Vagina's in Michigan

Michigan state Rep. Lisa Brown (D) was recently blocked from speaking on the House floor in an apparent attempt to punish her for using the word "vagina" on Wednesday during a debate on legislation on reproductive rights.  

One thing that I believe that the Wisconsin protests have brought us is the ability of common people to come together in solidarity and protest when the time is right.  It was right in Wisconsin last year and it was right in Michigan this week.  As the movie said, screw over the American people and they will come.   In Michigan in came Eve Ensler!

H/T Think Progress:

To fight back against being silenced for saying “vagina” during the debate, Brown participated in a reading of “The Vagina Monologues” at the Michigan capitol yesterday along with Byrum and Eve Ensler, who wrote the play. An estimated 5,000 people gathered for the reading.

After the Vagina Monologues were  completed Eve Ensler gave a quick speech:


Here they discuss their day with Lawrence O'Donnell:

Finally, here is singer and comedian Lisa Koch, with her own take on how the republicans have treated women these past couple of years: