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Vaginagate in Michigan!

Manc Skipper

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[h=1]The Daily Mail specialises in outrage, but these Republicans have taken it to a new level of stupidity, not to say attacking free speech.

"Lawmakers banned from speaking on House floor after using the words 'vagina' and 'vasectomy' during abortion bill debate[/h]
  • Rep. Lisa Brown and Rep. Barb Byrum banned from speaking after their 'unprofessional conduct'
  • Some have branded their behaviour 'offensive' and 'disgraceful'... "
 
Manc Skipper said:
The Daily Mail specialises in outrage, but these Republicans have taken it to a new level of stupidity, not to say attacking free speech.

"Lawmakers banned from speaking on House floor after using the words 'vagina' and 'vasectomy' during abortion bill debate

  • Rep. Lisa Brown and Rep. Barb Byrum banned from speaking after their 'unprofessional conduct'
  • Some have branded their behaviour 'offensive' and 'disgraceful'... "
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Just another day in a nation of nutters. Yeah, vagina. In fact, one Republican in the Michigan House said that he was highly offended by "that word" and that he would certainly never use that word in mixed company! I'd like to know what constituency elected that twat. And some rather conservative Americans are worried about Sharia law? LOL! Suddenly men in Michigan are now offended by the word vagina. Perhaps they'd prefer, "you know, down there". If only Brown had referred to her vagina as "you know, down there" during her statement to the Michigan legislature.

I am going to write Representative Brown and suggest to her that before the next legislative session this fall she might want to clarify with the Speaker what words might be acceptable when referring to you know, down there. Where I was raised we found "cooter", "snatch" and "hoochie" to be generally acceptable.

"Thema Liz. Stand up and brush off your dress. You're getting watermelon seeds on your hoochie."

In fact, I am going to recommend to Representative Brown that she use "hoochie" from now on in the Michigan House. Why should all those old men decide what names women should use when referring to their honey pot?
 
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Michigan folk, as a rule, ain't too bright. I'm sure the asshole who is so "offended" was elected by an area with a collective IQ somewhere close to that of a plankton.
 
The guy won't say "vagina" in mixed company? He won't say the name for a woman's sexual anatomy in front of her? This man thinks women are so weak that they cannot hear the name of the thing between their own legs? And people have given this man political power!? My brain hurts from this. Why are so many men in this country so afraid of women?
 
Paschendale said:
The guy won't say "vagina" in mixed company? He won't say the name for a woman's sexual anatomy in front of her? This man thinks women are so weak that they cannot hear the name of the thing between their own legs? And people have given this man political power!? My brain hurts from this. Why are so many men in this country so afraid of women?
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What's even more incredible in the quote I read is that the male legislator who said it is reported to have a B.S. in Biology. Bwaaaaaahahahahahahaha!
 
Vagina = the gaping maw of mother nature. . .When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the vagina in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance and said to Knowsus, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have the Vagina speak to us or we will die.”
 
I love me a nice Vagina :ssst:
 
LOL - 'come right on in, it's nice and cozy inside'

'quaint'
 
Aunt Spiker said:
LOL - 'come right on in, it's nice and cozy inside'

'quaint'
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Best thing about having a Vagina room is that you actually know whether you're welcome or not.

Because you're either gonna leaved soaked through or dry to the bone :lol:
 
Alright, this isn't QUITE as ridiculous as I thought it would be. I am not convinced it was the use of the word vagina that got her banned. She said, "And finally, Mr Speaker, I'm flattered that you're all so interested in my vagina, but no means no."

Had she used the term clinically I doubt it would have got her in trouble. i think it was the personal and confrontational nature of the context in which it was used.

That said, she shouldn't have been banned. I think out elected officials should be able to say whatever they want in that room.
 
What I find funny is she used the correct medical term for a part of female anatomy that has many other actually offensive names. How many can you think of? Maybe she should have said "lady business". I guess we shouldn't say breast feeding anymore either.
 
Layla_Z said:
What I find funny is she used the correct medical term for a part of female anatomy that has many other actually offensive names. How many can you think of? Maybe she should have said "lady business". I guess we shouldn't say breast feeding anymore either.
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The story goes that Churchill was visiting Maryland to raise money for the British war effort. Sitting next to his hostess at a garden party Churchill asked for another fried chicken breast. The hostess informed the Prime Minister that in Maryland they referred to it as "white meat." She said that "breast" was considered vulgar.

The following day Chuchill sent the hostess a note thanking her for her hospitality. He also sent an orchid and the following, "Please accept this flower as a token of my appreciation and pin it on your white meat."
 
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Apparently, another legislator in Michigan got into an argument with somebody outside the chambers and ended up calling her the c-word.
 
Risky Thicket said:
The story goes that Churchill was visiting Maryland to raise money for the British war effort. Sitting next to his hostess at a garden party Churchill asked for another fried chicken breast. The hostess informed the Prime Minister that in Maryland they referred to it as "white meat." She said that "breast" was considered vulgar.

The following day Chuchill sent the hostess a note thanking her for her hospitality. He also sent an orchid and the following, "Please accept this flower as a token of my appreciation and pin it on your white meat."
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Can you imagine if that happened today? He would be impeached.
 
Risky Thicket said:
The story goes that Churchill was visiting Maryland to raise money for the British war effort. Sitting next to his hostess at a garden party Churchill asked for another fried chicken breast. The hostess informed the Prime Minister that in Maryland they referred to it as "white meat." She said that "breast" was considered vulgar.

The following day Chuchill sent the hostess a note thanking her for her hospitality. He also sent an orchid and the following, "Please accept this flower as a token of my appreciation and pin it on your white meat."
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Sounds perfectly in character for him. Here's another example of his wit.

“'You are drunk Sir Winston, you are disgustingly drunk. 'Yes, Mrs. Braddock, I am drunk. But you, Mrs. Braddock are ugly, and disgustingly fat. But, tomorrow morning, I, Winston Churchill will be sober.”
 
The word is not offensive. The context in which it was used was.

That is what she gets for trying to be insulting.
 
I'm guessing it had less to do with the word and more to do with her smart ass attitude. That wasn't professional.
 
How she said it was not professional and was snarky. She should have been reprimanded for it.
 
And by the way, isn't the term VAGINAGATE slightly redundant?
 
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