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Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Story highlights Author Naomi Wolf says recent controversies reveal biased views toward women's bodies The Pussy Riot trial and Arab Spring protests showed women stripped of autonomy Women's bodies are battlegrounds used to wage culture wars, Wolf says It's scandalous when women take ownership of their own bodies, Wolf contends. It seems as if we are in a time of unprecedented struggle over the meaning of women's bodies and sexuality. Controversy is swirling about an American University professor who breast-fed a baby in class ; topless photos of Kate Middleton have been released ; and a Time magazine cover showing a mother breast-feeding her toddler sparked even more tittering in May. It is not just the breast that is contested: Pussy Riot, the punk band, was sentenced to two years in a Russian prison after a staged performance in which they did high kicks that showed too much of their bodies.

The audio, which was recorded in , featured now President Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault by saying that, because of his celebrity, he can grab various? And many women were having none of that. Women are newly empowered to use the word—formerly considered vulgar—proudly. We talk about our pussies all the time, in a variety of different settings, with lots of different people. But to really reclaim a word that was typically used to dismiss female anatomy, it's important to understand its history. Where does it come from, and why do we use it?

As it happens, not much writing gets done. They go for walks, watch movies, gossip over dinner. Nina, the narrator, has recently escaped a toxic marriage. Filtered through her inner life, the story is also about making art, gender and sexual identity, self harm, and abuse.

We receive around 20 submissions per day via Instagram DM. The terminology needed to have a broad definition that didn't feel infantilizing or too crude. ES: It felt the most natural to us, it's a bit edgy but not filthy. Plus, 'pussy' is a euphemism which mirrors the visually euphemistic images that we choose.