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The Vagina* Monologues (*people of all genders have vaginas and these monologues represent a small segment of that population.)

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QuietContraryMary · 19/02/2019 12:03

Apparently the Vagina Monologues is too problematic for words, so they are performing it at Princeton with a dozen disclaimers:

www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2019/02/the-vagina-monologues-a-feminist-production-with-a-necessary-asterisk

At the University’s Theater Intime, audience members were discouraged from accepting the performance at face value. Beginning with an originally written and performed prologue, the directors did not refrain from criticizing aspects of the show, namely its equation of vaginas with female identity. The directors acknowledged the production’s inherently trans-exclusionary bent.

The directors denounced its limitations and hoped that the audience would recognize its flaws. They described “The Vagina Monologues” as a “relic” from the nineties (clearly marked throughout the production by denim and scrunchies) and stated that aspects of it were markedly outdated.

"These monologues are not representative of the experiences of all women, or all individuals with vaginas,” the directors affirmed.

The directors gave the show a modified title: “The Vagina Monologues.” The event description came with the caveat that “people of all genders have vaginas and these monologues represent a small segment of that population.”

To highlight the show’s contemporary relevance, the performance was interspersed with recent statistics from ... the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey.

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SpartacusAutisticusAHF · 19/02/2019 12:29

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BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 19/02/2019 12:29

They described “The Vagina Monologues” as a “relic” from the nineties, clearly marked throughout the production by denim and scrunchies

Grin Grin Grin

ah yoof

if you can't be an idiot when you're 19, when can you be?

Trousering · 19/02/2019 12:21

The sequel is called The Autogynaephile Monologues.

Knicknackpaddyflak · 19/02/2019 12:20

Please may we talk about the experiences of 52% of the population if we make it very clear we know they're not nearly as important as of course you are, we've mentioned you a lot and pandered all around you and apologised for bloody women daring to exist and acting as if they're not wholly owned and appearing only by your very kind, very generous permission? Please? We're so so sorry to ask, but do you think you might allow it just this once?

Fuck the fuck off.

ErrolTheDragon · 19/02/2019 12:09

People of many 'genders' may have a vagina, but people of one sex - making up somewhat over 50% of the adult population - has one.

I've not seen the VM but sure, you're never going to get any theatre show which represents all people with some specific characteristics. ConfusedHmm

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