Why Everyone Is Talking About This Viral TikTok Video About Innie & Outie Labias

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Let’s face it, vaginas can be quite a confusing bit of anatomy, even for those of us who have one. The different names for various parts, the taboo and shame in talking about it and reverting to hushed tones. Not to mention the pressure lots of people all over the world face in feeling they must conform to expectations about how their vaginas look.

The truth is, much like our faces, hair type and body shapes, vaginas aren’t supposed to all look exactly the same - like our DNA, they’re each completely different and unique and TikTok video about this very subject has recently gone viral, resulting in thousands of comments from users.

The video posted by Gabriella – @gabygabss on TikTok – explains the difference between an “innie” and an “outie” labia.

In the video she explains that an “innie” is where you can see more of the outer labia, and an “outie” is where the inner labia protrudes more. She begins the video saying: “Are you ready for your anatomy lesson today? It’s hard to separate the cooter into only two categories, but we will be categorising them as ‘innies’ and ‘outies’ today.”

She continues: “So you have your outer labia and your inner labia, right? An innie is where your outer labia protrudes more than your inner labia, so you don’t really see the inside stuff… or maybe you don’t see the inside stuff as much.”

Gabriella says she has an outie “My inner parts protrude a little more than my outward parts” and says they tend to get a “bad rep” and given unflattering names like “burger”, “beef sandwich or “meat wallet.” The TikTok star had enough of the vagina shaming and wanted her followers to know that no one would feel bad about whatever they have, adding “every panini is beautiful. And I’ve only ever had compliments on my lil Arby’s roast beef.”

Her video has caused a flurry of comments.

One TikTok user said: “I literally cried my eyes and wanted to get surgery when I was a teenager because of the hate for outies. We really gotta tell teens more that it’s ok!”

Another said: “From a teenage girl - thank you.”

One user said: “I am obsessed with the comments here. It’s like having a bunch of sisters I’ve never met before.”

While another wrote: “Girl I actually love this. I have an innie but I love that you’re bringing awareness bc people really need it.”

Medical experts have praised the video Tania Adib, resident Gynaecologist at Callaly, told Metro.co.uk: “We’re all so inhibited in talking about our genitalia, even saying the words vagina and vulva can make people titter. Anything we can do through these kinds of videos to change the narrative and spread the message that we all look different, because we do, just like any other part of the body and that is OK.”

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