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They’re not bad words; they’re body parts
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Jul. 10, 2012 1:16 pm
I applaud Lisa Brown, state representative in Michigan, for defending the rights of us all using unfettered words. It is unconscionable Brown was barred from speaking truth in a House.
In some cultures, the penis and vagina words are revered as the fountain of life. Forget and ignore that we are all conceived and born through the vagina of our mother.
Is there no free speech at a forum when it comes to anatomical parts of everybody? Our American freedom is based on being self! I embrace her stance facing wrong.
Ken Krizan
Coralville
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