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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

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nineties (clearly marked throughout the production by denim and scrunchies) and stated that aspects of it were markedly outdated.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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bingoitsadingo · 20/02/2019 16:00

I think that caveat is fine. Ridiculous that it's necessary, but fine.

What is less fine is the fact that people dare to complain about the vagina monologues but the terms cervix-havers or menstruators are fine Hmm I've recently had some pushback online for using the terms "male" and "female", that's to be expected, this is one step worse.

Smotheroffive · 20/02/2019 16:08

There's no caveat necessary, women talk about vaginas, they have a right to speak freely and not be erased (or caveated)

Smotheroffive · 20/02/2019 16:10

Do men have to stop talking about their penis? Or caveat that, oh no forgot the females trying to be male don't count do they. Where's their voice?

Smotheroffive · 20/02/2019 16:11

It's also actually just a lie

Knicknackpaddyflak · 21/02/2019 08:53

It is a lie, with coercion. I exercise my right not to indulge it. Only women have vaginas. People opting out of labels and cosmetically altering their bodies changes nothing.

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