yes, this is a topic i would squirm about if it ever came up elsewhere, but i appreciate that it got started because in speaking about it we acknowledge the reality of our bodies - size, shape, sounds, smells etc like shezbut said.

re: the "fishy" smell thing. a few people here have suggested it's a problem and it very well could be for certain people, but it is also quite normal for a happily functioning female and i'm a bit... uncomfortable, i guess, jumping to the conclusion that just because we aren't all neutral that there is something wrong with us. kind of reinforces that shame, somehow? but i also understand why people bring it up as a possibility - because it's important to know!!

for what it's worth, all our body odours are affected by many things. hormones, hygiene, medication, general levels of activity (exercise, sex), what we eat etc. just like some people have a naturally stronger body odour and we don't medicalise that, i kind of think it would be nice to kind of acknowledge that stronger vaginal odours are also part of the "normal" range.

of course, like someone said earlier (was is raphsody?) - if there is discharge, if it is abnormal for the individual, etc then get it checked out. but if that's just your body, then it's just your body!!!

re: guys reading this. they have sex with us so they can learn to man up also and know how their perceptions about our bodies can hurt and shame us also. i can assure you that any guy (or girl!) who has anything derrogatory to say about my body will not be a guy or girl who gets into my pants.