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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Male congressmen now being inundated with handmade vaginas" <--- actual headline
In the latest brilliant counterstrike against the GOP's Vag Offensive, The Snatchel Project is encouraging craftswomen to send their congressmen knit and crocheted bags, pouches and decorations in the shape of their favorite ladyparts. Nothing scares a gynophobic congressman like when they open a box and discover what they think is a constituent's lovely knit hat or scarf, only to pick it up and realize they've touched their hands upon the filthy, evil uterus they've been fighting so hard to destroy. The site includes patterns and links to teach you how to use your knitting needles to make your own womb (while knitting needles are still used for just knitting).
The rest: http://www.happyplace.com/14939/male-congressmen-now-being-inundated-with-knit-and-crocheted-vaginas
I love everyone.
Skinner
(63,645 posts)"Nothing scares a gynophobic congressman like when they open a box and discover what they think is a constituent's lovely knit hat or scarf, only to pick it up and realize they've touched their hands upon the filthy, evil uterus they've been fighting so hard to destroy."
dmr
(28,349 posts)faces, & the eyes had a single crystal-like tear drop.
I stuffed them with condoms (unused).
I wish I was that creative.
Faces
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)tear drops & condoms ------ you rule!
Warpy
(111,336 posts)I hang out mostly on the leftward side of the boards, but even mixed boards on technique have been posting this one.
Women are angry about this stuff. It's finally come all the way home to them what Republicans are up to.
K Gardner
(14,933 posts)knitting.. the yarn was pink !
knitter4democracy
(14,350 posts)We're everywhere, and we tend to be fairly vocal on-line as well as consistent voters.
The KIA (Knitting Intelligence Agency) has far-reaching powers, and honestly, you don't want to set it off. Not smart.
pansypoo53219
(20,993 posts)i did not buy any yarn THERE.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)[IMG][/IMG]
NeverEnuff
(147 posts)Where can I get a pattern?
surrealAmerican
(11,364 posts)duhneece
(4,116 posts)or crochet.
Tanelorn
(359 posts)Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)surrealAmerican
(11,364 posts)It was published on Knitty in 2004. Here it is:
http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter04/PATTwomb.html
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)beac
(9,992 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)saras
(6,670 posts)It's like there was a whole school of sculpture - "elegantly dismembered body parts". There's a few at the school I go to, more in a couple of sculpture gardens, one on my neighbor's path...
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)How about some Georgia O'Keefe paintings too.
(I once heard someone "complain" O'Keefe's paintings looked like genitalia. I said "They ARE genitalia! What the hell do you think a flower is?"
spooky3
(34,469 posts)What was the designer thinking about?
nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)spooky3
(34,469 posts)It's a very bizarre product design.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)about this over at Kos when they were first starting this! I was soooo jealous because the only thing I can knit is a scarf! Maybe it's time for me to learn a bit more!
MineralMan
(146,328 posts)A perfect idea.
Typical NYC Lib
(182 posts)he might USE them!
frogmarch
(12,158 posts)Didn't we used to have a puke smiley?
EDIT: Where'd you find the puke smiley?
bluesbassman
(19,379 posts)frogmarch
(12,158 posts)Typical NYC Lib
(182 posts)Click on the very last one you see, "..." It'll open another set of icons, including
frogmarch
(12,158 posts)Last edited Wed Apr 11, 2012, 10:20 AM - Edit history (1)
why "..." was in with the smileys. I thought, What? People can't just type ... themselves?
beac
(9,992 posts)Now also includes a pattern for those who prefer to sew rather than knit/crochet.
Auggie
(31,184 posts)AnneD
(15,774 posts)of the fun fur. So creative.
Just the thought of sending one to John Cornyn is enough to make me drop the current project for this one!
Liberalynn
(7,549 posts)polichick
(37,152 posts)cindyperry2010
(846 posts)making it up good for them
sadfwesdfwe
(6 posts)tblue37
(65,483 posts)are the same part of the body. They are not.
The website with the knitting and crocheting patterns has patterns for both uteruses and vulvas, BTW:
http://www.governmentfreevjj.com/
Also, the Republicans are not seeking to destroy the uterus or the vagina. They are seeking to dominate and control women and their uteruses and vaginas.
I do wish people would use language more carefully.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)Pretty obvious what it is and what it isn't, isn't it? Words do matter.
EFerrari
(163,986 posts)Union Scribe
(7,099 posts)I'm bookmarking this so hard my mouse is gonna break.
Namvet67
(111 posts)AnneD
(15,774 posts)crocheting sister, but I always did refer to it as crotching. Mom always laughs. She crochets and I knit.
spicegal
(758 posts)Evasporque
(2,133 posts)gOP to introduce Lady Parts Freedom Bill.....
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)joshcryer
(62,276 posts)intaglio
(8,170 posts)"...They have sharp needles"
Greybnk48
(10,174 posts)klook
(12,165 posts)It has a vaginal grille, and the car fits perfectly with the Republican 1950s sensibility.
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)This would be particularly appropriate, given that they are being sent to uptight congressmen as a suggestion of how "receptive" an actual vagina attached to a right thinking woman would be to the likes of them.
crogina - a vagina that is so tight, it requires a crowbar to open it.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,831 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)alterfurz
(2,474 posts)Atypical Liberal
(5,412 posts)That needs to be in latin on that logo.
FUTUIS NOBIS ET NOS MULTIPLICABO
MichaelMcGuire
(1,684 posts)radhika
(1,008 posts)For those of us old enough to remember the 60's. Too bad today's Tea Baggers won't appreciate the artistry or the point the ladies are making.
For the younger set, here is a link to explain:
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1122292/20000720/hendrix_jimi.jhtml
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)WCGreen
(45,558 posts)AnneD
(15,774 posts)he also played in the St.Louis Browns and the Monarchs.
redqueen
(115,103 posts)Sigh.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)The only way you can see your vagina is with a mirror and a vaginal speculum.
AnneD
(15,774 posts)When my daughter was little, we learned the proper terms (I am a Nurse). Mom had my then 3 1/2 yo. While sitting in the shopping cart (very happily swinging her feet), she said-in a reedy little voice that carried across the store-Guess what Grama....I got a 'gina.
The elderly lady ahead of them shot my little girl and Mom a whithering glance.
Mom was cool as a cucumber. That's right sweetheart. Girls have a vagina and vulva and boys have a penis.
Mom said she thought the lady was going to die from disgust as she whipped her head forward.
And Mom wonders where I get mine from.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)I'm teaching my three year little boy all of the proper terms too!
My mom and dad (medical professionals) never talked to us about sex or our bodies.
Needless to say, I am taking your approach to health and sex education for children!
kentauros
(29,414 posts)I recall a thread on another message-board some years ago (unrelated to politics) and one of my friends from Germany mentioning that they had sex-education by age-12. Seems like she had it even earlier, like age-10. Well, all the republicans on the board were completely aghast and wanted to not only delete her post but lock the thread, because it was a "family" site and young American children might be reading. The few of us Liberals had no problem with her talking about it and backed her up. That just made us "enemies" of the prudes, but I can live with that.
I can remember getting those little cards at the end of the year in high school, asking us what classes we'd like to see the following year. Every time, I wrote in "Sex Education. REALLY!" Of course, as I live in Texas, I suspect they thought I was being funny, and we never got such helpful education. As far as I know, they still don't have it.
By the way, thanks, y'all, for the clarification of terminology. I didn't know it, honestly, probably due to not using it (or not being taught it, whether by school or parents.) I barely know my own, though I have had to learn terminology associated with kidney stone problems (urethra, ureter, for example.)
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)My little boy is going to be taught all about his body and sexuality. I give him more and more detailed information as a grows and as he asks more questions. He uses proper terminology for the body parts he knows. Kids are great! They are sponges for information and they are curious. There is absolutely no reason that the functions of the human body and human sexuality should be a taboo mystery.
Sorry to hear about your kidney stones: ouch! I have friends who've had them. I've seen grown men writhing on the ground in agony.
Hopefully, you will not have any more!
kentauros
(29,414 posts)about once every ten years or so. I haven't had to get them removed in over 16 years now, so no hospital stays And yes, the first time I had them, I was indeed rolling on the floor in pain (and scared because I had no idea what was going on internally.)
I saw your posts in the LBN thread about the Crackerbarrel shooting. I'm glad you made it through your own abusive experience! My wife left me about seven years ago, but we never had any problems beyond a handful of arguments. We're still friends, just not compatible as a couple (reasons I won't go into here.)
So, while my imagination can take me into your description, I have no personal experience with anything even approaching physical abuse. It's as alien to me as voting republican! I hope you have a nice, stable relationship and life for the rest of your days!
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)I am in a wonderful relationship with a wonderful family now! My little one is sleeping soundly right now. He has two loving parents and an extended family who loves him too!
You are so lucky to have good health now and to have a friendly relationship with your ex-wife. Please drink lots of water to keep kidney stones from forming again.
Have a great week! I'm going to be too busy to post much on DU but I will be reading all of the Latest threads!
Peace. CB
AnneD
(15,774 posts)and am a School Nurse. There are many things I would like to teach but am hamstrung by either the school board or the parents. I get grief just when I teach growth and development to the 5th grade.
I send out permission note for the parents to sign to permit the kids in the class and I can count on my phone ringing off the hook the next day. This is just basic stuff and the parents freak out. I invite them to see the video but I tell them we have a question and answer session after and I cannot guarantee what questions will be asked. I do boys and girls separately as there is a great difference in maturity. When I am with the boys, I had a male teacher with me and he was great to help answer questions.
I always told the kids to ask their parents because they were young once too. I got a call back from a single mom once. She called to thank me because she did not know how to talk to her son. She said he came home and told her what we had talked about. She was so grateful for the way we had done it (with the male teacher too) and it gave her an opening to talk with her son. That was the only nice call I got about Sex Ed. but it was enough for me to know I was on the right track.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)It is a nice feeling when you're able to reach someone, even with such odds stacked against
I was in high school in the late 70s and from my perspective, we seemed fairly "progressive" back then, even without sex education. I have no idea what the Texas SBOE was doing back then, but would guess they weren't nearly as bad as they are right now. I do hope we're able to turn the state blue again in the coming decade. Maybe then we might see some 20th century enlightenment in education
If only Karl Rove had never existed, then we might have seen Ann Richards die in office (you know she'd have been re-elected as many times as possible! )
AnneD
(15,774 posts)one of the best, wittest Gov's we ever had. She and Molly Ivins are what real Texas women look and act like. Funny, fiesty and tough. Hell, you have to be that way to put up with Texas men. Texas has always been hell on women and horses.
Lady Bird and Nelly are what 'well heeled' Texas women are like...but the average Texas woman will 'kick yor ass' if you give her too much trouble. Even our little old grannies can kick ass if you get them riled up.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)I suspect she would have joined in this protest, too
Say, isn't DUer Skittles another feisty Texas woman? We all know, she will kick your ass!
And if you haven't seen it, look for the documentary "The Dildo Diaries". It features not only Molly Ivins, but Annie Sprinkle and former Texas House Rep. Debra Danburg
AnneD
(15,774 posts)the needles to knit. Don't know much about Skittles but I like what I have heard.
AnneD
(15,774 posts)As the 'Nurse's daughter' I knew other kids would ask her questions. We talked about everything from birth control to emotions when it was appropriate. The only thing I ever ask her was to come to me before she became active so we could get her some protection (I did tell her where we kept the condoms and that we didn't count them-oh the :eye: I got from her). I advised her to wait until she was older. Imagine how shocked I was when she called me at age 21 and told me she had been dating this guy for over 3 months and was thinking about becoming active. It was a hard conversation because she still is my baby, but I was so glad she felt she could talk to me about it. It is not so much about the facts of life as much as it is teaching them to make wise, safe choices.
guitar man
(15,996 posts)MadrasT
(7,237 posts)People's understanding of female anatomy is seriously deficient.
*sigh*