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	casey♥leigh Casey Clark	i'm glad you posted this! i can't believe so many freaked when that issue of seventeen came out.   Posted by casey♥leigh on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:10 PM [Reply to this]

	shannon :D	Kudos, Atoosa, kudos. I can't believe people are being SUSPENDED for just saying "vagina" It's a BODY PART. If you don't like "the word" Then just flippin make a new word! Especially in a learning enviroment, and the fact that parents were complaining just crosses the line at "mentally challenged."   Posted by shannon :D on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 4:14 AM [Reply to this]

	Love, Paige.	Wow. Schools are getting more and more pathetic. It's really great though, that you ran Vagina 101 in the magazine. At least Seventeen isn't afraid of "The V Word"   Posted by Love, Paige. on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:11 PM [Reply to this]

	~Lindsay(Loves Thomas)~ Lindsay Martinez	It depends on how it's being used. If it'd medically, then i don't see a problem with it. But like today's society tends to do, they take it out of context, and use it for something else.   Posted by ~Lindsay(Loves Thomas)~ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:11 PM [Reply to this]

	~Lindsay(Loves Thomas)~ Lindsay Martinez	oh no, i get what you're saying! I just meant that today's world uses the word "vagina" out of context, and uses it in sexual jokes and uses it to name-call each other. Thats why my mom doesn't like to hear it, since I think she's brainwashed from it's true meaning to what it's being used as. I understand the article perfectly fine, I just meant that people have taken a women's body part to a new, very wrong, level.   Posted by ~Lindsay(Loves Thomas)~ on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 8:26 PM [Reply to this]

	The Julia Approach♫ ♡ ☮ Julia Peralta	i love this blog. and i think its a good thing that you posted it =]   Posted by The Julia Approach♫ ♡ ☮ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:12 PM [Reply to this]

	Martin:)) Dakota Martin	Parents shouldnt take it so serious.Its rediculas how parents are these days.This topic is perfect for young girls our age.We need to learn about our anatomy and if it means reading a magazine then go for it.Its your life, not your parents.Yes, parents have a say in your life but your your own person.This article over "Vigina 101" may have effects on parents but the young women reading this may get something out of it! -Dakota   Posted by Martin:)) on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:12 PM [Reply to this]

	Torii™ Tori,, vargas	That is completely dumb vagina is just a body part people shouldn't freak out.   Posted by Torii™ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:12 PM [Reply to this]

	Sam	Well, I missed the issue with Vagina 101 in it, but it would have been great to see it! I think it is stupid that people freak out over the word Vagina. At my school there's not really any classes that they teach you about this kind of stuff. Well, I think the last time we learned anything about it was probably grade 7? I think that they should keep teaching us this stuff. I believe that it is just as important as a subject such as math for example. And math is VERY important.   Posted by Sam on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:12 PM [Reply to this]

	Jennifer Ann♥ arresting HBV Jennifer Parker	i think it is important for females to know about their bodies. I think the fact that girls don't get enough information is why we have such a big problem with STDs and teen pregnancy: the girls simply don't get the facts. I applaud you Atoosa, and Seventeen, for being bold enough for writing on this issue.   Posted by Jennifer Ann♥ arresting HBV on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:13 PM [Reply to this]

	eunice cupcake!™	ok atoosa. i gotta give you kudos for this. what you're saying is true. girls wanna know. and if they wanna know, they're gonna ask. anyway. i appreciated it when you ran that article, just so you know. =] people shouldn't have a problem with it. after all, girls were asking, they wanted to know, and isn't there something called freedom of speech?? wow. i'm really shocked about what has become of certain things in this country. <3eunice   Posted by eunice cupcake!™ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:14 PM [Reply to this]

	Canada Bound	wow thats just sad, other words to describe a womans reproductive organ I feel uncomfortable saying, but vagina and private part are all I say   Posted by Canada Bound on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:14 PM [Reply to this]

	Danielle	Political correctness (is that even a word?!) is getting out of hand. If girls aren't comfortable talking about their body parts, that is a serious problem! Vagina is not a dirty word, it is a part of our anatomy. Young women need to be informed and educated in order to make good decisions. I say kudos to you for choosing to have Seventeen step up. And shame on those who discourage natural and healthy curiousity of young women about their own bodies!   Posted by Danielle on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:14 PM [Reply to this]

	. You wish You knew	I remember that issue...... and it's aftermath I agree with you Atoosa! and I think it's sick that people would find a medical term such as "vagina" remotely offensive. Let alone try to keep people from saying it in a lerning environment...... Just plain pathetic VAGINA oh, I'm sooo offended :P   Posted by . on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:15 PM [Reply to this]

	Chelsi	i totally agree with you atoosa. a lot of girls don't feel good talking to their parents about this stuff, just because it's embarrassing and all, so it was good that they put some stuff about it in the magazine. i can't believe that a store actually took the issue off the shelves!   Posted by Chelsi on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:15 PM [Reply to this]

	;Yoℓιє ♪&$	i think that its okay to say vagina. people are just taking it way out of proportion, by the way i LOVED THE ARTICLE!   Posted by ;Yoℓιє ♪&$ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:15 PM [Reply to this]

	coggs™ Meghan Coglio	i happned to read the article you are talking about. i leanred a alot of things i didnt know before.and i appreciated the info it had. and i agree with you on everything. we are going to learn about it somehow. i mean how can you just have a body part and not know anything about it. we should be more educated and theres no better time than the present.   Posted by coggs™ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:15 PM [Reply to this]

	!©m. Caitlin Mason	I loved that article! I remember reading it, and I loved it. I always love all the articles you guys run about body information telling whats normal and whats not, becasue it is quite embarrassing asking someone about it. I don't know about other people, but i find it very uncomfortable to talk to my mom about stuff like that. I would much rather talk to my aunts, or my sister. It's dumb of people to freak out over stuff like vaginas. Especially when its a <I>girls</i> magazine. Put girly info in it!   Posted by !©m. on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:16 PM [Reply to this]

	Renee in color! (: MN Renee DuBois	I would like to say thank you. I do remember that article and I appriciated it very much so. I remember a few weeks later in the "What Did You Think" section a comment from a concerned mother saying "Our children dont need to know these things...and I am thankful that I have a daughter who will talk to me about that stuff" but the reality is that some of us dont feel comfortable talking with our parents about our bodies. So I am glad that the article was in there. It was helpful for me, and probably many others. XOXO .:ReNeE:.   Posted by Renee in color! (: MN on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:16 PM [Reply to this]

	.miss scott. Crista Scott	I personally never learned anything from my parent's and got educated from things like magazines, friends and such. Some parent's want to shield their children thinking knowing about their bodies will "over-sex" them and turn them into prostitutes or something. I think it's awsome this magazine care's more about what's good for the kids rather than making every parent or social group happy. Sometimes you shouldn't make everyone happy. That's what helps spread understanding. Who cares if some over-protective parent's get pissed off. You're helping their children grow and in some issues (birth control, for example) you might help prevent a teenage pregnancy. And for that, they owe you!   Posted by .miss scott. on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:16 PM [Reply to this]

		LMFAO that's stupid...but if I was there I'd be like "vagina vagina vagina vagina vagina" and nickname all my friends Vagina. =|...girls at least...and then call guys Penis. haha, I love you Atoosa.<33   Posted by on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:16 PM [Reply to this]

	anna =) Anna Dowdy	I agree with you totally. This will really help girls who are to afraid to ask. I'm sure more parents and girls are more okay with it then those who aren't. Who cares what the others say! ~anna   Posted by anna =) on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:16 PM [Reply to this]

	lilay	Girls should be comfortable with themselves and not be scared of what they got. So basically, I totally agree. Period. =]   Posted by lilay on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:18 PM [Reply to this]

	jas!	oh my goodness. thats ubsurd! people are honestly going mad by the day. i could understand if it was the deroggitory way but wtf. this is telling girls that they should be ashamed of their bodies. ugh, i hate how the societ is turning against women all over again   Posted by jas! on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:18 PM [Reply to this]

	jessie Jessie Moreno	i agree with you completely, and it appauls me that any mother in the right mind would say something like "i don't want my daughter to know what her vagina looks like" ahem- you don't want your daughter to know every part of her body and who she is?ridiculous. by the way, i liked your magazine very much and always liked to read the special page you would put in of your own thoughts. you did a great job. and i'm glad that people , like yourself, are interested in helping other age groups. you're really a good person.   Posted by jessie on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:18 PM [Reply to this]

	.	"Not wanting a girl to be familiar with or even SAY the word "vagina" sends the signal that her sexuality is something to be ashamed of " im already ashamed.. about the topic- schools should so not be doing this or the conservative mothers be outraged bc of the vagina 101. guys go around basically ..flaunting and/or constantly talking about their penis. ya know? but its so taboo for a girl too. ah, its going to make even more girls ashamed.   Posted by . on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:19 PM [Reply to this]

	Michelle =) Michelle Ray	For the lady that said "My daughter does NOT need to know what her vagina looks like!" Um i think her daughter already knows what her vagina looks like not like she has never looked down there before. Don't worry about that i appreciated the Vagina101 article very much thank you =)   Posted by Michelle =) on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:19 PM [Reply to this]

	htioneo	I really like this blog, and I agree with you 100%. I feel it's crazy how being intrested in your own body parts, and trying to figure out exactly how you, as a female, works. Good Job (:   Posted by htioneo on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:19 PM [Reply to this]

	Honasty™[BAMA bound ;] Heather Hoyos	honestly, i love seventeen. I thought that the "vagina issue" was great. i had friends that had no idea about half of the information in there! I knew most of it, because i feel completely comfortable talking about that kind of stuff with my mom, but my i have friends that dont. so when that issue came out we all got it, had a sleepover and read it together and talked about it all night. I think you guys did a great job on helping out girls learn about thier bodies in a more comfortable way. [[[: -love Heather   Posted by Honasty™[BAMA bound ;] on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:20 PM [Reply to this]

	s.	i completelyyyyy agree with everything you say.   Posted by s. on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:20 PM [Reply to this]

	♥ Amy Amy Pollard	I think it's absolutely RIDICULOUS to think that the anatomy of the vagina should be taught.. Girls need to know what's going on down there! For the longest time I had no clue what a clitoris was and when I finally asked I faced not only a lot of embarrassment for not knowing but a lot of stupid sexual comments which could have been prevented if I'd been told by someone who wasn't one of my immature friends. Good job! ♥ Amy   Posted by ♥ Amy on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:20 PM [Reply to this]

	♥ Amy Amy Pollard	Oops I mean ridiculous that it SHOULDN'T***   Posted by ♥ Amy on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:21 PM [Reply to this]

	[..J0rd@N..]	I think it is crazy that parents were freaking out over the article, I read that magazine and read the part in the following magazine where you can write in, and I saw some of their responses. The mag is called seventeen for a reason! I dont think there is a problem with it at all. I think its sad that parents and schools are too set on just abstinence (cant spell, lol) than actually teaching stuff on how to protect yourself, because that can be the reason alot of people get pregnant is because they were not educated on it. Even though the article had nothing to do with sex...But I do think the article was appropriate, and more people are for it than not. -Jordan   Posted by [..J0rd@N..] on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:21 PM [Reply to this]

	Blair	I agree with you 250 %! I think that all of us need to know about our bodies so that we can be more comfortable with our bodies... people just take things like that too far...   Posted by Blair on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:21 PM [Reply to this]

	ɐɔıuoɯ Mònica Nuñez	Were in the 21st century now I really think that its really important for girls to be really FAMILIARIZED with what we have I feel that also we take care of those body parts that are soo important Thanks atoosa for putting this out there!!!!   Posted by ɐɔıuoɯ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:21 PM [Reply to this]

	dest.♪	i am as well glad u posted this because like u sed, not very many people may be comfortable with asking questions and such. but there are those who do apprecitate knowing new information to maybe help them in the longrun. i dont get y people would freak if its something that could help them or loved ones they know.   Posted by dest.♪ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:22 PM [Reply to this]

	.Kitiara [foREVer].	That article.... Ugh that punishment is just ABUSRD! So what happened at that school when "that certain day in health class" came up? Hmm? Maybe it didn't at all. That thought disturbs me. About five years ago (when I was eight), my mother gave me a book. It was about puberty and such, and I am SO glad she gave it to me. I think learning about your body is something important. You sometimes fear what you don't know, and fearing yourself sounds pretty terrible to me. These people crtisizing Seventeen for running the "Vagina 101" article are being very narrowminded. This is 2007, people! The more teens know about their bodies the better! I'm so upset that so many people think we should be kept in the dark. I'm 13, and I've found that I know more about puberty, sex, ect than most 16 year olds. Thank you, Atoosa, for making sure these important articles are in Seventeen. Because you are so daring in that respect, I'm sure I'll look into working for you when I'm old enough. :-) XxKittyxX   Posted by .Kitiara [foREVer]. on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:22 PM [Reply to this]

	kelsi Kelsi Graves	I read the comment that lady sent you in the magazine after that article was published and I laughed so hard...poor child is all I have to say...she's going to grow up thinking vagina is a bad word   Posted by kelsi on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:22 PM [Reply to this]

	☆nikki☆ Nikki sather	No matter what there are always going to people who are too conservative for their own good! informing girls and teens about there body in a magazine sometimes is the only way girls learn about there bodies!!! i think being informed allows us[young woman] to not need to experiment with sex and other things just so they will learn about them!   Posted by ☆nikki☆ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:23 PM [Reply to this]

	.:Ellianna Roslyn:. Ellianna Hume	oh my god. im not even kidding. wow thats the stupiedest things ever. you're totally right, most girls i know don't even talk to their mother about friends/school. & essp. about sex, love & relationships. me and my mom have a really close relationshipp. and we tell each other everything. so luckilyy, i dont have to worry about my mom flipping out over something like that. my moms totally cool about stuff. instead of talking to they're own parents, all of my friends come to talk about serious matters with my mom. let me tell you, it gets annoying. i'm sooo sorry that you had to deal with all of that crap. you helped like A MILLLON girls out there, who cant talk to their parents about stuff. :D i love you!   Posted by .:Ellianna Roslyn:. on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:24 PM [Reply to this]

	COWWW?	i agree with you for the most part but nowadays kids do take a simple word like vagina and make all these dirty sexual references and jokes about it. because of that it almost feels dirty saying it because it usally is said in a negative way by many kids. Not everyone says it as a medical word instead they say it in a lurid context which is sad :(   Posted by COWWW? on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:25 PM [Reply to this]

	*NADIA*	i definetly and completely agree with you and seventeen. my school luckily, is not abstinence only so i consider myself pretty informed on all of this but, seventeen still publishes a lot of things i didnt know. i would just like to thank you for publishing those articles, keep it up! <3 nadia. seventeen = bible. haha   Posted by *NADIA* on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:25 PM [Reply to this]

	stormy[creole.mami]™ R.I.P LOGAN Tempest Melonson	Hey Atoosa. I think that all those mothers were severely over reacting. I mean, there's nothing wrong with a person being informed. Gosh. Some people are so overdramtic.   Posted by stormy[creole.mami]™ R.I.P LOGAN on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:28 PM [Reply to this]

	Shanise Soteriophobia, Shanise Nyzio	That is completely insane and ridiculous. I think people should feel stupid if they oppose to saying "vagina" or oppose to girls wanting to know about THEIR body. What's going on??? Next thing you know we wont be able to say kneecap or something. -Shanise   Posted by Shanise Soteriophobia, on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:29 PM [Reply to this]

	Ruthi. Ruth Klassert	I can see why some parents would freak out- some even hate saying penis. but i think that it's sort of nessacary to help girls feel more comfortable with that part of their body. it totally depends on who the parents are and how they want to raise their kids. i think it's good to talk about it, though. my mom didn't even give me the 'talk'. i found out about that stuff from Seventeen, Cosmo && Judy Blume books. haha. kudos to seventeen for talking about these topics.   Posted by Ruthi. on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:29 PM [Reply to this]

	sara	I think this is a very good blog, and that you make a good point. If my mother told me that I can't know about my vagina, it would only make me more curious. It's like if you tell someone not to push a button, they are going to do the opposite and push the button. The health section of the magazine is very informative to young girls whose parents don't inform them of whats going on down there. ♥Sara   Posted by sara on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:30 PM [Reply to this]

	keeper™	First there's no more God in school, and now we can't say the "V" word. What's next? If people cannot say "vagina" in school, then this country has a serious problem. They teach us to love who we are and embrace everything about ourselves, then this happens. If we can't express or talk about things we're never going to make any progress. The three juniors who were suspended for saying "vagina" need a serious reality check. Would it have been different if three boys would've said "penis"? I bet so. In health class what do they call it? Most any other word for vagina ends up being really perverted and rude. It amused and frustrated me to realize how silly people really can be over a simple word.   Posted by keeper™ on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:30 PM [Reply to this]

	Anna	I agree one hundred percent with what you say, but would you like to hear something that makes my skin crawl? My school, starting this year, does not give Good Friday off from school. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to force my religion upon others or anything but I think that this is completly unfair. They only did this so that we could get less days added on to the end of the year. But, honestly, how fair is this to us Catholics? This is one of our holiest days and my school system is telling me that it doesn't matter. But the Jewish people get all their holidays, which I must add change numbers every year, off at the begining of the year. No questions asked. Our teachers can't even call "Christmas Break" it's name anymore, it is now "Winter Break." This isn't such a big deal. My question is: Where does politically correct end and INSULTING begins?   Posted by Anna on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 1:11 AM [Reply to this]

		well i do believe this is a really mature matter, and if the reader isnt mature enough to handle something that is already a part of them, they dont have to even read that article. its immature of parents not wanting their teen to know about things they need to know, you cant depend on health class nowadays since most are co-ed. i think you were in the right in inform us, and for those who believe otherwise, they shouldnt of read it.   Posted by on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:31 PM [Reply to this]

	Sm(ily) Maddie Maddie Spilman	When i first got the October 2005 issue of Seventeen and saw the article I knew exactly how risky and TOTALLY brave it was to do that. I respect you for that. Girls are almost afraid to look "down there". Most of my family is "hush" about it and i know a lot of other peoples family are hush about it. Sure, its not dinner table talk but you need to know what going on about ALL aspects of your body. Your decisions and dreams Atoosa, are the reason I am comfortable with my body (and want to be editor-in-chief of a teen magazine someday!). Keep being daring Atoosa, because its worth it! (Sorry, it was so Loreal! haha) Maddie   Posted by Sm(ily) Maddie on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 10:35 PM [Reply to this]

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