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tpsbmam

(3,927 posts)
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 08:42 PM Jun 2012

Michigan GOP Spokesman: Female Reps Threw ‘Temper Tantrums’ Over Abortion Bill

Source: Think Progress

A surge of outrage swept the internet yesterday over two female Michigan legislators who were banned from the floor of the House for saying the word “vagina” in a debate over the worst abortion laws in the country.

Then, in an effort to clarify, a spokesman for the Michigan GOP Leader of the House only made things worse. In a letter to press, he simultaneously did not deny that the women were banned for saying “vagina” and further accused the two of throwing “temper tantrums.”

The letter reads:

Just to be clear, despite the misinformation being spread by Reps. Brown and Byrum, and Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, there are two representatives not being recognized on the House floor today because of their actions yesterday. It has nothing to do with their gender, their religion or the topic they were discussing. All day today, we have had representatives of both parties, both genders and several different religions passionately debating important issues that will significantly impact the future of Michigan. I would urge you not to become too distracted by temper tantrums designed to score political points.


The term ‘temper tantrum’ is not-so-subtly coded sexist language leveled at women to infantilize them and de-legitimize their points. In an attempt at clarification, the spokesman only reaffirmed that the Michigan House GOP’s position was not only against saying the word ‘vagina,’ but also against letting women talk seriously about political issues.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/15/500875/michigan-gop-spokesman-female-reps-threw-temper-tantrums-over-abortion-bill/



Note: the emphases and quote format are in the original Think Progress posting.

Man, these assholes need to learn when to shut up! On second thought.....keep digging, boys, keep digging




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Michigan GOP Spokesman: Female Reps Threw ‘Temper Tantrums’ Over Abortion Bill (Original Post) tpsbmam Jun 2012 OP
Like I said before I'd call the MI GOP House Leadership a bunch of fucking pigs! 47of74 Jun 2012 #1
totally agree +1 k/r erinlough Jun 2012 #34
Agreed! n/t hrmjustin Jun 2012 #42
I want to know about the "surge of internet outrage." calimary Jun 2012 #2
Found their Michigan House GOP Facebook page. calimary Jun 2012 #4
Join Twitter..... tpsbmam Jun 2012 #6
weird... i searched and it says no tweets for either. ejpoeta Jun 2012 #9
Try #vaginamovielines . I contributed half a dozen myself. Bette Noir Jun 2012 #22
i saw that and looked at those. hilarious. ejpoeta Jun 2012 #28
Here's one of my fave Tweets ... from actor Wil Wheaton ... gauguin57 Jun 2012 #23
Another goodie ... gauguin57 Jun 2012 #24
Those women damn well should be angry. Webster Green Jun 2012 #3
I loved one of the posts reacting to that Think Progress story! calimary Jun 2012 #5
Sounds like those GOP thugs were having a bit of a "melt down," eh? nt MADem Jun 2012 #18
Oh yes, little girls having temper tantrums. What's next, spankings? freshwest Jun 2012 #7
Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina. James48 Jun 2012 #8
Thanks for the tip. 47of74 Jun 2012 #35
I'm suprised he didn't accuse them of being "hysterical". Odin2005 Jun 2012 #10
Any minute now they will call them "hormonal." tclambert Jun 2012 #29
"PMS" is the new "hysterical" Odin2005 Jun 2012 #32
From the people who The Wizard Jun 2012 #11
Or the fortnight for religious freedom horseshit that's going around now? 47of74 Jun 2012 #36
Next, they'll be labeled as nobodyspecial Jun 2012 #12
Please tell me the Michigan Dems can turf these maniacs out this fall. Ken Burch Jun 2012 #13
Lemme get my Clue-by-Four sakabatou Jun 2012 #14
JaseBolger@house.mi.gov This is ALL you need to know people!!! benld74 Jun 2012 #15
Boys, indeed. Their snide, condescending and sexist remarks are juvenile. BlueIris Jun 2012 #16
we can't...it is terrible here. nt TruthTeller Jun 2012 #38
The problem with the R's is they don't understand the first rule of holes. hobbit709 Jun 2012 #17
What do you mean "keep digging"? SylviaD Jun 2012 #19
"uppity women"? nt. druidity33 Jun 2012 #30
That's how they see us, do you doubt it? n/t SylviaD Jun 2012 #31
How were these two Reps "uppity women"? obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #39
I'll bet every one of those pigs have said SANTORUM on the floor of Congress. WingDinger Jun 2012 #20
Unbelieveable! mercymechap Jun 2012 #21
Gee, a fucking repuke opens his piehole and makes things worse? Zoeisright Jun 2012 #25
you said it! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2012 #26
#OtherBannedWordsInMI is now trending gauguin57 Jun 2012 #27
it was an "emotional reaction to things" Skittles Jun 2012 #33
Here's hoping........... Plucketeer Jun 2012 #37
Sadly, sexism and misogyny abound on DU. chervilant Jun 2012 #40
read "the handmaids tale" if you want to know the repukes road map for the future. nt Javaman Jun 2012 #41
I agree!!! newspeak Jun 2012 #44
Hey MI GOP spokesman: Brigid Jun 2012 #43
 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
1. Like I said before I'd call the MI GOP House Leadership a bunch of fucking pigs!
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 08:43 PM
Jun 2012

But that would be insulting to fucking pigs.

Fuck you, Republicans.

tpsbmam

(3,927 posts)
6. Join Twitter.....
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 09:15 PM
Jun 2012

people have been blasting vagina tweets to @MIHouzeGOP for 2 days now.....it's hysterical....there are tons of #MIHousaeGOP tweets, all having to do with massive negative reaction to these misogynistic assholes.

gauguin57

(8,138 posts)
23. Here's one of my fave Tweets ... from actor Wil Wheaton ...
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 12:16 AM
Jun 2012

"Wil Wheaton ?@wilw
My goodness, @MIHouseGOP! I encountered a woman who was not in the kitchen. I was so horrified, I dropped my monocle, for Pete's sake!"

HAHAHAHA! Good one, Wil!

gauguin57

(8,138 posts)
24. Another goodie ...
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 12:24 AM
Jun 2012

ABCnewsIntern ?@ABCnewsIntern
It's a good Friday when vaginas are trending. Vulva la révolution! #vagina


LOL! "Vulva la revolution!"

calimary

(81,612 posts)
5. I loved one of the posts reacting to that Think Progress story!
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 09:08 PM
Jun 2012

One woman wrote:

Honey, obviously you ain't never seen a real "temper tantrum."

Here's hoping they see one HURRICANE of a "temper tantrum" at the polls in November! (Would that make it a "HER-ricane"?)

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
32. "PMS" is the new "hysterical"
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 11:45 AM
Jun 2012

in fact there is no scientific evidence of women becoming more moody before their periods.

The Wizard

(12,556 posts)
11. From the people who
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 09:40 PM
Jun 2012

made feigned outrage a standard operating procedure. Every time a Democrat is in the White House the Repubes go into full tantrum mode.
Remember the stained blue dress as grounds for impeachment?
Showing up at political rallies with assault rifles.
They have perfected the temper tantrum. It's time for them to get out of their diapers and be adults.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
13. Please tell me the Michigan Dems can turf these maniacs out this fall.
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:30 PM
Jun 2012

Why would anybody who isn't a psychpath want this group to keep running the legislature after this type of behavior.

BlueIris

(29,135 posts)
16. Boys, indeed. Their snide, condescending and sexist remarks are juvenile.
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:59 PM
Jun 2012

What unbelievable trash is allowed to hold office in Michigan. Not sure how you MI folks can stand the stench.

SylviaD

(721 posts)
19. What do you mean "keep digging"?
Fri Jun 15, 2012, 11:19 PM
Jun 2012

This sort of thing plays very well to a certain percentage of the public. They aren't "digging" themselves deeper, they might actually be increasing their poll numbers. You are naive if you think putting uppity women in their place will actually hurt this man.

mercymechap

(579 posts)
21. Unbelieveable!
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 12:03 AM
Jun 2012

Is it possible that the whole country is being overtaken by these idiot Repugnicants? Who are the dummies that vote them in?

Zoeisright

(8,339 posts)
25. Gee, a fucking repuke opens his piehole and makes things worse?
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 12:27 AM
Jun 2012

Who'd a thunk it? That shitstain is a walking argument for militant feminism.

gauguin57

(8,138 posts)
27. #OtherBannedWordsInMI is now trending
Sat Jun 16, 2012, 12:56 AM
Jun 2012

... with words like "digital exam," "homo erectus," "Lake Titicaca," "ululate," "masticate," "Volvo" ... and "Boehner." LOL!

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
40. Sadly, sexism and misogyny abound on DU.
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 08:29 AM
Jun 2012

The results of my last alert regarding a sexist term:

At Fri Jun 15, 2012, 06:59 PM you sent an alert on the following post:

Well Said!!!!

when I saw that happen I could not believe it - this is just HOW much they hate and disrespect OUR President.
Tucker Carlson - a little pussy, little bow tie creep, trust fund asshole, NOBODY, a POS and his minions

I am so goddamn sick and tired of the shit OUR President has to put up with, I don't know how he gets through the day.

But I was glad to see him shut that friggin creep down and he needs to do more of just that!

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

YOUR COMMENTS:

Please address derisive, sexist remarks like "pussy" and make a stand against sexism on DU.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Fri Jun 15, 2012, 07:10 PM, and voted 1-5 to LEAVE IT ALONE.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: WHAT!? What am I missing? Besides some brain cells that I lost in 1974?
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Skinner started a thread titled "Fuck", you can't ban every word that might be offensive to some people.

Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: I think that this calls for more open criticism, not banning. Banning of such statements will have little impact when the whole culture is stepped in it.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: Heavens.. everything you said about Carlson was true and more... but damn it, leave out the sexist perjorative language.

Again, I detest Carlson and it pains me to vote for a hide, but come on.

Thank you.


Apparently, DUers can use a sexist term like "pussy" with impunity...

newspeak

(4,847 posts)
44. I agree!!!
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 01:00 PM
Jun 2012

corporate, religious state-after the deregulated corporations are allowed to freely pollute and poison the masses. Another book is starhawk's, the fifth sacred thing. A book about corporate greed and salting the land with very perverted religious leaders ruling the land.

Women have taken three steps forward, and it seems that with these fundy moslem "want to be", we're taking steps backwards.

Went to the credit union yesterday, and they had the "purity club" table. I'm waiting for the zealots to pass a law that all women must cover their lustful looking hair. And of course, we have women who are women's worst enemies.

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