Should you vote for Barack Obama because your "lady parts" depend on it? That's what a meme reblogged by the Obama campaign's Tumblr account early Tuesday morning suggested:
The image, originally created by Tumblr user "vennstiel," was deleted from the Obama Tumblr hours after being reblogged.
After being posted by the Obama campaign, it caused a stir on Twitter:
Hi @barackobama: maybe you should rethink giving $450 million to Egypt, where female genital mutilation is still practiced. #LadyParts— E-Du (@ezradulis) October 2, 2012
Dear .@barackobama: My #ladyparts have cancer & want Obamacare repealed so my treatment isn't rationed.They are voting for #RomneyRyan2012— Heather Lee (@hleecar) October 2, 2012
43 straight months of unemployment above 8%. Obama campaign is focused on #ladyparts— Against Obama (@against_obama) October 2, 2012
An Obama campaign staffer later told
"We have a review process for our online content and this piece did not go through our regular review. When it was discovered, it was taken down," said the staffer.