The word 'clitoris' is on list of words banned from Google's safe search option, according to The F-Word. A search for 'clitoris' with the safe option switched on brings up zero hits, while a search for 'penis' turns up 33 million. This seems incredibly sexist: The word isn't slang, it's the proper name of a sexual organ. If 'penis' and 'scrotum' are deemed safe for work, then Google should get its act together. Why make it even harder for people to locate?

'Clitoris' should not  be a dirty word for children, either. I'm all for protecting them from pornography, but they need to be able to access scientific information. Kids in Amsterdam have certainly benefited from an open, honest sex education policy  - they know all about masturbation, anal sex and prostitution...and they have the lowest teenage pregnancy and abortion rate in Europe.