V For Ladybusiness

Welcome back to Bound and Gagged’s continuing observance of Women’s History Month and all things related to women and censorship. Today’s topic: Vaginas. Pardon my Latin.

Vaginas made big waves in the USA last year when Michigan Rep. Lisa Brown was banned from speaking by Michigan Republicans for saying the word ‘vagina’ while discussing anti-abortion legislation. This prompted a backlash and an onslaught of vagina-related content being posted on the Michigan Republican Party’s Facebook page. It always amazes me that, despite being surrounded by sexual content, many modern-day Americans are not comfortable using correct, medical terminology (although vagina actually comes from the Latin word for ‘sheath’ so it is a euphemism in and of itself).