Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Vagina's Considered Unconstitutional
Winona. Is it okay to love your vagina? Obviously not. After attending a "Vagina Monologues" concert at Winona State University, one student bought a button reading "I (heart) my vagina" and wore it to school. Winona High School officials told her the button was offensive and sent her home.
The button, she says, was worn in protest against "Violence Against Women", (I know, could have been a more clever analogy like "Violence Against Girls" or V.A.G.), but on a serious note, the fact that this student is being kicked out of school for having the word vagina on a t-shirt or a button is ludacris.
Basically, the school is saying it's okay for them to say, use and teach material that mentions "vagina" to the students, but students cannot wear anything that says "vagina". How many times does the current biology and anatomy text books mention "vagina"? Try 275 times including the indexes and table of contents. Are these books going to be banned?
It's not like this student was wearing something that had a slang term for the female anatomy, or saying bad things about it. She just loves it. If she were to wear a shirt that said "I (heart) my Pancreas" would the same happen?
This story just goes to show you the hypocrisy in our schools. Something the R.A.G. Files likes to point out as much as they can. In the meantime, I'm going to try and buy the male version of this shirt saying: "I support your vagina."
The button, she says, was worn in protest against "Violence Against Women", (I know, could have been a more clever analogy like "Violence Against Girls" or V.A.G.), but on a serious note, the fact that this student is being kicked out of school for having the word vagina on a t-shirt or a button is ludacris.
Basically, the school is saying it's okay for them to say, use and teach material that mentions "vagina" to the students, but students cannot wear anything that says "vagina". How many times does the current biology and anatomy text books mention "vagina"? Try 275 times including the indexes and table of contents. Are these books going to be banned?
It's not like this student was wearing something that had a slang term for the female anatomy, or saying bad things about it. She just loves it. If she were to wear a shirt that said "I (heart) my Pancreas" would the same happen?
This story just goes to show you the hypocrisy in our schools. Something the R.A.G. Files likes to point out as much as they can. In the meantime, I'm going to try and buy the male version of this shirt saying: "I support your vagina."
