Posted on Saturday, 18 February 2012

From One Survivor to Another: Why I Wont Do the Vagina Monologues

fourmarys:

I am the President of my university’s Feminist Student Alliance. Though ‘tis the season, we aren’t resuming the tradition of performing Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues.

Among the issues surrounding Vagina Monologues, I agree that it remains a hegemonic narrative of the…

Agreed. I was part of the Vagina Monologues for the first time this year. There are many things wrong with the production and the “movement”. Some of the reasons are mentioned above, but I would also include the female genital mutilation monologue as one that needs SERIOUS revision. I participated mostly because I know that it still has the potential to change some minds and spark feminism in the hearts of the audience. But obviously I think it needs built in creative freedom and some queer overhaulin’!!

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  1. beautyinthebr0ken reblogged this from dancing-with-diversity
  2. dancing-with-diversity reblogged this from queerhairyvag
  3. ronronnement reblogged this from fromonesurvivortoanother
  4. count-vulvula reblogged this from femonster and added:
    thinking about doing my thesis on vagmons, stuff like this will help.
  5. femonster reblogged this from rantingsfromthebirdhouse
  6. rantingsfromthebirdhouse reblogged this from queerhairyvag and added:
    Hey there! I am the volunteer at the WLU Centre for Women and Trans People*. It has been a tradition for us to do...
  7. rararamyeon reblogged this from queerhairyvag
  8. queerhairyvag reblogged this from fromonesurvivortoanother and added:
    whitewashed Vagina Monolouge is why I couldn’t relate to it at all. Also too able-bodied-centered.
  9. biteteethbite reblogged this from fromonesurvivortoanother
  10. stuffcrazygirlslike reblogged this from fromonesurvivortoanother and added:
    people writing their own BODY monologues...fit their experiences
  11. aamcnamara reblogged this from verdigrisfille and added:
    Huh—I didn’t know that! That’s an awesome idea and I would definitely support it.
  12. dichotomydestroyingparty reblogged this from fromonesurvivortoanother and added:
    Agreed. I was part of the...for the first time this year. There are many things wrong with...
  13. firstwaveoftherisingtide reblogged this from verdigrisfille and added:
    Oh my god, really? That sounds amazing! I am there with bells on.
  14. verdigrisfille reblogged this from fromonesurvivortoanother and added:
    I agree. It’s hard though, because at my college, the money raised from the production goes to a local women’s shelter…...
  15. fromonesurvivortoanother reblogged this from riotnerd and added:
    incredibly white, middle-class,...western centric. Honestly I think most
  16. 124cb reblogged this from riotnerd and added:
    She makes some interesting points (see original post for further points),...I really like...
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