No Stupid Questions

I'm going to respond seriously in case this is a serious post:

Typically the "fishy" smell comes from Bacterial Vaginosis, which is an imbalance of bacteria that can be caused by several factors. It's not common in healthy vaginas and if yours smells like fish then I recommend seeing a doctor and having it treated. Most women do not have a foul odour down there, especially not one that you can smell through clothes while keeping normal social distances.

You can't believe everything you've read on the internet. Also, it sounds like the men you're getting your information from are either prepetuating this myth unintentionally, or are very immature and think they're funny (they're not). I recommend going out and actually interacting with women, there are plenty of women out there who are also not girly that have similar interests to you. They won't smell any different than a man would.

The best way to overcome your preconceived notions about others is by genuinely interacting with those people. I'm sorry you were bullied, but just as jerks exist in all genders, so do kind and awesome people.

Edit: I forgot to actually answer your question, no this is not a normal thing to worry or think about. It might be time to seek professional help.

I have never met a woman who smells like fish, if you're worried about body odor get an antibacterial body wash, you'll be fine

Your gay friends were having a chuckle. Women don't smell like fish from any appreciable distance unless there's a serious hygiene issue. And then it's more like regular BO with a bit of a twang.

Bruh - I'm tomboy, was raised to out-compete other boys, and am gay as can be.

The only time there's ever been a fishy smell that's been noticable above clothing was from someone with an infection, which is usually caused by poor hygiene. Sometimes that smell can linger, especially in a washroom if their bits have been exposed.

The only other thing I can think of is if someone has been menstruating into a pad that's overdue for a change? Blood and the whole mucus and others that come from a woman can give a pretty horrible scent. But that's gotta be so rare, and again, usually coincides with poor hygiene practices.

Everyone has a different scent (and taste), but it's so rare (unless you're between another's legs) that you'll smell it. Those jokes are in poor taste just like small dick jokes are. Men are just as capable of smelling awful down there, too. No one gender is particularly prone to stank more than the other.

So if you have at least okay hygiene practices and you're not trying to paint the walls with your vagina, you're fine.

I think you've already spent more emotional energy on this concept than anyone should.

I highly doubt that anyone is thinking about that at all during normal interactions.

Some people with vaginas have very poor hygiene habits, and can develop an unflattering smell down south. That being said, you typically need to be very close to the source of that smell before you would be aware of it.

Honestly this sounds like mental illness in the person perceiving these smells, maybe with a little bit of OCD.

In all seriousness I suggest that you speak with a doctor about this.

This sounds like body dysmorphia, to be blunt.

Wow that's a lot to unpack. Um fellas is my nose broken? I've never experienced this. Like I've smelled sweaty hot bo pussy but not to the extent OP seems to think it aboundntly permiates and lingers.

if there’s a lot of women in a room, that smell lingers even after they’ve left.

I could only see this being true if it was a small room and they were all masturbating. Or, if one of them had a particularly bad infection or something, in which case that's just a sign someone needs to go to the doctor.

I've never in my life smelled 'fishy' smells from a woman whose vulva my face wasn't touching.

The fishy smell comes from a bacterial problem, it's not normal, just common

It's probably unusual to feel that way. How much you should worry about it depends on how much you feel like it gets in the way of your life.

If it makes you feel any better I've never smelled anyting like that on a woman with reasonable hygiene standards.

You should smell some ripe balls and unwashed, poorly wiped ass. You'd never think about vaginal odor again. The emphasis on 'fishy' smell thing always crept out of the most misogynistic people from what I could tell, because it boils women down to their only "useful" feature, rather than concern about their health. "How dare you not keep your snatch in a state that pleases me!" ...despite not being asked or invited.

I had an odd smell. My mother also kept telling me off because I "didn't change my underwear."

When the pain started when I was a student it turned out I'd had a bad infection for years.

Jesus fucking Christ are you back to making fishy pussy posts again? You already posted this same sentiment like 20 times last month.

Think the fishy smell thing comes from men who see women as vaginas with some other stuff attached.

I kept hearing that girls and women supposedly have a strong “fishy” smell

wtf?