Sticks and stones . . .
A followup to the previous posting about "The Vagina Monologues":
A voicemail was left for me on Saturday, complaining about having to read the word "vagina" in the newspaper. It was a very, very angry (and of course anonymous) voicemail, in which the caller invited me to "stick your vaginas up your .. . ." — well, it prompted a very strange visual image. That aside, the extent of his rage gave me a small but significant insight into some of the issues Eve Ensler refers to in her play.
No doubt that "The Vagina Monologues" has its detractors. Not only social conservatives but some femnists have called it anti-male, and it's certainly an in-your-face bit of theater that is not for the faint of heart. There obviously are many people out there who would not agree that "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."
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This got my attention. First of all thank goodness for the Eureka Theater for stepping up to the plate on this one, but more importantly I will now go see this play. This sad situation may actually turn out positive in the long run, though it shows we have a long way to go towards social justice.
Posted by: Got my attention | December 18, 2007 11:50 AM