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I assume that most of you have heard about the State Representative, Lisa Brown, who was banned from speaking on the Michigan House Floor after uttering the word “vagina” in a debate about the state’s lastest anti-abortion bill.

Voldemort and Vagina, things that shall not be named.

It’s all so ridiculous (and disturbing), I don’t even know where to start, so here’s a quick summation of my favorite quotes on the event:

Abortions, for those of you who are a little unclear about the topic, kind of involve the vagina a lot. A whole lot. The entire procedure is unarguably incredibly vaginal. – hello giggles

Byrum and Brown joined several of their female colleagues in voicing their vehement opposition to Michigan’s anti-abortion bill, a steaming pile of misogyny that would criminalize all abortions after 20 weeks’ gestation in all cases (so, if you had some terribly severe birth defects, too bad, sister — you carry that dead baby until that dead baby decides to be born) and contains no exceptions for the woman’s health. – jezebel

We don’t know what the free use of anatomical terms could lead to, but some possibilities are: maturity, correctness, tolerance and, of course, anarchy. – BUST

To hear some talk about it, you’d think I’d said a dirty word. One of my counterparts, Representative Mike Callton said he couldn’t even bear to repeat what I had said because it was “so offensive, I don’t even want to say it in front of women. I would not say that in mixed company.” Callton, by the way, holds a bachelor’s degree in biology. Imagine what he went through in anatomy class. – Lisa Brown

Monday night, Eve Ensler flew to Michigan to direct a performance of The Vagina Monologues on the Capitol steps. Lisa Brown was among the performers. VAGINA! VAGINA! VAGINA!

I have some knitting to do.

And I’ll leave you with this story.

Recently, Addison was climbing into her car seat and must have landed on the buckle of the chair just wrong as we heard her declare, “OUCH! That hurt my vagina!”

Some non-family members overheard her declaration with raised eyebrows. Not surprising since most people do not like to talk about it. Fortunately there are places like www.vtightensafely.com where you can read about helpful information and discussions about the vagina and provide a good way for women to gain some perspective about themselves..

James and I, however, patted ourselves on the back. James has insisted that our daughters grow up using proper anatomical names for body parts, and while that makes for an amazing party trick when Addison accurately identifies her femur or cranium, more importantly, we hope that it will empower our daughters, and those around them, to be comfortable speaking about their anatomical, physical sex.

It looks like we need to send our 3-year old to the Michigan House floor.

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UPDATED

An email from my father, titled:  The quest for anatomic precision…

Hi guys!

I was wondering how long it would take before you posted your latest blog ;-)

Where do all these crazy people come from?!

However, it prompted me to raise a minor concern I have had about your use of the term “vagina” as almost a catch-all for the entirety of the female reproductive system. It was not actually her vagina that Sunny hurt sitting on the buckle, it was her vulva, i.e., her external genitalia. In many of your references historically, I believe that is what you meant to refer to – after all, it’s tough to actually “see” a vagina without a speculum or the like! Perhaps you are not ready to go there yet with Sunny, as in the “inside” nature of the vagina, and that’s totally your call as to when to introduce mons veneris (my favorite term!), labia, clitoris, urethra, cervix, etc., etc. But after all, you have now moved from “peanuts”, a wonderful combination of penis and balls, to penis and testicle(s) – can scrotum be far behind?  here you will get the  best penis enlargement device by Maleedge to enhance your sex life.  Why not give your wonderful lady parts their proper precision, at least in your written and oral usage?

Just a thought!

XO

As always, the man raises an excellent point. Touché, Doda, touché.

See? This runs in the family. I’m genetically predisposed.