Minnesota Students In Trouble For Wearing Vagina Buttons

[matcom]

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WINONA, Minn. -- The off-Broadway hit "The Vagina Monologues" has landed two high school students in trouble.

The students were admonished for wearing buttons inspired by the show that say "I (heart) My Vagina."

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has offered to help the students fight any consequences from their actions.

The trouble started last month after student Carrie Rethlefsen saw Eve Ensler's play about female sexuality and sexual violence against women.

Rethlefsen and fellow student Emily Nixon soon began wearing the buttons.

"We can't really find out what is inappropriate about it," Rethlefsen, 18, told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. "I don't think banning things like that is appropriate."

As a show of support, more than 100 students have ordered T-shirts bearing "I (heart) My Vagina" for girls and "I Support Your Vagina" for boys.

Principal Nancy Wondrasch said some in school find the buttons offensive.

"We support free speech," she said. "But when it does infringe on other people's rights and our school policies, then we need to take a look at that."

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[China_cat]

1. I think it would only be inappropriate

if the students wearing them were male.

[Art_from_Ark]

2. Makes me wish I had gone to high school in Winona

[asthmaticeog]

3. "vagina buttons"

THERE'S a horrifying visual.

[Taxloss]

4. "Vagina Buttons"

Sounds like the name of a drag act. Like "Pudenda Shenanigans".

[Deja Q]

5. What, no pictures? Now if this were a pro-hetero rally,

Still, it is offensive.

OTOH, if this was a pro-hetero/anti-homo rally, I'm sure the principal, et al, would be overjoyed for what the boys wore...

[ET Awful]

6. Now if male students were wearing an "I love your vagina too"

button, I could see that being a problem :evilgrin: