I never really thought about this before. The author doesn’t give a de facto reason for why there are no female genitals on ancient marble statues of females. She alludes to the usual position that patriarchy did it. I suppose that is essentially the reason, but I’m thinking more along the lines of…we’re they sanded down or re-chisled to disguise their “disgrace” from Victorian eyes? That’s the reason that penises are absent on most male statues. They were literally knocked off as not to offend the eye. Some just donned a leaf, I guess, so that women could enjoy them without fainting at the sight, cause, you know, we can’t handle the truth.

Either way, this is an interesting read about a phenomena of history that illustrates the inequality between men and women. Enjoy…

The Fascinating Reason There Are No Female Genitals on Statues | Alternet