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New Hampshire Republican refers to women as ‘vaginas’

Posted: Apr 20, 2013

NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire on Tuesday condemned New Hampshire state Rep. Peter Hansen (R-Amherst) after news broke that he referred to women as “vaginas” in an email.

“Shame on Representative Hansen—we will do everything in our power to ensure voters in his district know about his demeaning rhetoric,” Sara Persechino of NARAL said in a statement. “Women are more than their reproductive organs. We are daughters, sisters, mothers, students, professionals, and community leaders. We deserve more than being referenced by our body parts.”

A blog called “susan the bruce” reported Monday that Hansen referred to women as “vaginas” in a message on the New Hampshire House internal email system.

Responding to debate over the state’s Stand Your Ground law, Hansen wrote on April 1 that “children and vagina’s” were missing from “the illustrious stories purporting to demonstrate the practical side of retreat.” The law allows deadly force when someone believes their life is in danger, without the obligation to first retreat.

“Are you really using ‘vaginas’ as a crude catch-all for women? Really?” state Rep. Rick Watrous (D-Concord) replied. “Please think before you send out such offensive language on the legislative listserve.”

But Hansen was less than apologetic.

“Having a fairly well educated mind I do not need self appointed wardens to A: try to put words in my mouth for political gain and B: Turn a well founded strategy in communication into an insulting accusation, and finally if you find the noun vagina insulting or in some way offensive then perhaps a better exercise might be for you to re-examine your psyche,” he responded.

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If women are - vaginas...

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than what does that make (at least these) men? Hint: Starts with D and ends with K.

Wow. - Empirelady

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Why didn't he just use the "other" word and be done with it? He may as well have. What will be truly sad is if this misogynist runs for reelection, how many women will actually vote for him.

Please, no cards and letters re dem vs repub. I'd be disgusted no matter WHO said such a thing and would have the same opinion of him.

The Explanation - which was missing from the OP info - Truthhurts

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A New Hampshire lawmaker apologized Wednesday for referring to women as "vaginas" in an email to his House colleagues during a debate over repealing a law allowing people to use deadly force to defend themselves.

"I am embarrassed, to say the least," wrote state Rep. Peter Hansen, R-Amherst, a day after saying he didn't regret the remark and had used the word for shock value. (my emphasis)

In an email sent April 1, Hansen, who once used his gun to restrain an intruder at his home, referenced a speech given by another lawmaker, (my emphasis) who described how he had been able to retreat without using deadly force in public.

"There were two critical ingredients missing in the illustrious stories purporting to demonstrate the practical side of retreat. Not that retreat may not be possible mind you. What could possibly be missing from those factual tales of successful retreat in VT, Germany, and the bowels of Amsterdam? Why children and vagina's of course. While the tales relate the actions of a solitary male the outcome cannot relate to similar situations where children and women and mothers are the potential victims," (my emphasis) Hansen wrote, according to messages posted online this week by liberal blogger Susan Bruce. ....

. . . "My point in the choice of words was twofold: One was shock content and the other was to try to get into the mind of the perpetrator," Hansen told The Telegraph of Nashua. "This is something that has been totally blown out of proportion.". . .

. . . In 2011, a key witness in a deadly home invasion case broke into Hansen's home. Hansen, who was awakened by the break-in, said 21-year-old Eldon Spikes threw himself on the floor, claimed he'd been shot and then mentioned he was friends with Steven Spader and Christopher Gribble, who were convicted of killing a Mont Vernon woman and maiming her 11-year-old daughter in 2009.

"I was able to retrieve my handgun and hold the criminal at gunpoint until our town of Amherst police responded," Hansen told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "My reason for being so intense about the issue ... is that unlike most people in the House, I have had the experience of having to decide in mini-seconds what action I needed to take to protect myself and my family while not overreacting.". . .

His "explanation" smells a lot like BS. - mgm

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What he said is indefensible. I guess you don't mind being diminished to a mere body part.

Not an explanation to me - Empirelady

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It was beyond rude, disrespectful, and geez, pick out any synonym you want. I want to know why he wasn't censored like the woman senator who used the same word and was censored, different state or not. Though crude, at least she wasn't name-calling with her use of it.

As I said before, had someone presented this as being said by a democrat, I'd have the exact same thing to say about him as well.

This is a nonpartisan issue for me.

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