The VAGGINA hypothesis: Our vaginal, uterine, cervical, clitoral, urinary, rectal, and muscular dimensions of the pelvis, Ourselves.
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When you do polls, Twitter limits the number of choices to 4 and each one has strict character limits. So for example, if I had more room, then I would have written “uterus, vagina, clitoris, bladder, rectum, …”
However, since the answers were skewed to “birthing baby” that tells me something (exactly what I expected) about what people think of when they think about something’s “primary” reason “for” existence. When asked to choose one, they think that the greater space inside female hips (compared to males’) is “for” childbirth.
That birthing and pooping (voiding bowels) were preferred over holding organs tells me that people prefer active reasons “for” something, maybe especially for bone-things, over passive reasons.
But what about how the sex differences in that space got there in the first place? I’m talking about development (the second choice up there).
I have a paper in press that’s trying to help.
Until a reviewer of my upcoming paper referred to these ideas as the “spatial packing hypothesis” it didn’t occur to me that because I didn’t offer a name, people will offer their own dreadful ones!
Meanwhile, a reviewer suggested I stop rattling off “vagina, clitoris, uterus, cervix, … ” and instead refer to them collectively as “reproductive organs” … completely missing the f-ing point.
It’s in that context that I’m conceiving of a better name for this hypothesis to post here, since I missed my chance in my paper. Say it with me…
The VAGGINA hypothesis for sex differences in pelvic dimensions.
VAGGINA =Virile, Active Gonad/ Genitalia In Nether Area.
It’s applicable beyond humans because WOW are there a lot of primates (and beyond) who have sex differences in the dimensions of the pelvis. It’s as applicable to bodies with vaginas, uteruses, etc as without, and so one could apply the VAGGINA hypothesis to a study of male pelves. I am not suggesting it is the only explanation for this complex phenomenon (sex differences in pelvic dimensions), but given how we’ve accepted the power of brains and skulls developing together, I think it deserves some consideration.
That big hole in our hips is rarely “for” babies. It’s far more often “for” vaginas and lots of other interesting things!
Even if someone demonstrates that all the organs and tissues normally sequestered to female pelves aren’t causing the bones around them to make way, those soft tissues are still present inside the vaginal/uterine/clitoral dimensions of the pelvis far more often than a baby is.
For more about the VAGGINA hypothesis, watch this space and Twitter where I’ll announce the paper’s publication. Thanks!
Source: http://ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-vaggina-hypothesis-our-vaginal.html
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The reason this is known to be for childbirth is because men have all the other needs (skeletal support, bowels, etc) and did not develop this space. Your assertion that we should assume this baby-sized cavity exists for biologically unrelated reasons is…absurd.