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Midori: What are you favorite Swedish words for female genitalia?
Ylva: Fitta. It’s the most vulgar word. I like that because it feels more sexual than any other word. It’s also a political statement to use it. It’s like when queer people start calling themselves queer. It’s the same thing in taking back the word.
Mutta, it’s a little bit softer, a little bit more childish maybe. It’s a bit regional too. If you go down to the south of Sweden and say Mutta they say ‘that’s vulgar, you can’t say mutta’ and they say it’s better if I say fitta.
For me here in Stockholm Mutta is a bit softer and sweeter.
Love lips, or ‘Kärleksläppar’ is a beautiful word. A friend of mine taught me that one maybe a year ago. Normally in Swedish it’s the word ‘blygsel läppar’ which approximately means lips of shame, so she started using love lips instead.
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