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It all started with a text from my roomie, Kori: "I am manifesting lying out, and getting some sun on my cooch."

Studies have shown that teaching kids the actual terms for their private parts — instead of cutesy nicknames — decreases their chances of being targeted by a sexual predator. Their words are their weapon, whether they know it or not.

I asked a handful of women: why are people so scared of ladyparts?

While Gardner is vocal about women's rights and is decently informed about reproductive science, he's a potentially damaging advocate.