Here is the story:
High School girls being punished for using the word "vagina" are not the only ones being hassled for using such a subversive word.
The director of a non-profit organization I volunteer for, sent out a flyer in our email about the play The Vagina Monologues, which was being presented in our area. Now, she cannot send any email to anyone who has an email address with Hotmail, Yahoo, or MSN.
As an MSN customer, I get email all the time for penis extensions, and breast augmentations but mention the word "vagina" in an email and you are banned for life. Why is it that women's sexual anatomy names are considered so bad when men's are blasted all over the place? Like women are supposed to be ashamed of their private parts, but men, well they're different. Does anyone ever think women might be offended to see men's penis extensions in their email? N-o-o-o! This makes me mad.
BTW she tried to email the "abuse" people at all of them, but they will not even allow her to email them, it bounces back too. Nobody complained about what was sent out on the private list either, so this is all on these companies. Now she has to mail everything out on snail mail instead of saving some bucks by simply emailing stuff.
The name of this organization is Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition ( http://www.wroc.org ). We are an organization of low income women who advocate with the government around economic issues and for low income parents on welfare (men would be included too, it is just almost all women right now who are volunteering, is all). After comparing notes, several of us have come to realize that we have also gotten mail from WROC that was opened, as if we are some sort of subversive scary terrorist group or something. Like a bunch of welfare moms are SO threatening to this country!
We believe in peace and loving kids and all that stuff, none of us would hurt a fly. What is WRONG with these people? Sheesh.
Cat In Seattle