wanted a smooth, glossy frosting for this, so I made fondant
myself and it was easy :)
Each of these vaginas are unique. I’d looked for vagina cake and candy
molds and was disappointed to see that they didn’t look realistic at
all, unlike penis molds. Really, if Barbie had a vagina, it would look
like the candy molds I saw :( So I decided to shape each vagina by
hand. I chose happy rainbow colors. Each is a one of a kind size and
shape. One of them is on her period, one is elderly, one has razor
stubble, one has a little pube regrowth, two are waxed smooth but have
slightly different skin tone (one being more yellow) you get the idea ;)
My husband was so disturbed by this that he wouldn’t even go in the
kitchen. When he saw what I what I was making he said something about
them being too realistic and he averted his eyes. I tried to shove them
in his face and he scurried back into his office. If I hadn’t been
saving them for photos I would’ve licked one just to see if I could
bring on a nervous breakdown in my spouse.
Thanks to Dawn for use of the image. You can read more about her at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisely-chosen/3914125944/
Top Comments
Wow let's all get worked up about the correct terminology... vulva versus vagina!!! Would hate for anyone to be able to have a laugh at a funny cupcake!
I agree the VULVA cup cakes are fun and do open up the debate on "Down there". OK we had a good laugh and thought they were funny - just is as funny calling them what they are not. How much laughter would there be if we referred to a penis as a testicle simply because men were embarrassed to call it what it really is. What does this say about women that we are not empowered enough to call a vulva a vulva. Something is not right in the world and we women need to shout it from the roof tops, those who are brave enough to do this.Come on girls lets show the world that we can stand up loud and proud until the right is righted.
Sorry to inform you but your cakes are not vagina cakes at all, the correct terminology for the female genitals is the VULVA. How can women misrepresent women in such a way? Is it all to do with money I ask? Eve Ensler would never have made millions with her Vagina Monologues if she had called it the Vulva Monologues but everything she says in her play is about the Vulva. So I wonder if this is why the cakes are not called vulva cakes, because nobody would buy them? Are there any women out there who want to have their genitals called by the proper name?
This is a light hearted post, they are cupcakes. Seriously, lighten up.
Thanks for your reply to ask that this women's health campaign lightens up! I take your point of view but would like you to think about ours! Will tryto lighten up but the truth is vulva cancer is a serious subject and women are truly, honestly misdiagnosed because they tell their doctor they have a problem with their vagina, when they mean their vulva! Those of us who work in this area of women's health find this kind of light heartedness rather unkind to women who have vulva cancer and vulva disease. As a awareness campaign not just here but also in Australia, we really want women to take things seriously, it may be fun to have sexy cupcakes but it is not fair to continuously misinform women about their genitals when it can contribute to delayed diagnosis and possibly unnecessary death. We light heartedly sincerely hope neither you nor any of your female friends and family are ever affected by vulva cancer or disease but if you ever are - well just make a joke of losing your genitals, it will be a real joke. Perhaps you might think about asking women to make vulva cup cakes to raise money for our campaign?
Sorry, but we would like you to join us in our mission and support us, not knock us for being concerned and caring. Its no fun and its no light matter when your gentials are cut away from the pubic hair to the back passage! Or would you like us to make light of this! We do not do this to women with breast cancer or cervix cancer, nobody would dare to ask women with those cancers to lighten up would they? Or is the world and women in the world really that cruel?
Great write up about the vulva and thanks for supporting the cause., I have lobbied for 17 years for correct Vulva terminology to be used. Pleased to say some progress has been made however seeing these vulval cups labelled vaginas only proves I have'nt finished my mission yet. VIVA LA VULVA TO ALL WOMEN. Power to those who stand loud and proud. From a woman who has had her clitoris vulva and lymph glands removed due to cancer and knows that you dont know what you have until it is gone.
Could you please let me know more about your vulva campaign,