Posted by Tamar on May 4, 2005, at 3:16:28
In reply to Oh great. There's a name for it., posted by Dinah on May 4, 2005, at 0:04:14
> Maybe it's not such a big deal after all. Just another stupid phobia.
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> Eurotophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of female genitalia
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> Kolpophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of genitals, particularly female.
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> I can just add it to my emetophobia, and forget about having found the holy grail.
>Do these words describe people's feelings about their own bodies? Or are they conditions primarily suffered by men in relation to The Other (i.e. the female)? Just wondering. I looked them up but couldn't find out much.
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