Today Daily Kos reported that Virginia State Senator Ryan McDougle recently found himself on the receiving end of some serious vagina-related TMI from enraged women. Why? Well, Recently, McDougle attacked reproductive rights as hard as he could, including supporting a bill that would force women seeking abortions to suffer medically unnecessary vaginal penetration by their doctors. Shockingly, some women took issue with this. As Jezebel’s Erin Gloria Ryan wrote:
Virginia Republican caucus chairman Ryan McDougle has proven himself a fearless, uterusless supporter of Getting all up in The Commonwealth’s Ladybusiness. He backed the state’s now-tabled Personhood bill and stood behind the law that will force women seeking abortions to receive medically unnecessary ultrasounds. And Virginia’s women, touched that he cares so much for what’s happening inside their female anatomy, have taken to his Facebook page in order to give the lawmaker detailed updates on what’s going around in and around their babycaves. It should go without saying that hilarity ensued.
A Righteous Feminist Dude friend posted a link to the story on his Facebook page with the comment: Go, ladies! Virginia lawmakers want to know what is going on in your Business (they do not like to say “vagina” in government buildings, I think that is a rule from the Founding Fathers). Tell them! TELL THEM ALL! Check out either above link to read some of the grossly fabulous overshares that resulted.
So I was totally going to go on McDougle’s Facebook page and tell him all about a really bad yeast infection I had one time, with detailed descriptions of the itching and the cracking reddened skin and the cottage-cheese like discharge, but his page is no longer taking comments. I can’t imagine why. Righteous Feminist Dude helpfully pointed out that McDougle has a Twitter account—@ryanmcdougle—and suggested that I send a 15-part tweet (y’know, just to make sure I gave Mr. McDougle all the information he needs to make unilateral decisions about my reproductive health.)
I might also like to send Sen. McDougle a link to Marie Anelle’s post about what comes out of a vagina during a medical abortion, which would undoubtedly cause his head to explode (an incentive if there ever was one). I might also detail for him how in my late 30s my menstrual blood has become clottier and this will sometimes cause diva cup overflows, including this one time when I was coming home on the train with PhDork and I just felt this unexpected gush and let’s say it was really lucky I was wearing dark-wash jeans because it was like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre down there….
Is there anything you’d like to tell State Senator Ryan McDougle? Please feel free to share in the comments….
Dear Senator McDougle-
Did I ever tell you about when our daughter was born and she had a bloody discharge from her vagina? I didn’t? How silly of me! Well, clearly that means that she was born a slut, right? The doc said that it was just my hormones passing through her body, but we know differently, don’t we?
Thanks for caring!
Mischiefmanager
@MM: Wait, for real? That’s a thing? I have never heard of that. Apparently the slutty slut gene passes from mother to daughter DURING BIRTH.
I was able to read the comments before they got deleted, and they were brilliant.
People like McDougle and his ilk can get away with this because, up until now, they could ignore the effects of their actions. Now, thanks to the Digital Information Age, they can no longer shield themselves completely from the backlash against their ignorance and bigotry. The revolution may not be televised, but it’s alive and well on the Internet.
I never had either, Becky, until we went to change her diaper a day or so after she was born and found blood in it. Needless to say, we flipped out, but it stopped within a day. However, I’m please to report that she retained all the sluttiness I so carefully passed on to her.
I would so bitch about the itch of the tampon. As far as I’m concerned, if some dude wants to enjoy sticking opinion, he needs to know about the OTHER things that have to go up there. Full Disclosure. It’s like, permissions or something… you want in? FINE take it ALL in.
Dear Senator McDougle:
It’s the fourth day of my period so you know I’m not pregnant, but I’m also happy to report that the blood in my menstrual cup has gone from virulent red with clots to a smooth, dark brown substance that barely fills in the tip. It just occurred to me that I hadn’t informed you that my period was almost over, and I know that’s of greatest interest to you. P.S. That menstrual cup makes oral sex so much easier! Would it be possible for you to make buying them tax-deductible?
Neener, neener, anti-contraception doodz! Kiss my fat ass! I’m a slutty 43 year old biddy and I have a copper IUD which is good until I am 51 and will probably be past menopause. Barring unforeseen circumstances you will have no control over my uterus ever and you can’t do a damned thing about it.
Just to piss you off even more, my slutty Dr was more than happy to implant it into my slutty uterus, even though I (gasp) am single, not in a monagamous relationship, and haven’t had any kids. And my slutty HMO was glad to let me have it for a measly $15 copay, since they know it’s going to save them money in the long run, either on pregnancy related costs, kid health insurance, or pricy blood clot problems like my brother had. That’s $1.50 per year. We’re talking mere pennies per fuck, less if I have a good year.* All that money saved on birth control pills can be better spent on ways to be more slutty, like donations to Planned Parenthood or the Democratic party.
As an added slutty bonus for those lucky enough to share my bed, it has a little piece of soft plastic string sticking out just waiting to tickle an incoming penis.
* well, it’s not really that cheap because condoms are often involved when i have slutty slut safe sex. nonetheless it’s still the best deal ever.
Okay, had to add this:
http://animalstalkinginallcaps.tumblr.com/post/18612486267/no-youre-not-in-the-wrong-clearing-were-the