"Changes in my cervix throughout the month"
June 4, 2008 11:43 AM Subscribe
Day Ten - Cervix low and closed. Notice blood spot near os and brown clot near cervix (right). Possibly from vigorous intercourse earlier that day (not mittelschmerz as I am not ovulating yet).
All links SFW.
This post was deleted for the following reason: let's go to metatalk and discuss SFW if we have to. this could have been a good post and it was derailed out of the gate. damnit. -- jessamyn
It's vagina day on MetaFilter.
posted by Nattie at 11:50 AM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Nattie at 11:50 AM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
Dude -- on what planet is a blog that displays photos taken up a vagina right on the front page considered SFW?
posted by pineapple at 11:54 AM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
posted by pineapple at 11:54 AM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
All links SFW
Note: This statement may be a lie depending on your coworkers' sensitivity to very colorful closeup photographs of cervices.
posted by dersins at 11:55 AM on June 4, 2008
Note: This statement may be a lie depending on your coworkers' sensitivity to very colorful closeup photographs of cervices.
posted by dersins at 11:55 AM on June 4, 2008
why why why why why why damnit WHY?
posted by TrialByMedia at 11:56 AM on June 4, 2008
posted by TrialByMedia at 11:56 AM on June 4, 2008
Now I feel like I need to go find a picture of a giant penis just to even things out. But wait - where ever shall I find one? This is the internet! There won't be anything like that out here in the tubes, will there?
posted by mygothlaundry at 11:56 AM on June 4, 2008
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posted by mygothlaundry at 11:56 AM on June 4, 2008
In all fairness, if your boss is the kind of person who thinks that a cervix is disgusting they probably don't know what one looks like.
I can't believe that there are people do think that metafilter in general is safe for work. Obviously there are different standards at play.
posted by a robot made out of meat at 11:57 AM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
I can't believe that there are people do think that metafilter in general is safe for work. Obviously there are different standards at play.
posted by a robot made out of meat at 11:57 AM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
why why why why why why damnit WHY?
Grow the fuck up.
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim at 11:57 AM on June 4, 2008 [8 favorites]
Grow the fuck up.
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim at 11:57 AM on June 4, 2008 [8 favorites]
To be fair (although I don't know that this is FPP material, and I DEFINITELY know that it's not SFW),
as a girl it was pretty interesting to get a photographic look at the cervix of a real human being.
posted by pineapple at 11:58 AM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
as a girl it was pretty interesting to get a photographic look at the cervix of a real human being.
posted by pineapple at 11:58 AM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
In all fairness, if your boss is the kind of person who thinks that a cervix is disgusting they probably don't know what one looks like.
To be fair, a lot of people don't know what a cervix looks like, because their typical contact with them doesn't involve high intensity flashlights.
posted by Pastabagel at 12:00 PM on June 4, 2008 [3 favorites]
To be fair, a lot of people don't know what a cervix looks like, because their typical contact with them doesn't involve high intensity flashlights.
posted by Pastabagel at 12:00 PM on June 4, 2008 [3 favorites]
Is this the 1970's weird cooking photos thread, cuz I'm not getting what those are phot... oh wait, never mind...
posted by pixlboi at 12:00 PM on June 4, 2008
posted by pixlboi at 12:00 PM on June 4, 2008
pwb503: All links SFW.
"Yes, your honor. They're not pictures of the outside of a vagina; they're pictures of the inside. As such, they are not technically a violation of the office policy, but rather medical images."
"I see. Well, given that the defendants' office policy has been established to have been such, it is clear that you were wrongfully terminated through gross, although somewhat understandable, misunderstanding. I see no other course of action but to award you the damages."
"Gee, your honor, that's great! I can't believe it, but pwb503 was right-- those images really were safe for work!"
posted by koeselitz at 12:00 PM on June 4, 2008
"Yes, your honor. They're not pictures of the outside of a vagina; they're pictures of the inside. As such, they are not technically a violation of the office policy, but rather medical images."
"I see. Well, given that the defendants' office policy has been established to have been such, it is clear that you were wrongfully terminated through gross, although somewhat understandable, misunderstanding. I see no other course of action but to award you the damages."
"Gee, your honor, that's great! I can't believe it, but pwb503 was right-- those images really were safe for work!"
posted by koeselitz at 12:00 PM on June 4, 2008
Aaaaannnnd ... I just turned gay. Thanks.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 12:00 PM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 12:00 PM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
I can't believe that there are people do think that metafilter in general is safe for work.
Lest we rehash the whole "OMG IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT WORK-SAFE WHY ARE YOU ON METAFILTER" argument, I'd just like to point out that the post explicitly stated that it was work-safe.
posted by dersins at 12:01 PM on June 4, 2008
Lest we rehash the whole "OMG IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT WORK-SAFE WHY ARE YOU ON METAFILTER" argument, I'd just like to point out that the post explicitly stated that it was work-safe.
posted by dersins at 12:01 PM on June 4, 2008
I thought it said it was pictures of Czervik. Now that is NSFW.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 12:01 PM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by mr_crash_davis at 12:01 PM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
damnit, i keep forgetting to switch to html tags. whatever.
posted by TrialByMedia at 12:01 PM on June 4, 2008
posted by TrialByMedia at 12:01 PM on June 4, 2008
In all fairness, if your boss is the kind of person who thinks that a cervix is disgusting they probably don't know what one looks like.
In all fairness, my boss doesn't have to think a cervix is disgusting in order for it to not be appropriate for me to be displaying those pictures on my monitor at work.
NSFW doesn't have to mean "pornographic."
It can just mean, "Whether your workplace is cool with a photograph down a big fleshy pink hole bathed in creamy white fluid is going to be your call to make, bub, not mine."
It's a courtesy thing.
posted by pineapple at 12:01 PM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
In all fairness, my boss doesn't have to think a cervix is disgusting in order for it to not be appropriate for me to be displaying those pictures on my monitor at work.
NSFW doesn't have to mean "pornographic."
It can just mean, "Whether your workplace is cool with a photograph down a big fleshy pink hole bathed in creamy white fluid is going to be your call to make, bub, not mine."
It's a courtesy thing.
posted by pineapple at 12:01 PM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
Sorry if the SFW tag is incorrect for some. In my opinion, if you need to be told what you're looking at is "dirty" then it's SFW.
posted by pwb503 at 12:03 PM on June 4, 2008
posted by pwb503 at 12:03 PM on June 4, 2008
Has little to do with what my boss thinks; when I saw "SFW", I assumed it wasn't going to be cervix glamour shots.
posted by supercres at 12:12 PM on June 4, 2008
posted by supercres at 12:12 PM on June 4, 2008
pwb503, I think that's kind of assholish of you.
Based on the text, rational people would instinctively have assumed to proceed with caution, except that you explicitly stated SFW.
In italics, for extra emphasis.
When the photos inside are at the very least questionable, and definitely in the range of medical-TMI -- and yes, possibly could be considered pornographic by the workday-browsing standards of some companies.
Do we know that it's wrong-headed for a medical photo to be considered porn? Sure.
But you intentionally put "SFW" on something you knew some people would find problematic. And based on your comment just now, it appears that you did so to prove some kind of point.
Let me guess: you are the "very talented boyfriend with a headlamp".
posted by pineapple at 12:13 PM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
Based on the text, rational people would instinctively have assumed to proceed with caution, except that you explicitly stated SFW.
In italics, for extra emphasis.
When the photos inside are at the very least questionable, and definitely in the range of medical-TMI -- and yes, possibly could be considered pornographic by the workday-browsing standards of some companies.
Do we know that it's wrong-headed for a medical photo to be considered porn? Sure.
But you intentionally put "SFW" on something you knew some people would find problematic. And based on your comment just now, it appears that you did so to prove some kind of point.
Let me guess: you are the "very talented boyfriend with a headlamp".
posted by pineapple at 12:13 PM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
I think it's only SFW if you work in the cervix industry.
posted by cerebus19 at 12:18 PM on June 4, 2008 [5 favorites]
posted by cerebus19 at 12:18 PM on June 4, 2008 [5 favorites]
Thanks for the link. I've never thought too much about my cervix and the pictures were interesting. A little grody but definitely interesting.
There is NO WAY a baby comes out of there. It's all a big lie, right?
posted by lysistrata at 12:21 PM on June 4, 2008
There is NO WAY a baby comes out of there. It's all a big lie, right?
posted by lysistrata at 12:21 PM on June 4, 2008
"NSFW" isn't about what is "disgusting". It's about what could get a person fired.
HURF DURF READING THE INTERNET AT WORK aside.
posted by DU at 12:23 PM on June 4, 2008
HURF DURF READING THE INTERNET AT WORK aside.
posted by DU at 12:23 PM on June 4, 2008
Needs wheels
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 12:23 PM on June 4, 2008
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 12:23 PM on June 4, 2008
I hope you're banned from MetaFilter. Meanwhile, read this and apply it to here.
posted by roll truck roll at 12:23 PM on June 4, 2008
posted by roll truck roll at 12:23 PM on June 4, 2008
Sorry if the SFW tag is incorrect for some. In my opinion, if you need to be told what you're looking at is "dirty" then it's SFW.
Ah, personal opinions. Glad to see you have some. However, I'd like to point out to you the context in which Metafilter uses the NSFW/SWF tags. As in most of us are not at home holding down the couch springs, but at work, probably in an office environment, with mixed sexes and cultures, where the sight of a coworker staring down into the cervix of an anonymous internets may be construed as something other than work, research or time-wasting. As in it may turn out that said activity may be unexplainable, even in the context of NSFW/SFW tag discussion.
As in you have some maturing to do.
posted by jsavimbi at 12:25 PM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
Ah, personal opinions. Glad to see you have some. However, I'd like to point out to you the context in which Metafilter uses the NSFW/SWF tags. As in most of us are not at home holding down the couch springs, but at work, probably in an office environment, with mixed sexes and cultures, where the sight of a coworker staring down into the cervix of an anonymous internets may be construed as something other than work, research or time-wasting. As in it may turn out that said activity may be unexplainable, even in the context of NSFW/SFW tag discussion.
As in you have some maturing to do.
posted by jsavimbi at 12:25 PM on June 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
TheOnlyCoolTim: "Grow the fuck up."
By this logic, goatse.cx is totally acceptible SFW material, and anyone who is grossed out by it should grow the fuck up. It's just a bloody picture inside a human's totally natural orifice.
posted by Plutor at 12:29 PM on June 4, 2008
By this logic, goatse.cx is totally acceptible SFW material, and anyone who is grossed out by it should grow the fuck up. It's just a bloody picture inside a human's totally natural orifice.
posted by Plutor at 12:29 PM on June 4, 2008
The post very clearly states what this is about: somebody's cervix described in great detail. What on earth would you expect to find when you click the link?
posted by Flashman at 12:39 PM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Flashman at 12:39 PM on June 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
pineapple wrote: Dude -- on what planet is a blog that displays photos taken up a vagina right on the front page considered SFW?
The same one on which an advert for Irn Bru is considered NSFW.
pwb503's trolling is a shame, though, as the cervical diary is a fascinating link to post.
posted by jack_mo at 12:40 PM on June 4, 2008
The same one on which an advert for Irn Bru is considered NSFW.
pwb503's trolling is a shame, though, as the cervical diary is a fascinating link to post.
posted by jack_mo at 12:40 PM on June 4, 2008
As in you have some maturing to do.
As do most companies, apparently.
posted by DreamerFi at 12:40 PM on June 4, 2008
As do most companies, apparently.
posted by DreamerFi at 12:40 PM on June 4, 2008
I wonder what it looks like after giving birth.
posted by FunkyHelix at 12:42 PM on June 4, 2008
posted by FunkyHelix at 12:42 PM on June 4, 2008
The post very clearly states what this is about: somebody's cervix described in great detail. What on earth would you expect to find when you click the link?
I would expect to find NSFW material.
If it hadn't been for the big fat disclaimer on the FPP.
posted by pineapple at 12:42 PM on June 4, 2008
I would expect to find NSFW material.
If it hadn't been for the big fat disclaimer on the FPP.
posted by pineapple at 12:42 PM on June 4, 2008
As someone that gets to look at similar views every day, this is a pretty damn good pictorial if only so any man or woman can see just exactly what things look like deep in the vaginal canal. Good job.
posted by docpops at 12:45 PM on June 4, 2008
posted by docpops at 12:45 PM on June 4, 2008
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