A few weeks ago, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion came out with the music video WAP (Wet Ass Pussy). Some people think its too vulgar and as expected, Republicans are all uptight about it. I think Cardi B has brought to light something that is REALLY important but taboo to discuss. Your pussy NEEDS to be wet. So I thank Cardi B for disrupting the culturally prude, misogynistic and patriarchal existence that we are subjected to.
I mean if I asked my religious Muslim mother, “Is it important to have a wet ass pussy?”, she would first say, “What is this?” I would clarify and say, lubricated vagina, and she would say, “Of course it is necessary”. Growing up, it was haram for my sisters and I to date or watch Beverly Hills 90210 (but we figured out how). Yet talking about kegels, cramps and/or the consistency of our period blood with my mom and dad was an accepted norm.
So normal that when I got my period, at age 11, my mother (a pediatric pathologist at the time) took me down to the basement to look at vaginas under her microscope. Ok, so they were (nasty) vaginas with STIs and she was trying to make a point. Without saying a word her eyes threatened, “THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE SEX (BEFORE MARRIAGE)”. We never discussed morals or anything, she just showed me that sh*&. I still laugh when I realize that my mother provided me with the most effective sex ed. lesson.
While thinking about this, I reached out to my older sister, Naz, aka Dr. Nazema Siddiqui, Urogynecologist and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke Medical School to discuss the mechanics and importance of WAP.
