censHERship Part I: The Algorithm Blushes

Well, the words to describe them. There’s a new kind of censorship. It doesn’t wear a badge. It smiles in lowercase and says: “Your post violates community guidelines.”

Here’s the thing nobody says out loud: the algorithm doesn’t have feelings, but it was trained by people who do. And apparently, those people think women’s pleasure is obscene, menstruation is private, and “down-there health” sounds nicer than urethral pain.

So now we’re all living inside a morality engine disguised as a social network.

If you've been scrolling lately and felt like you needed phonics skills to decode "seggs," "aborshun," and "v@gin@," you're not reading typos. These are actual words content creators use to avoid algorithmic censorship. We're teaching women to spell their own anatomy like a banned word cipher.

Words That Get Women Shadowbanned (All Medical Terms): vagina, vulva, uterus, cervix, clitoris, discharge, libido, orgasm, pelvic floor, menstrual, period, tampon, menopause, miscarriage, fertility, UTI, urinary tract, yeast infection, sex education

The algorithm blushes before it bans. But you know what it doesn’t blush at?

• Erectile dysfunction

• AK-47 unboxing videos

Let that marinate.

We can run paid ads for performance pills, testosterone boosters, and male vitality gummies without issue. Those posts get boosted, monetized and encouraged.

A man cradling an AR-15 while popping Viagra? Promoted.

But if a woman’s health founder says vaginal health, UTI prevention, or menopause support? Flagged for “adult content.”

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Sex educator Leeza Mangaldas discovered that her YouTube videos with “vagina,” “vulva,” and “orgasm” in titles were age-restricted to 18+. A video with “morning erection” in the title? No restrictions.

Same body parts. Same educational intent. Different rules. The algorithm calls it “community safety.” It feels more like digital sexism hiding behind Zuckerburg’s “borderline content” rule his AI established.

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The Hypocrisy Index: What gets suppressed.

Male bodies = medical. Female bodies = obscene.

It’s the same pattern that lets violence, misinformation, and actual guns circulate freely while women’s biology is treated like contraband.

Men’s sexual wellness brands like Hims and Manscaped run ads with sexual innuendo across Facebook and Instagram without penalty, while women’s health startups have the majority of their ads rejected.

This isn’t about decency. Someone literally built a system that blushes at the word vagina but scrolls past AR-15 videos without flinching.

Want proof? Type “vaginal” into Amazon’s search bar. You get two suggestions: “vaginal probiotics” and “vaginal wipes.” Now type “erectile.” Ten detailed suggestions pop up instantly, from “erectile cream for men fast acting” to “erectile gummies for men to get hard.”

The disparity is searchable. If Amazon can launch rockets and prime-ship toothpaste by morning, then “Customer Obsession” can make room for women’s sexual health in the C-suite. We’re half the population.  More than niche.

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Why is our company named after a cat metaphor?

Yes, it’s called Good Kitty. No, it’s not a pet brand. (Unless your cat has a credit card.)

We named it that because:

• Vagina → Flagged

• Pussy → Vulgar

• Kitty → Perfection

It’s a Trojan Cat. Playful at the front door, clinical in the back. This euphemism is completely the point.

But can we talk urinary tract health like adults? Not quite. Women’s clinical language still gets flagged.

Our hero product, UTI Biome Shield, is:

• Doctor-formulated

• Manufactured in FDA-regulated cGMP facilities

• Backed by published medical research

We use medical-grade doses of D-mannose, PACs, zinc, and vitamin D3. These clinically-tested actives block the growth and adhesion of E. coli, which causes 80-85% of UTIs, and support the bladder wall and microbiome.

Still flagged. Why? Because UTIs typically happen after sex.

And God forbid women talk about sex without shame.

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Your first UTI after becoming sexually active should be a known, normalized rite of passage. Instead, women Google symptoms at 2am in a panic, convinced they’ve done something wrong.

The comment section on our social accounts confirm it:

• “FILTHY.”

• “CLEAN YOURSELF BETTER.”

• “STOP BEING WHORES”

And the one that stings the most, from a woman:

• “YOU ARE DISGUSTING.”

The algorithm isn’t the only thing uncomfortable with women having sex without pain, apparently.

Sex is good. UTIs happen. They are not contagious or dirty. They are common and preventable. We’ve been denied the language to discuss them.

Good Kitty exists to normalize the proactive ritual of defense. To say: “I take care of my body because I expect pleasure, not pain.”

Meanwhile, vagina? Too explicit. Algorithms aren’t neutral. They’re nostalgic for the days when women didn’t talk this much.

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Shame AS Systemic Infrastructure?

Women get fed soft distractions disguised as empowerment. Topics these platforms boost for women stay wholesome but hollow:

• Makeup tutorials (look prettier)
• Anti-aging hacks (look younger)
• Shopping hauls (buy more shit)
• “Glow-up” routines (again, you need to be prettier)

My mother didn’t burn her bra for this.

In the 1970s, she fought her way into California state budget rooms when women still needed a man to co-sign a mortgage or credit card. She wrote legislation. Today, the algorithm looks at her and decides she needs better eye cream. Oh, and a facelift.

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The patriarchy has been rebranded as recommendations.

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The Center for Intimacy Justice found: 100% of women’s health companies focused on menopause, pelvic pain, pregnancy, and postpartum had ads rejected for “adult content.” Multiple companies selling lubricants for menopausal women reported being blocked from Facebook.

Suddenly, menopause content sits in the same policy category as pornography.

Meanwhile, male-oriented sexual health brands like Roman and Hims ran ads for:

• “premature ejaculation”
• “edging control”
• “performance stamina”

Fully visible and boosted. We meant to democratize knowledge but ended up automating shame.

When platforms treat women’s language as explicit, they censor:

• Diagnosis
• Autonomy
• Funding
• Innovation
• Future health outcomes

Every banned word is delaying progress for women’s health. Every shadowban is a missed diagnosis. A delayed treatment. A woman Googling alone at 2am instead of finding actual answers.

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I’m not interested in shouting.

We need to keep saying the real words: vagina, urethra, discharge, libido, pleasure, and menopause until they stop reading like slurs.

Because silence is compliance. 

You can flag the post. Pull the ad. Ban the word. But you can’t ban biology.

F*ck you. Make me visible.

This is Part I of censHERship. Next Monday, Part II: The Economics of Silence: The compounding cost of censorship.