It’s always good to see people taking an interest in poetry, but the danger of expressing oneself in verse is that so much is left open to misinterpretation. It’s unclear whether “If My Vagina Was a Gun,” one woman’s poem read in the Texas state capitol today to protest tougher abortion restrictions, changed any hearts or votes in the state legislature, but it did inspire thousands on Twitter to ask, “Why is #IfMyVaginaWasAGun trending?”
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun someone please tell me why the hell this is trending. ?
— ѕнαωηтє ☯ (@shawntehope) July 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/LibertarianMiss/status/354403097679904769
https://twitter.com/EmileelMcAdoo/status/354406633197154306
https://twitter.com/whereishawkins/status/354395762261626880
I'm very confused about this trend —–> #IfMyVaginaWasAGun
— I'm a Princess, duh. (@ima___princess) July 9, 2013
Percy Bysshe Shelley once wrote that “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” If that’s the case…
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun liberals would be trying to limit ovary capacity.
— Roland le Fartere (@Crapplefratz) July 9, 2013
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun The federal govt would want control of all records regarding its location and status — oh wait — #Obamacare.
— Leslie ن (@LADowd) July 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/LilacSundayBlog/status/354392555233873920
https://twitter.com/CrankyGordon/status/354392851234295809
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun I'd think twice about that cigar Mr Clinton.
— Dr Hugo Hackenbush (@MangyLover) July 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/TheStormCro/status/354393703101632513
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun Thanks, Sandra Fluke, but I'd still pay for my own bullets.
— Jules (@juleslalaland) July 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/NotClauswitz/status/354394036762705921
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun male lefties would know even less about it.
— Krystle Baker (@TarheelKrystle) July 9, 2013
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun I'd buy a tornado brush for it: http://t.co/DJFl5w9XlC @TwitchyTeam
— the forgetler (@theforgetler) July 9, 2013
@jtLOL #IfMyVaginaWasAGun, it would be illegal to kill babies with it.
— Julie (@Kamayeth) July 9, 2013
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun I'd have an itchy trigger-finger
— 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) July 9, 2013
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun You'd keep it locked up until you intended to use it — and then you'd own the consequences of doing so. #Gosnell
— General Al Haig (@ClearPatriot) July 9, 2013
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun I'd be responsible enough with it to know what happens when you let someone chamber a round. #TGDN
— Frank Saunders (@flsku) July 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/DinKCisright/status/354395778082545664
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun, "feminists" would finally support responsible use.
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) July 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/GOPMommy/status/354396651508609024
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun, Lamaze classes would be held at shooting ranges.
— Robb Allen (@ItsRobbAllen) July 9, 2013
#IfMyVaginaWasAGun I wouldn't use it as a toy.
— Maestro (@theemaestro) July 9, 2013
#ifmyvaginawasagun Spitzer would over pay for it
— Gex-x MF (@rwmccrory) July 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/354398604913410048
https://twitter.com/ChuckieMom1/status/354398905707929601
https://twitter.com/Imaumbn/status/354400073582526466