Lawmaker Barred After Vagina Comment →
File under: this would be funny if it weren’t so fucking sad.
Michigan House Republicans prohibited state Rep. Lisa Brown (D) from speaking on the floor after she ended a speech against a bill restricting abortions by referencing her female anatomy, the Detroit News reports.
Said Brown: “Finally, Mr. Speaker, I’m flattered that you’re all so interested in my vagina, but ‘no’ means ‘no.’”
Republicans said Brown was “offensive” and wouldn’t allow her to voice her opinion on a school employee retirement bill.
Responded Brown: “If I can’t say the word vagina, why are we legislating vaginas? What language should I use?”
Conservative men are so scared of us claiming ownership over our own anatomy they won’t even let us name it, yet they’re allowed to play porno music and joke about getting shut down by their wives during a session about forcing people seeking abortions to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds.
