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Retire the word 'shame lips'

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workSee the work on the Dutch Design Week programme ddw.nl

Research cited

  1. 6):12 nvdv.nl

Other sources

  1. S: NL Times, 7 Aug 2026, citing NOS nltimes.nl
  2. S: OpenStax A&P 2e §27.2 openstax.org

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
Dolle Mina activists carry a pink coffin across a square, a line of women in black behind themPhoto: Dolle Mina / DDW press kitMuseum or journal record
Slide 2
Word diagram: schaamlippen means "shame lips", labia is Latin for lips, vulvalippen means "vulva lips". It shows where the shame sits in the wordImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against DDW programme page and press kit 2216; Jonker M, "Schaamlippen: een schaamteloze benaming van het vrouwelijk genitaal", Ned Tijdschr Dermatol Venereol 2026;36(6):12, (only Dutch and German use shame with the female genitals; English labia from Latin); NL Times, 7 Aug 2026, citing NOSMuseum or journal record
Slide 3
Text diagram: labia majora and labia minora beside outer lips and inner lipsImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 27.2 (the labia minora extend medial to the labia majora), read 28 Oct 2026; Jonker M, "Schaamlippen: een schaamteloze benaming van het vrouwelijk genitaal", Ned Tijdschr Dermatol Venereol 2026;36(6):12, (Laan proposed inner and outer instead of small and large)Museum or journal record
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Timeline from 1970 to 2026: the corset burning, Liekens in 2017, Laan in 2021, the 2025 relaunch, the August 2026 Van Dale decision and the DDW showImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against DDW programme page; dolle-mina.nl; Jonker M, "Schaamlippen: een schaamteloze benaming van het vrouwelijk genitaal", Ned Tijdschr Dermatol Venereol 2026;36(6):12, ; NL Times, 7 Aug 2026, citing NOSMuseum or journal record
Slide 5
Word list: vulva, mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora and clitoris, each with a short textbook definitionImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 27.2 (vulva, mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris; definitions paraphrased) and section 27.3 (the glans penis or glans clitoris forms from the same cells), read 28 Oct 2026
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Brass inkwell, Rijksmuseum (BK-1980-49-B)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record

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